Boxing at the 1978 Commonwealth Games was the 11th appearance of the Boxing at the Commonwealth Games. The events were held in Edmonton, Canada, from 3 to 12 August 1978 and featured contests in eleven weight classes.

The boxing events were held at Edmonton Gardens.

Kenya topped the boxing medal table by virtue of winning one more silver medal than Canada and Northern Ireland.

Medal table

Medallists Light Flyweight Stephen Muchoki Francis Kabala Birender Thapa Kid JumaliaFlyweight Michael Irungu Ian Clyde Peter Wighton Hugh RussellBantamweight Barry McGuigan Tumat Sogolik Douglas Maina William RannelliFeatherweight Azumah Nelson John Sichula Guy Boutin Moss O'Brien Lightweight Gerry Hamill Patrick Waweru Teddy Makofi John McAllisterLight Welterweight Winfield Braithwaite Jim Douglas John Raftery Michael Mawangi Welterweight Mike McCallum Ken Beattie Derrick Hoyt Tony FealLight Middleweight Kelly Perlette Abdurahman Athuman Ropati Vipo Samu Enock ChamaMiddleweight Philip McElwaine Delroy Parkes Roddy MacDonald Richard BethamLight Heavyweight Roger Fortin Vince Smith Fautala Su'a Edward ThandeHeavyweight Julius Awome Joseph Adamah Mensah George Stankovich

Results

Light-flyweight under 48kg Round Winner Loser ScoreQuarter-Final Francis Musankabala Richard Clarke RSC 3Quarter-Final Stephen Muchoki Joe Dawson RSC 1Quarter-Final Birender Thapa Jim Carson PtsSemi-Final Francis Musankabala Kid Sumaila RSC 2Semi-Final Stephen Muchoki Birender Thapa PtsFinal Stephen Muchoki Francis Musankabala 5:0

Flyweight 51kg Round Winner Loser ScorePreliminary Ian Clyde Emmanuel Mlundwa PtsPreliminary Lucky Mutale Faoa Ofe RSC 2Preliminary Joseph Park Jack Eki PtsPreliminary Hugh Russell Russell Jones PtsQuarter-Final Michael Irungu Peter Mensah RSC 2Quarter-Final Peter Wighton Gary Nickels PtsQuarter-Final Ian Clyde Lucky Mutale PtsQuarter-Final Hugh Russell Joseph Park KO 1Semi-Final Michael Irungu Peter Wighton PtsSemi-Final Ian Clyde Hugh Russell KO 1Final Michael Irungu Ian Clyde Pts

Bantamweight 54kg Round Winner Loser ScorePreliminary Douglas Maina Syed Mohiuddin DQ 3Preliminary Tumat Sogolik Jackie Turner PtsPreliminary David George Wade Blaik PtsPreliminary Bill Rannelli Ashley Rivers PtsPreliminary Kid Gondwe Elisaia Nanai PtsPreliminary Michael Anthony Anthony Abacheng PtsPreliminary Barry McGuigan George Lowe DQ 2Quarter-Final Bill Rannelli Kid Gondwe PtsQuarter-Final Douglas Maina Mabushi Isaack RSC 2Quarter-Final Tumat Sogolik David George KO 2Quarter-Final Barry McGuigan Michael Anthony PtsSemi-Final Tumat Sogolik Douglas Maina KO 1Semi-Final Barry McGuigan Bill Rannelli RSC 3Final Barry McGuigan Tumat Sogolik Pts

Featherweight 57kg Round Winner Loser ScorePreliminary Guy Boutin Kenny Webb RSC 3Preliminary Gary Williams Jonathan Magagula PtsPreliminary Moss O'Brien Richard Pittman PtsPreliminary John Sichula Ron Ferguson PtsPreliminary Ian McLeod Solomon Kondowe PtsQuarter-Final Azumah Nelson Siaosi Poto RSC 2Quarter-Final Guy Boutin Modest Napunyi PtsQuarter-Final Moss O'Brien Gary Williams PtsQuarter-Final John Sichula Ian McLeod PtsSemi-Final Azumah Nelson Guy Boutin PtsSemi-Final John Sichula Moss O'Brien RSC 3Final Azumah Nelson John Sichula Pts

Lightweight 60kg Round Winner Loser ScorePreliminary George Gilbody Clifton Nichols PtsPreliminary Patrick Waweru Junior Bethel DQ 3Preliminary Brian Tink Joe Nyirenda KO 1Preliminary Gerry Hamill Bakshish Singh PtsPreliminary Frank Nolan Robert Lukhele AB 1Preliminary Teddy Makofi Nurul Islam RSC 1Quarter-Final Johnny McAllister Akwei Addo PtsQuarter-Final Patrick Waweru George Gilbody RSCI 2Quarter-Final Gerry Hamill Brian Tink PtsQuarter-Final Teddy Makofi Frank Nolan PtsSemi-Final Patrick Waweru Johnny McAllister PtsSemi-Final Gerry Hamill Teddy Makofi PtsFinal Gerry Hamill Patrick Waweru Pts

Light-welterweight 63.5kg Round Winner Loser ScorePreliminary Baby Joe Swengbe Alvin Sargeant PtsPreliminary Jim Douglas Toetu Malo PtsPreliminary Baba Sumaila Rupert Flowers RSC 1Preliminary Winfield Braithwaite Alec Leatherday PtsPreliminary Michael Mwangi Chenanda Machaiah PtsPreliminary Gaulua Folasi Alston Cameron PtsQuarter-Final John Raftery Lucas Msomba PtsQuarter-Final Jim Douglas Baby Joe Swengbe PtsQuarter-Final Winfield Braithwaite Baba Sumaila PtsQuarter-Final Michael Mwangi Gaulua Folasi KO 2Semi-Final Winfield Braithwaite Michael Mwangi PtsSemi-Final Jim Douglas John Raftery RSCI 2Final Winfield Braithwaite Jim Douglas KO 1

Welterweight 67kg Round Winner Loser ScoreExtra Preliminary Philip Mathenge Nayon Anglin KO 1Preliminary Tony Feal David Jackson KO 1Preliminary Ahmed Tesha David Hall PtsPreliminary Ken Beattie Sam Whymms PtsPreliminary Moro Tahiru Malo Samu PtsPreliminary Paul Kelly Robert Kanongeki RSC 1Preliminary Mike McCallum Steven Cooney PtsPreliminary Derrick Hoyt Benjamin Sesay RSC 2 Preliminary Brian Bovell Philip Mathenge PtsQuarter-Final Tony Feal Ahmed Tesha KO 1Quarter-Final Ken Beattie Moro Tahiru PtsQuarter-Final Mike McCallum Paul Kelly PtsQuarter-Final Derrick Hoyt Brian Bovell PtsSemi-Final Mike McCallum Derrick Hoyt PtsSemi-Final Ken Beattie Tony Feal PtsFinal Mike McCallum Ken Beattie Pts

Light-middleweight 71kg Round Winner Loser ScorePreliminary Ropati Vipo Samu Tony McAvoy KO 3Preliminary Mohammed Coffie Wayne Devlin RSC 2Preliminary Abdulahaman Athuman Justice Tandani PtsPreliminary Archie Salmon Mortimer Noel PtsPreliminary Enock Chama Kumar Rai PtsQuarter-Final Kelly Perlette Luigi Nuti PtsQuarter-Final Ropati Vipo Samu Ronald Jackson PtsQuarter-Final Abdulahaman Athuman Mohammed Coffie PtsQuarter-Final Enock Chama Archie Salmon PtsSemi-Final Kelly Perlette Ropati Vipo Samu PtsSemi-Final Abdulahaman Athuman Enock Chama PtsFinal Kelly Perlette Abdulahaman Athuman Pts

Middleweight 75kg Round Winner Loser ScorePreliminary Delroy Parkes Perry Rackley PtsQuarter-Final Richard Betham Ansil Thomas DQ 3Quarter-Final Phil McElwaine Stephen Moi PtsQuarter-Final Roddy MacDonald Kpakpo Allotey KO 1Quarter-Final Delroy Parkes Dale Ramoon RSC 2Semi-Final Phil McElwaine Roddy MacDonald DQ 3Semi-Final Delroy Parkes Faitala Su'a KO 2Final Phil McElwaine Delroy Parkes Pts

Light-heavyweight 81kg Round Winner Loser ScoreQuarter-Final Edward Thande Benny Pike RSC 3Quarter-Final Vince Smith Dean Rackley PtsSemi-Final Roger Fortin Faitala Su'a KO 2Semi-Final Vince Smith Edward Thande PtsFinal Roger Fortin Vince Smith RSCI 1

Heavyweight +81kg Round Winner Loser ScoreQuarter-Final Julius Awome byeQuarter-Final Rodwell Paton byeQuarter-Final George Stankovich Joseph Kabegi PtsQuarter-Final Joseph Adamah Mensah Vitolio Pupuali'i RSC 3Semi-Final Julius Awome Rodwell Paton w/oSemi-Final Julius Awome+ George Stankovich PtsSemi-Final Joseph Adamah Mensah no opponent w/oFinal Julius Awome Joseph Adamah Mensah Pts + re-draw

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