Oh Min-keun

Min-Keun Oh
Min-Keun Oh
Statistics
Real name	Oh Min-keun
Weight(s)	featherweight;
Nationality	South Korean
Born	August 15, 1962; Seoul, South Korea
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	21
Wins	16
Wins by KO	6
Losses	5
Draws	0
No contests	0

Min-Keun Oh (Hangul: 오민근, Hanja: 吳民根) (born August 15, 1962 in Seoul, South Korea) is a former boxer from South Korea.

Amateur career

In 1979, Oh won the silver medal in featherweight at the inaugural World Junior Amateur Boxing Championships held in Yokohama, Japan.

In 1980, he won another silver at the Asian Amateur Boxing Championships held in Bombay, India, losing a split decision to 1982 World Championship silver medalist Rawsalyn Otgonbayar of Mongolia in the final match.

Pro career

In 1983, he won the Orient and Pacific Boxing Federation featherweight title.

In 1984, Kim became the inaugural IBF featherweight champion with a KO win over Joko Arter of Indonesia. He defended the belt twice, against two Americans. The first defense against Kelvin Lampkin winning a 15-round decision, 6-10-84, and then his second defense against Irving Mitchell by 15-round decision, 4-7-85. before losing it to Ki-Young Chung in 1985.

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External links

Boxing record for Oh Min-keun from BoxRec

Achievements
Preceded by Inaugural Champion	IBF Featherweight Champion 4 March 1984 – 29 November 1985	Succeeded by Ki-Young Chung

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