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 commonly 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 ...

. 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 in the cruiserweight (boxing), cruiserweight division ...

(USA) def. Taju Akay (GHA), RSC-3 * Ismail Salman (IRQ) def. Anthony Longdon (GRN), KO-2 *

Jean-Paul Nanga Jean-Paul Nanga-Ntsah (born 23 May 1955) is a Cameroonian boxer. He competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics and the 1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and commonly known as Los Angeles 198 ...

(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 and medical student who was executed by the British Government during the Irish War of Independence. He was sentenced to death for his part in a ...

(NZL) def. Don Smith (TRI), 5:0 *

Jonathan Kiriisa Jonathan Kiriisa (born 23 June 1959) is a Ugandan boxer. He competed in the men's light heavyweight event at the 1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and commonly known as Los Angeles 19 ...

(UGA) def. Djiguble Traoré (MLI), 5:0

Second round

Mustapha Moussa Mustapha Moussa (; 2 February 1962 – 3 August 2024) was an Algerian boxer who fought in the light heavyweight division. He won the first-ever Olympic medal for Algeria, winning a bronze at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. He shared the ...

(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 Olympi ...

(MLW), 5:0 * Anthony Wilson (GBR) def. Roberto Oviedo (ARG), RSC-1 *

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(ROU) def.

Fine Sani Fine Sani Vea (born 19 November 1959) is a Tongan boxer. He competed in the men's light heavyweight event at the 1984 Summer Olympics, losing his first bout to Georgică Donici of Romania. Sani won a gold medal in the light heavyweight divisio ...

(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. He was born in Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzego ...

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

(USA) def. Ismail Salman (IRQ), RSC-2 *

(CMR) def. Christer Corpi (SWE), 4:1 *

(NZL) def.

(UGA), 3:2

Quarterfinals

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

(YUG) def.

(ROU), 5:0 *

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

(NZL) def.

(CMR), 4:1

Semifinals

(YUG) def.

(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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