Boxing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Light welterweight

The men's light welterweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1972 Summer Olympics. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 63.5 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 30 August to 10 September 1972. 32 boxers from 32 nations competed.

Medalists

Results The following boxers took part in the event: Rank Name Country 1 Ray Seales 2 Angel Angelov 3T Issake Dabore 3T Zvonimir Vujin 5T Andrés Molina 5T Graham Moughton 5T Bantow Srisook 5T Kyoji Shinohara 9T Jim Montague 9T Anatoly Kamnev 9T Emilio Villa 9T Sodnomyn Gombo 9T Walter Gómez 9T Calistrat Cuțov 9T Park Tae-sik 9T Laudiel Negrón 17T Nosra Vakil Monfard 17T Ulrich Beyer 17T Roy Johnson 17T Pentti Saarman 17T Timsah Okalo Mulwal 17T Malang Balouch 17T Robert Mwakosya 17T Yotham Kunda 17T Luis Contreras 17T Krzysztof Pierwieniecki 17T Ernesto Bergamasco 17T Mohamed Muruli 17T Abdou Fall 17T Emmanuel Lawson 17T Obisia Nwakpa 17T Fekrou Gabreselassie

First round James Montague (IRL) def. Nosrat Vakil Monfared (IRI), TKO-3 Ray Seales (USA) def. Ulrich Beyer (GDR), 3:2 Anatoliy Kamnev (URS) def. Roy Johnson (BER), KO-2 Andres Molina (CUB) def. Pentti Saarman (FIN), TKO-2 Emiliano Villa (COL) def. Timsah Milwal Okalo (SUD), 5:0 Graham Moughton (GBR) def. Malang Balouch (PAK), 5:0 Zvonimir Vujin (YUG) def. Robert Mwakosya (TNZ), TKO-2 Sodnomyn Gombo (MGL) def. Ytham Kunda (ZAM), 5:0 Angel Angelov (BUL) def. Luis Contreras (VEN), TKO-3 Walter Desiderio Gomez (ARG) def. Krzysztof Pierwieniecki (POL), 5:0 Srisook Buntoe (THA) def. Ernesto Bergamasco (ITA), 4:1 Calistrat Cuțov (ROU) def. Mohamed Muruli (UGA), 4:1 Park Tai-Shik (KOR) def. Abdou Fall (SEN), TKO-3 Issaka Dabore (NIG) def. Odartey Lawson (GHA), TKO-3 Laudiel Negron (PUR) def. Obisia Nwakpa (NGR), 4:1 Kyoji Shinohara (JPN) def. Fekadu Gabre Selassie (ETH), 5:0

Second round Ray Seales (USA) def. James Montague (IRL), 5:0 Andres Molina (CUB) def. Anatoliy Kamnev (URS), KO-3 Graham Moughton (GBR) def. Emiliano Villa (COL), 3:2 Zvonimir Vujin (YUG) def. Sodnomyn Gombo (MGL), 3:2 Angel Angelov (BUL) def. Walter Desiderio Gomez (ARG), 4:1 Srisook Buntoe (THA) def. Calistrat Cuțov (ROU), TKO-3 Issaka Dabore (NIG) def. Park Tai-Shik (KOR), TKO-3 Kyoji Shinohara (JPN) def. Laudiel Negron (PUR), 5:0

Quarterfinals Ray Seales (USA) def. Andres Molina (CUB), 3:2 Zvonimir Vujin (YUG) def. Graham Moughton (GBR), 5:0 Angel Angelov (BUL) def. Srisook Bantow (THA), TKO-2 Issaka Dabore (NIG) def. Kyoji Shinohara (JPN), 3:2

Semifinals Ray Seales (USA) def. Zvonimir Vujin (YUG), 5:0 Angel Angelov (BUL) def. Issaka Dabore (NIG), 5:0

Final Ray Seales (USA) def. Angel Angelov (BUL), 3:2

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