The men's light welterweight event was part of the boxing programme at the

1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. ...

. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 63.5 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 30 August to 10 September 1972. 32 boxers from 32 nations competed.

Medalists

Results

The following boxers took part in the event:

First round

* James Montague (IRL) def. Nosrat Vakil Monfared (IRI), TKO-3 * Ray Seales (USA) def. Ulrich Beyer (GDR), 3:2 * Anatoliy Kamnev (URS) def. Roy Johnson (BER), KO-2 *

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(CUB) def. Pentti Saarman (FIN), TKO-2 * Emiliano Villa (COL) def. Tomsah Milwal Okalo (SUD), 5:0 * Graham Moughton (GBR) def. Malang Balouch (PAK), 5:0 *

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(YUG) def. Robert Mwakosya (TNZ), TKO-2 * Sodnomyn Gombo (MGL) def. Ytham Kunda (ZAM), 5:0 *

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(BUL) def. Luis Contreras (VEN), TKO-3 * Walter Desiderio Gomez (ARG) def. Krzysztof Pierwieniecki (POL), 5:0 * Srisook Buntoe (THA) def. Ernesto Bergamasco (ITA), 4:1 *

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(ROU) def. Mohamed Muruli (UGA), 4:1 * Park Tai-Shik (KOR) def.

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(SEN), TKO-3 * Issaka Dabore (NIG) def. Odartey Lawson (GHA), TKO-3 * Laudiel Negron (PUR) def. Obisia Nwakpa (NGR), 4:1 *

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(JPN) def. Fekadu Gabre Selassie (ETH), 5:0

Second round

* Ray Seales (USA) def. James Montague (IRL), 5:0 *

(CUB) def. Anatoliy Kamnev (URS), KO-3 * Graham Moughton (GBR) def. Emiliano Villa (COL), 3:2 *

(YUG) def. Sodnomyn Gombo (MGL), 3:2 *

(BUL) def. Walter Desiderio Gomez (ARG), 4:1 * Srisook Buntoe (THA) def.

(ROU), TKO-3 * Issaka Dabore (NIG) def. Park Tai-Shik (KOR), TKO-3 *

(JPN) def. Laudiel Negron (PUR), 5:0

Quarterfinals

* Ray Seales (USA) def.

(CUB), 3:2 *

(YUG) def. Graham Moughton (GBR), 5:0 *

(BUL) def. Srisook Bantow (THA), TKO-2 * Issaka Dabore (NIG) def.

(JPN), 3:2

Semifinals

* Ray Seales (USA) def.

(YUG), 5:0 *

(BUL) def. Issaka Dabore (NIG), 5:0

Final

* Ray Seales (USA) def.

(BUL), 3:2

References

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