The Middleweight class in the
boxing
Boxing (also known as "Western boxing" or "pugilism") is a combat sport in which two people, usually wearing protective gloves and other protective equipment such as hand wraps and mouthguards, throw punches at each other for a predetermine ...
competition was the third-highest weight class.
Middleweights were limited to those boxers weighing a maximum of 75
kilograms (165.3 lbs). 22 boxers qualified for this category. Like all Olympic boxing events, the competition was a straight single-elimination tournament. Both semifinal losers were awarded bronze medals, so no boxers competed again after their first loss. Bouts consisted of six rounds each. Five judges scored each bout.
Medalists
Finnegan was unable to produce a urine sample immediately after the bout for the compulsory drugs test. He drank copious amounts of beer and water, to no effect. Finnegan then attended a local restaurant for a victory meal, where, at 1:40 am, he was able to produce a sample, which proved negative.
Schedule
Preliminaries
Since boxer George Aidoo from
Ghana
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could not compete, a new draw was made after the preliminary bouts.
Simeon Georgiev from
Bulgaria
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drew a bye.
* def. , DSQ-2
* def. , 5:0
* def. , 4:1
* def. , 5:0
* def. , 5:0
* def. , 5:0
* def. , TKO-2
Draw
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Boxing At The 1968 Summer Olympics - Middleweight
Boxing at the 1968 Summer Olympics