The men's bantamweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1972 Summer Olympics. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 54 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 27 August to 10 September 1972. 38 boxers from 38 nations competed.

Medalists

Results The following boxers took part in the event: Rank Name Country 1 Orlando Martínez 2 Alfonso Zamora 3T George Turpin 3T Ricardo Carreras 5T John Nderu 5T Ferry Moniaga 5T Vasily Solomin 5T Juan Francisco Rodríguez 9T Wang Chee-yen 9T Kim Jong-ik 9T Mick Dowling 9T Joe Destimo 9T Buyangiin Ganbat 9T Marian Lazăr 9T Stefan Förster 9T Go Saeng-geun 17T Pierre Amont N'Diaye 17T Manouchehr Bahmani 17T Eduardo Barragan 17T Deusdete Vasconcelos 17T Ove Lundby 17T Win Maung 17T René Silva 17T Werner Schäfer 17T David Oleme 17T Mick O'Brien 17T Charndej Weerapol 17T Flevitus Bitegeko 17T Ricardo Fortaleza 17T Mayaki Seydou 17T Abdel Aziz Hammi 17T Aldo Cosentino 33T Les Hamilton 33T Mehmet Kumova 33T Ayele Mohamed 33T Leopold Agbazo 33T Luis Ávila 33T Józef Reszpondek

First round Stefan Förster (GDR) def. Leslie Hamilton (CAN), 4:1 Mayaki Seydou (NIG) def. Mehmet Kunova (TUR), 3:2 Koh Keun-Sang (KOR) def. Mohamed Ayele (ETH), KO-1 Abdelaziz Hammi (TUN) def. Leopold Agbazo (DAH), 5:0 Juan Francisco Rodríguez (ESP) def. Luis Ávila (PAN), 5:0 Aldo Cosentino (FRA) def. Józef Reszpondek (POL), 5:0

Second round George Turpin (GBR) def. Pierre Amont N'Diaye (SNG), 5:0 Chee Yen Wang (TPE) def. Manoochehr Bahmani (IRI), 3:2 John Mwaura Nderu (KEN) def. Eduardo Barragan (COL), 4:1 Kim Jong-Ik (PRK) def. Deusdete Vasconselos (BRA), 4:1 Michael Dowling (IRL) def. Ove Lundby (SWE), 4:1 Orlando Martínez (CUB) def. Maung Win (BUR), 4:1 Ferry Moniaga (INA) def. René Silva (NIC), 5:0 Joe Destimo (GHA) def. Werner Schaefer (FRG), 3:2 Buyangiin Ganbat (MGL) def. David Oleme (CMR), 5:0 Ricardo Carreras (USA) def. Michael O'Brien (AUS), TKO-3 Vassily Solomin (URS) def. Veepol Charndej (THA), 5:0 Marin Lazar (ROU) def. Flevitus Bitegeko (TNZ), 5:0 Alfonso Zamora (MEX) def. Ricardo Fortaleza (PHI), TKO-2 Koh Keun-Sang (KOR) def. Abdelazis Hammi (TUN), 5:0 Stefan Förster (GDR) def. Mayaki Seydou (NIG), 5:0 Juan Francisco Rodríguez (ESP) def. Aldo Cosentino (FRA), 4:1

Third round George Turpin (GBR) def. Chee Yen Wang (TPE), 5:0 John Mwaura Nderu (KEN) def. Kim Jong-Ik (PRK), 4:1 Orlando Martínez (CUB) def. Michael Dowling (IRL), 3:2 Ferry Moniaga (INA) def. Joe Destimo (GHA), 4:1 Ricardo Carreras (USA) def. Buyangiin Ganbat (MGL), 3:2 Vassily Solomin (URS) def. Marin Lazar (ROU), 4:1 Alfonso Zamora (MEX) def. Stefan Förster (GDR), 5:0 Juan Francisco Rodríguez (ESP) def. Koh Keun-Sang (KOR), 5:0

Quarterfinals George Turpin (GBR) def. John Mwaura Nderu (KEN), 4:1 Orlando Martínez (CUB) def. Ferry Moniaga (INA), 5:0 Ricardo Carreras (USA) def. Vassily Solomin (URS), 3:2 Alfonso Zamora (MEX) def. Juan Francisco Rodríguez (ESP), KO-2

Semifinals Orlando Martínez (CUB) def. George Turpin (GBR), 3:2 Alfonso Zamora (MEX) def. Ricardo Carreras (USA), 4:1

Final Orlando Martínez (CUB) def. Alfonso Zamora (MEX), 5:0

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