Boxing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Light flyweight

The men's light flyweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1972 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the lightest contested, and allowed boxers of up to 48 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 28 August to 10 September 1972. 31 boxers from 31 nations competed.

Medalists

Results The following boxers took part in the event: Rank Name Country 1 György Gedó 2 Kim U-gil 3T Ralph Evans 3T Enrique Rodríguez 5T Chanyalew Haile 5T Volodymyr Ivanov 5T James Odwori 5T Rafael Carbonell 9T Shekie Kongo 9T Héctor Velásquez 9T Asen Nikolov 9T Dennis Talbot 9T Said Ahmed El-Ashry 9T Lee Seog-un 9T Davey Armstrong 9T Syed Abdul Kadir 17T Timothy Feruka 17T Vanduin Batbayar 17T Salvador García 17T Yoshimitsu Aragaki 17T Carlos Leyes 17T Surapong Sripirom 17T Francisco Rodríguez 17T Meriga Salou Seriki 17T Vicente Arsenal 17T Bakari Seleman 17T Roman Rożek 17T Arif Doğru 17T Alexandru Turei 17T Prudencio Cardona 17T Gaetano Curcetti

First round Chanyalev Haile (ETH) def. Timothy Feruka (ZAM), KO-1 Héctor Velasquez (CHL) def. Vandui Batbayar (MGL), 5:0 Ralph Evans (GBR) def. Salvador García (MEX), 4:1 Asen Nikolov (BUL) def. Yoshimitsu Aragaki (JPN), 5:0 Vladimir Ivanov (URS) def. Carlos Leyes (ARG), 5:0 György Gedó (HUN) def. Sripirom Surapong (THA), TKO-3 Dennis Talbot (AUS) def. Francisco Rodríguez (VEN), KO-2 Said Ahmed El-Ashry (EGY) def. Meriga Salou Seriki (DAH), 5:0 James Odwori (UGA) def. Vicente Arsenal (PHI), TKO-2 Kim U-Gil (PRK) def. Bakari Selemani (TNZ), TKO-1 Lee Suk-Un (KOR) def. Roman Rozek (POL), 5:0 Davey Armstrong (USA) def. Arif Dorgu (TUR), 4:1 Enrique Rodriguez (ESP) def. Alexandru Turei (ROU), 3:2 Rafael Carbonell (CUB) def. Prudencio Cardona (COL), 5:0 Kadir Syed Abdul (SIN) def. Gaetano Curcetti (ITA), TKO-3

Second round Chanyalev Haile (ETH) def. Shekie Kongo (MAW), TKO-2 Ralph Evans (GBR) def. Héctor Velasquez (CHL), 5:0 Vladimir Ivanov (URS) def. Asen Nikolov (BUL), 5:0 György Gedó (HUN) def. Dennis Talbot (AUS), 5:0 James Odwori (UGA) def. Said Ahmed El-Ashry (EGY), TKO-2 Kim U-Gil (PRK) def. Lee Suk-Un (KOR), 4:1 Enrique Rodríguez (ESP) def. Davey Armstrong (USA), 5:0 Rafael Carbonell (CUB) def. Kadir Syed Abdul (SIN), TKO-2

Quarterfinals Ralph Evans (GBR) def. Chanyalev Haile (ETH), 5:0 György Gedó (HUN) def. Vladimir Ivanov (URS), 3:2 Kim U-Gil (PRK) def. James Odwori (UGA), KO-2 Enrique Rodríguez (ESP) def. Rafael Carbonell (CUB), 4:1

Semifinals György Gedó (HUN) def. Ralph Evans (GBR), 5:0 Kim U-Gil (PRK) def. Enrique Rodríguez (ESP), 3:2

Final György Gedó (HUN) def. Kim U-Gil (PRK), 5:0

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