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

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. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 71 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 28 August to 10 September 1972. 34 boxers from 34 nations competed.

Medalists

Results

The following boxers took part in the event:

First round

* Rolando Garbey (CUB) def. Ricky Barnor (GHA), 5:0 * Svetomir Belic (YUG) def. Oumar Fall (SEN), 4:1

Second round

* Anthony Richardson (HOL) def. Svetomir Belic (YUG), 3:2 * Loucif Hanmani (ALG) def.

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(PUR), 5:0 *

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(GBR) def. Reginald Ford (GUY), KO-2 * Valeri Tregubov (URS) def. Reggie Jones (USA), 3:2 Reggie Jones was controversially eliminated in the second round of the

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division (– 71 kg) by Valeri Tregubov of the

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in a fight he was generally accepted to have won. * Evengelos Oikonomakos (GRE) def.

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(PHI), 5:0 *

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(FRG) def. Bonifacio Avila (COL), TKO-2 * Mohamed Majeri (TUN) def. Issoufou Habou (NIG), 5:0 * Alan Jenkinson (AUS) def. Michel Belliard (FRA), 4:1 * Mikko Saarinen (FIN) def. David Attan (KEN), TKO-2 * Peter Tiepold (GDR) def. Ion Györfi (ROU), 4:1 * Christopher Elliott (IRL) def. Farouk Kesrouan (LEB), 5:0 * Emeterio Villanueva (MEX) def. Alfredo Lemus (VEN), 4:1 * Wiesław Rudkowski (POL) def. Antonio Castellini (ITA), 5:0 * Nayden Stanchev (BUL) def. John Opio (UGA), 3:2 * Rolando Garbey (CUB) def. Franz Csandl (AUT), 5:0 *

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(KOR) def.

Namchal Tsendaiush Namkhain Tsend-Ayuush (born 26 February 1945) is a Mongolian boxer. He competed in the men's light middleweight event at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and offici ...

(MGL), 3:2

Third round

* Loucif Hanmani (ALG) def. Anthony Richardson (HOL), TKO-2 *

(GBR) def. Valeri Tregubov (URS), 5:0 *

(FRG) def. Evengelos Oikonomakos (GRE), 5:0 * Mohamed Majeri (TUN) def. Alan Jenkinson (AUS), 5:0 * Peter Tiepold (GDR) def. Mikko Saarinen (FIN), 5:0 * Emeterio Villanueva (MEX) def. Christopher Elliott (IRL), TKO-3 * Wiesław Rudkowski (POL) def. Nayden Stanchev (BUL), 5:0 * Rolando Garbey (CUB) def.

(KOR), TKO-2

Quarterfinals

(GBR) def. Loucif Hanmani (ALG), 4:1 *

(FRG) def. Mohamed Majeri (TUN), 5:0 * Peter Tiepold (GDR) def. Emeterio Villanueva (MEX), 5:0 * Wiesław Rudkowski (POL) def. Rolando Garbey (CUB), 4:1

Semifinals

(FRG) def.

(GBR), 3:2 * Wiesław Rudkowski (POL) def. Peter Tiepold (GDR), 4:1

Final

(FRG) def. Wiesław Rudkowski (POL), 3:2

References

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Light Middleweight Light middleweight, also known as junior middleweight or super welterweight,PeBoxRec/ref> is a weight class in boxing but also may include other combat sports. Boxing The light middleweight division (also known as junior middleweight in the Intern ...