Hong Sung-sik


Hong Sung-Sik is a retired South Korean amateur boxer.

Career

Hong won a bronze medal in the men's Lightweight 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
EventRoundResultOpponentScore
LightweightFirstWin Laszlo Szuecs19-11
LightweightQuarterfinalWin Bakyt Amanbayev13-11
LightweightSemifinalLoss Julio GonzalezRSC 1
Lightweight3rd PlaceWin Kamel Marjouanepts

1992 Summer Olympics
EventRoundResultOpponentScore
LightweightFirstWin Yun Yong-Chol11-2
LightweightSecondWin Artur Grigorian9-3
LightweightQuarterfinalWin Ronald ChavezKO 1
LightweightSemifinalLoss Oscar De La Hoya10-11