Boxing at the 1986 Commonwealth Games was the 13th appearance of the Boxing at the Commonwealth Games. The events were held in Edinburgh, Scotland, from 24 July to 2 August 1986. The competition featured contests in twelve weight classes, an increase of one from 1982, with the addition of a super-heavyweight division.
The boxing events were held at the Ingliston Showground Pavilion (also called the Exhibition Hall) in Ingliston. For the Games, scaffolding seats were brought in to expand the capacity to 7,000.
Canada topped the boxing medal table by virtue of winning six gold medals.
Medal table
Medallists Light Flyweight Flyweight Bantamweight Featherweight Lightweight Light Welterweight Welterweight Light Middleweight MiddleweightLight Heavyweight Heavyweight Super Heavyweight
Results
Light-flyweight 48kg Round Winner Loser ScoreQuarter-Final Mark Epton Robbie Regan PTSSemi-Final Scotty Olson Johnston Todd RSC 1 Semi-Final Mark Epton Wilson Docherty RSC 2Final Scotty Olson Mark Epton PTS
Flyweight 51kg Round Winner Loser ScoreQuarter-Final Steve Beaupre Drew Docherty PTS Semi-Final Leonard Makhanya Kerry Webber RSC 1Semi-Final John Lyon Steve Beaupre PTSFinal John Lyon Leonard Makhanya KO 2
Bantamweight 54kg Round Winner Loser ScorePreliminary Chuck Evans Shane Buckley PTSQuarter-Final Roy Nash Edouard Paulum RSC 3Quarter-Final John Sillitoe Chuck Evans PTSQuarter-Final Glen Brooks Sean Ward PTSQuarter-Final Sean Murphy Paul Kunene RSC 1Semi-Final Sean Murphy Glen Brooks PTSSemi-Final Roy Nash John Sillitoe PTSFinal Sean Murphy Roy Nash RSC 3
Featherweight 57kg Round Winner Loser ScorePreliminary Chris Carleton Charlie Kane RSC 2Preliminary Tony Khan Vereniki Raiwaliu PTSQuarter-Final Johnny Wallace John Mkangala PTSQuarter-Final Billy Downey Roger Spiteri PTSQuarter-Final Peter English Calvin Magagula RSC 3 Quarter-Final Chris Carleton Tony Khan PTSSemi-Final Peter English Chris Carleton RSC 2Semi-Final Billy Downey Johnny Wallace RSC 3Final Billy Downey Peter English RSC 1
Lightweight 60kg Round Winner Loser ScoreQuarter-Final Asif Dar Gerard McKenna RSC 2Quarter-Final Joey Jacobs Brian Williams PTS Semi-Final Neil Haddock Byron Mphande PTSSemi-Final Asif Dar Joey Jacobs RSC 3Final Asif Dar Neil Haddock KO 1
Light-welterweight 63.5kg Round Winner Loser ScorePreliminary Howard Grant Jonathan Alsop PTSQuarter-Final Solomon Kondowe Harry Kalo RSC 2Quarter-Final David Clencie Apelu Ioane PTSQuarter-Final Brendan Lowe Jim Pender PTSQuarter-Final Howard Grant Musa Lushabao RSC 2Semi-Final David Clencie Solomon Kondowe PTSSemi-Final Howard Grant Brendan Lowe RSC 3Final Howard Grant David Clencie PTS
Welterweight 67kg Round Winner Loser ScorePreliminary Mohamed Mukhlis Fletcher Kapito PTS Preliminary Darren Obah John Dlamini RSC 3Preliminary Darren Dyer Cliff Piper RSC 1 Quarter-Final Damien Denny Mohamed Mukhlis PTSQuarter-Final John Shaw Tauvela Ioane PTSQuarter-Final James McAllister Sterling Ebanks PTSQuarter-Final Darren Dyer Darren Obah KO 2Semi-Final James McAllister John Shaw PTSSemi-Final Darren Dyer Damien Denny PTSFinal Darren Dyer James McAllister RSCI 1
Light-middleweight 71kg Round Winner Loser ScoreQuarter-Final Glyn Thomas Charles Mahlabele PTSQuarter-Final Dan Sherry Brendan O'Hara PTSQuarter-Final Richard Finch George Nyirenda PTSQuarter-Final Alec Mullen Seese Fidow PTSSemi-Final Dan Sherry Glyn Thomas RSC 1Semi-Final Richard Finch Alec Mullen PTSFinal Dan Sherry Richard Finch PTS
Middleweight 75kg Round Winner Loser ScorePreliminary Vodo Matai Helman Palije DQ 3Quarter-Final Rod Douglas Egerton Marcus RSC 2 Quarter-Final George Ferrie James Iahuat RSC 2Quarter-Final Jeff Harding Paul Lewis RSC 3Quarter-Final Patrick Tinney Vodo Matai RSC 1Semi-Final Rod Douglas George Ferrie RSC 1Semi-Final Jeff Harding Patrick Tinney AB 2Final Rod Douglas Jeff Harding PTS
Light-heavyweight 81kg Round Winner Loser ScoreQuarter-Final Brent Kosolofski Raeli Raeli PTS Quarter-Final Jim Moran Pua Ulberg RSC 2 Quarter-Final Harry Lawson Gerald Storey PTSQuarter-Final Byron Pullen Noel Thomas PTSSemi-Final Jim Moran Brent Kosolofski PTSSemi-Final Harry Lawson Byron Pullen DQ 3Final Jim Moran Harry Lawson PTS
Heavyweight 91kg Round Winner Loser ScoreSemi-Final Doug Young Eric Cardouza PTSSemi-Final Jimmy Peau Domenico D'Amico KO 3Final Jimmy Peau Doug Young KO 3
Super Heavyweight +91kg Round Winner Loser ScoreSemi-Final Lennox Lewis James Oyebola SC 2Final Lennox Lewis Aneurin Evans RSC 2
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