The men's
light welterweight boxing
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competition at the
2012 Olympic Games in
London
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was held from 31 July to 11 August at the
ExCeL Exhibition Centre
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.
Twenty-eight boxers from 28 nations competed.
Competition format
The competition consisted of a
single-elimination tournament
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. Bronze medals were awarded to both semi-final losers. Bouts were three rounds of three minutes each.
Schedule
All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)
Results
Finals
Top half
Bottom half
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Boxing at the 2012 Summer Olympics - Men's light welterweight
Boxing at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Men's events at the 2012 Summer Olympics