Boxing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Light heavyweight

The men's light heavyweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1972 Summer Olympics. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 81 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 28 August to 10 September 1972. 28 boxers from 28 nations competed.

Medalists

Results

The following boxers took part in the event: Rank Name Country 1 Mate Parlov 2 Gilberto Carrillo 3T Janusz Gortat 3T Isaac Ikhouria 5T Harald Skog 5T Nikolay Anfimov 5T Rudi Hornig 5T Miguel Ángel Cuello 9T Ernesto Sánchez 9T Seifu Mekonnen 9T Waldemar de Oliveira 9T Ahmed Mahmoud Aly 9T Ray Russell 9T Guglielmo Spinello 9T Marian Culineac 9T Imre Tóth 17T Anton Schär 17T Nghlhav Mehtabs Singh 17T Georgi Stankov 17T Gombyn Zorig 17T Jaroslav Král 17T Steven Thega 17T Henri Moreau 17T Samson Laizer 17T Oliver Wright 17T Ottomar Sachse 17T Noureddine Aman Hassan 17T Matthias Ouma

First round Isaac Ikhouria (NGR) def. Anton Schaer (SUI), 3:2 Valdemar Paulino Oliveira (BRA) def. Nghivav Mehtab Singh (IND), 5:0 Nikolay Anfimov (URS) def. Georgi Stankov (BUL), 5:0 Mahmoud Ahmed Ali (EGY) def. Gombo Zorig (MGL), 5:0 Janusz Gortat (POL) def. Jaroslav Kral (TCH), 5:0 Raymond Russell (USA) def. Stephen Thega (KEN), TKO-2 Rudi Hornig (FRG) def. Henri Moreau (FRA), 5:0 Guglielmo Spinello (ITA) def. Samson Laizer (TNZ), KO-2 Marian Culineac (ROU) def. Oliver Wright (JAM), 5:0 Miguel Angel Cuello (ARG) def. Ottomar Sachse (GDR), 4:1 Mate Parlov (YUG) def. Noureddine Aman Hassan (CHA), TKO-2 Imre Tóth (HUN) def. Matthias Ouma (UGA), 3:2

Second round Gilberto Carrillo (CUB) def. Ernesto Sanchez (VEN), KO-1 Harald Skog (NOR) def. Seifu Mekkonen (ETH), 5:0 Isaac Ikhouria (NGR) def. Valdemar Paulino Oliveira (BRA), 5:0 Nikolay Anfimov (URS) def. Mahmoud Ahmed Ali (EGY), TKO-3 Janusz Gortat (POL) def. Raymond Russell (USA), 3:2 Rudi Hornig (FRG) def. Guglielmo Spinello (ITA), 4:1 Miguel Angel Cuello (ARG) def. Marian Culineac (ROU), TKO-2 Mate Parlov (YUG) def. Imre Tóth (HUN), TKO-2

Quarterfinals Gilberto Carrillo (CUB) def. Harald Skog (NOR), TKO-1 Isaac Ikhouria (NGR) def. Nikolay Anfimov (URS), 3:2 Janusz Gortat (POL) def. Rudi Hornig (FRG), TKO-1 Mate Parlov (YUG) def. Miguel Angel Cuello (ARG), walk-over

Semifinals Gilberto Carrillo (CUB) def. Isaac Ikhouria (NGR), 5:0 Mate Parlov (YUG) def. Janusz Gortat (POL), 5:0

Final Mate Parlov (YUG) def. Gilberto Carrillo (CUB), TKO-2

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