The men's light heavyweight 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 officially branded as Munich 1972 (; ), were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. It was the ...

. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 81 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 28 August to 10 September 1972. 28 boxers from 28 nations competed.

Medalists

Results

The following boxers took part in the event:

First round

* Isaac Ikhouria (NGR) def. Anton Schaer (SUI), 3:2 * Valdemar Paulino Oliveira (BRA) def. Nghivav Mehtab Singh (IND), 5:0 * Nikolay Anfimov (URS) def. Georgi Stankov (BUL), 5:0 * Mahmoud Ahmed Ali (EGY) def. Gombo Zorig (MGL), 5:0 * Janusz Gortat (POL) def. Jaroslav Kral (TCH), 5:0 * Raymond Russell (USA) def. Stephen Thega (KEN), TKO-2 * Rudi Hornig (FRG) def.

Henri Moreau Henri-Claude Moreau (; born 5 August 1945) is a French boxer. He competed in the men's light heavyweight event at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and officially bra ...

(FRA), 5:0 *

Guglielmo Spinello Guglielmo Spinello (born 21 November 1941) is an Italian boxer. He competed in the men's light heavyweight event at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and officially b ...

(ITA) def. Samson Laizer (TNZ), KO-2 * Marian Culineac (ROU) def. Oliver Wright (JAM), 5:0 * Miguel Angel Cuello (ARG) def. Ottomar Sachse (GDR), 4:1 *

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(YUG) def. Noureddine Aman Hassan (CHA), TKO-2 * Imre Tóth (HUN) def. Matthias Ouma (UGA), 3:2

Second round

* Gilberto Carrillo (CUB) def. Ernesto Sanchez (VEN), KO-1 * Harald Skog (NOR) def. Seifu Mekkonen (ETH), 5:0 * Isaac Ikhouria (NGR) def. Valdemar Paulino Oliveira (BRA), 5:0 * Nikolay Anfimov (URS) def. Mahmoud Ahmed Ali (EGY), TKO-3 * Janusz Gortat (POL) def. Raymond Russell (USA), 3:2 * Rudi Hornig (FRG) def.

(ITA), 4:1 * Miguel Angel Cuello (ARG) def. Marian Culineac (ROU), TKO-2 *

(YUG) def. Imre Tóth (HUN), TKO-2

Quarterfinals

* Gilberto Carrillo (CUB) def. Harald Skog (NOR), TKO-1 * Isaac Ikhouria (NGR) def. Nikolay Anfimov (URS), 3:2 * Janusz Gortat (POL) def. Rudi Hornig (FRG), TKO-1 *

(YUG) def. Miguel Angel Cuello (ARG), walk-over

Semifinals

* Gilberto Carrillo (CUB) def. Isaac Ikhouria (NGR), 5:0 *

(YUG) def. Janusz Gortat (POL), 5:0

Final

(YUG) def. Gilberto Carrillo (CUB), TKO-2

References

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Light Heavyweight Light heavyweight is a weight class in combat sports. Boxing Professional In professional boxing, the division is above and up to , falling between super middleweight and cruiserweight (boxing), cruiserweight. The light heavyweight class has ...