Boxing at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Light heavyweight


The men's light heavyweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1984 Summer Olympics. 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.

Medalists

Results

The following boxers took part in the event:
RankNameCountry
1Anton Josipović
2Kevin Barry
3TEvander Holyfield
3TMustapha Moussa
5TTony Wilson
5TGeorgică Donici
5TSylvanus Okello
5TJean-Paul Nanga-Ntsah
9TDrake Thadzi
9TRoberto Oviedo
9TFine Sani
9TMarkus Bott
9TMichael Nassoro
9TIsmail Salman
9TChrister Corpi
9TJonathan Kiriisa
17TJuha Hänninen
17TAhmed El-Nagar
17TTaju Akay
17TAnthony Longdon
17TPhilip Pinder
17TArcadio Fuentes
17TDon Smith
17TDjiguible Traoré

First round

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

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.