The men's light heavyweight

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competition at the 2012 Olympic Games in

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was held from 30 July to 12 August at the

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. Twenty-six boxers from 26 nations competed.

Competition format

The competition consisted of a single-elimination tournament. Bronze medals were awarded to both semi-final losers. Bouts were three rounds of three minutes each.

Schedule

All times are British Summer Time (

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)

Results

Finals

Top half

Bottom half

Controversy

India's

Sumit Sangwan Sumit Sangwan (born 1 January 1993) is an Indian amateur boxer. At the 2012 London Olympics, he participated in the light heavyweight category. Under controversial circumstances, he lost his bout to Yamaguchi Falcão Florentino. He is suppor ...

fought well against Brazil's Yamaguchi Falcão before losing the bout 14–15 in what appeared to be a controversial decision in favour of the Brazilian. The decision not only angered the Indian team and the country's sports minister,

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, but also led to an official protest which Maken confirmed on Twitter. Some commentators were also surprised by the decision, one describing it as "day-light robbery."Sumit Sangwan loses under controversial circumstances
Accessed 30 July 2012.

References

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