Boxing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Light heavyweight
The men's light heavyweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1972 Summer Olympics. 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 def. Anton Schaer, 3:2
- Valdemar Paulino Oliveira def. Nghivav Mehtab Singh, 5:0
- Nikolay Anfimov def. Georgi Stankov, 5:0
- Mahmoud Ahmed Ali def. Gombo Zorig, 5:0
- Janusz Gortat def. Jaroslav Kral, 5:0
- Raymond Russell def. Stephen Thega, TKO-2
- Rudi Hornig def. Henri Moreau, 5:0
- Guglielmo Spinello def. Samson Laizer, KO-2
- Marian Culineac def. Oliver Wright, 5:0
- Miguel Angel Cuello def. Ottomar Sachse, 4:1
- Mate Parlov def. Noureddine Aman Hassan, TKO-2
- Imre Tóth def. Matthias Ouma, 3:2
Second round
- Gilberto Carrillo def. Ernesto Sanchez, KO-1
- Harald Skog def. Seifu Mekkonen, 5:0
- Isaac Ikhouria def. Valdemar Paulino Oliveira, 5:0
- Nikolay Anfimov def. Mahmoud Ahmed Ali, TKO-3
- Janusz Gortat def. Raymond Russell, 3:2
- Rudi Hornig def. Guglielmo Spinello, 4:1
- Miguel Angel Cuello def. Marian Culineac, TKO-2
- Mate Parlov def. Imre Tóth, TKO-2
Quarterfinals
- Gilberto Carrillo def. Harald Skog, TKO-1
- Isaac Ikhouria def. Nikolay Anfimov, 3:2
- Janusz Gortat def. Rudi Hornig, TKO-1
- Mate Parlov def. Miguel Angel Cuello, walk-over
Semifinals
- Gilberto Carrillo def. Isaac Ikhouria, 5:0
- Mate Parlov def. Janusz Gortat, 5:0
Final
- Mate Parlov def. Gilberto Carrillo, TKO-2
