Hong Sung-sik explained

Hong Sung-Sik (born November 13, 1967, in Gochang, Jeollabuk-do) is a retired South Korean amateur boxer.

Career

Hong won a bronze medal in the men's Lightweight (60 kg) category at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. He defeated future WBO lightweight champion Artur Grigorian 9–3 in Round of 16, but was edged out 11–10 by Oscar De La Hoya in the semifinal bout.

Hong retired from boxing after winning gold at the 1993 East Asian Games. He is currently serving as a junior high school physical education teacher in Gochang, Jeollabuk-do.

Results

1990 Boxing World Cup

style='border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3; width: 20%'Eventstyle='border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3; width: 15%'Roundstyle='border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3; width: 10%'Resultstyle='border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3; width: 43%'Opponentstyle='border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3; width: 12%'Score
align='center'FirstWinalign='left' Laszlo Szuecsalign='left'19-11
align='center'QuarterfinalWinalign='left' Bakyt Amanbayevalign='left'13-11
align='center'SemifinalLossalign='left' Julio Gonzalezalign='left'RSC 1
align='center'; bgcolor="#cc9966" 3rd Place Winalign='left' Kamel Marjouanealign='left'pts
1992 Summer Olympics
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align='center'FirstWinalign='left' Yun Yong-Cholalign='left'11-2
align='center'SecondWinalign='left' Artur Grigorianalign='left'9-3
align='center'QuarterfinalWinalign='left' Ronald Chavezalign='left'KO 1
align='center'; bgcolor="#cc9966" SemifinalLossalign='left' Oscar De La Hoyaalign='left'10-11

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