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

1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the sec ...

. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 81 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 30 July to 11 August 1984. 24 boxers from 24 nations competed.

Schedule

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Medalists

Results

The following boxers took part in the event:

First round

* Michael Nassoro (TNZ) def. Juha Hanninen (FIN), RSCH-1 * Syivaus Okello (KEN) def. Ahmed El-Naggar (EGY), RSC-3 *

Evander Holyfield Evander Holyfield (born October 19, 1962) is an American former professional boxer who competed between 1984 and 2011. He reigned as the Undisputed championship (boxing), undisputed champion at cruiserweight (boxing), cruiserweight in the late 1 ...

(USA) def. Taju Akay (GHA), RSC-3 * Ismail Salman (IRQ) def. Anthony Longdon (GRN), KO-2 * Jean-Paul Nanga (CMR) def. Philip Pinder (BAH), 5:0 * Christer Corpi (SWE) def. Arcadio Fuentes (PUR), KO-1 *

Kevin Barry Kevin Gerard Barry (20 January 1902 – 1 November 1920) was an Irish Republican Army (IRA) soldier who was executed by the British Government during the Irish War of Independence. He was sentenced to death for his part in an attack upon a Brit ...

(NZL) def. Don Smith (TRI), 5:0 * Jonathan Kiriisa (UGA) def. Djiguble Traoré (MLI), 5:0

Second round

* Mustapha Moussa (ALG) def.

Drake Thadzi Drake Thadzi (born November 23, 1964, in Lilongwe) is a Malawian former professional boxer who competed from 1984 to 1998, twice challenging for a light heavyweight world title in 1995 and 1998. As am amateur, he competed at the 1984 Summer Olym ...

(MLW), 5:0 * Anthony Wilson (GBR) def. Roberto Oviedo (ARG), RSC-1 * Georgica Donici (ROU) def. Fine Sani (TNG), 5:0 *

Anton Josipović Anton "Ante" Josipović (born 22 October 1961) is a former Yugoslav boxer from Bosnia and Herzegovina (then part of Yugoslavia). He won the light heavyweight gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics. Though Croatian, he was born in Banja Luka, B ...

(YUG) def. Markus Bott (FRG), 4:1 * Syivaus Okello (KEN) def. Michael Nassoro (TNZ), 5:0 *

(USA) def. Ismail Salman (IRQ), RSC-2 * Jean-Paul Nanga (CMR) def. Christer Corpi (SWE), 4:1 *

(NZL) def. Jonathan Kiriisa (UGA), 3:2

Quarterfinals

* Mustapha Moussa (ALG) def. Anthony Wilson (GBR), 5:0 *

(YUG) def. Georgica Donici (ROU), 5:0 *

(USA) def. Syivaus Okello (KEN), KO-1 *

(NZL) def. Jean-Paul Nanga (CMR), 4:1

Semifinals

(YUG) def. Mustapha Moussa (ALG), 5:0 *

(NZL) def.

(USA), DSQ-2 Holyfield was controversially disqualified for punching Barry after what seemed to be a stop. However, on a replay it is seen that the referee stopped the bout after his punches.

Final

(YUG) def.

(NZL), walk-over Under IABA health regulation Barry was not allowed to box for 28 days, so he scratched from the final. During the medal ceremony, Josipović shared the highest step of the podium with Holyfield and raised his hand, thus acknowledging that Evander was the real winner.

References

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Light Heavyweight Light heavyweight, also referred to as junior cruiserweight or light cruiserweight, is a weight class in combat sports. Boxing Professional In professional boxing, the division is above and up to , falling between super middleweight and cruise ...