Boxing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Welterweight

The men's welterweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1972 Summer Olympics. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 67 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 28 August to 10 September 1972. 37 boxers from 37 nations competed.

Medalists

Results The following boxers took part in the event: Rank Name Country 1 Emilio Correa 2 János Kajdi 3T Dick Murunga 3T Jesse Valdez 5T Maurice Hope 5T Sergio Lozano 5T Günther Meier 5T Anatoly Khokhlov 9T Alfonso Fernández 9T Damdinjavyn Bandi 9T Wayne Devlin 9T Vartex Parsanian 9T Manfred Wolke 9T Rabieb Sangnual 9T John Rodgers 9T David Jackson 17T Hakkı Sözen 17T Garry Davis 17T Emma Ankudey 17T James Vrij 17T Mirgaani Gomaa Rizgalla 17T Joe Mensah 17T Mbwana Mkanga 17T Alfons Stawski 17T Damiano Lassandro 17T Panagiotis Therianos 17T Jeff Rackley 17T Karl Gschwind 17T Julio Medina 17T Ib Bøtcher 17T Vladimir Kolev 17T Carlos Burga 33T Nicolas Ortíz 33T Abdel Hamid Fouad Gad 33T Victor Zilberman 33T Ketil Hodne 33T Komlan Kalipe

First round Ib Bøtcher (DEN) def. Nicolas Ortiz Flores (PUR), 3:2 Vladimir Kolev (BUL) def. Abdelhamid Fouad Gad (EGY), 5:0 David Jackson (UGA) def. Victor Zilberman (ROU), 3:2 Carlos Burga (PER) def. Ketil Hodne (NOR), 4:1 Jesse Valdez (USA) def. Kolman Kalipe (TOG), 5:0

Second round Alfonso Fernández (ESP) def. Hakki Sözen (TUR), 4:1 Maurice Hope (GBR) def. Garry Davis (BAH), 5:0 Damdinjavyn Bandi (MGL) def. Emma Flash Ankoudey (GHA), 3:2 János Kajdi (HUN) def. James Vrij (HOL), 4:1 Kerry Devlin (AUS) def. Mirgaani Gomaa Rizgalla (SUD), TKO-3 Sergio Lozano (MEX) def. Joe Mensah (NGR), 5:0 Vartex Parsanian (IRI) def. Mbaraka Mkanga (TNZ), 5:0 Richard Murunga (KEN) def. Alfons Stawski (POL), 4:1 Emilio Correa (CUB) def. Damiano Lassandro (ITA), 5:0 Manfred Wolke (GDR) def. Panayotis Therianos (GRE), 4:1 Günther Meier (FRG) def. Jeff Rackley (NZL), 5:0 Sangnual Rabieb (THA) def. Karl Gschwind (SUI), 5:0 Anatoliy Khokhlov (URS) def. Julio Medina (CHI), TKO-3 John Rodgers (IRL) def. Ib Bøtcher (DEN), TKO-3 David Jackson (UGA) def. Vladimir Kolev (BUL), 4:1 Jesse Valdez (USA) def. Carlos Burga (PER), 4:1

Third round Maurice Hope (GBR) def. Alfonso Fernández (ESP), walk-over János Kajdi (HUN) def. Damdinjavyn Bandi (MGL), KO-2 Sergio Lozano (MEX) def. Kerry Devlin (AUS), 4:1 Richard Murunga (KEN) def. Vartex Parsanian (IRI), TKO-3 Emilio Correa (CUB) def. Manfred Wolke (GDR), TKO-2 Günther Meier (FRG) def. Sangnual Rabieb (THA), 5:0 Anatoliy Khokhlov (URS) def. John Rodgers (IRL), 5:0 Jesse Valdez (USA) def. David Jackson (UGA), 4:1

Quarterfinals János Kajdi (HUN) def. Maurice Hope (GBR), 5:0 Richard Murunga (KEN) def. Sergio Lozano (MEX), KO-1 Emilio Correa (CUB) def. Günther Meier (FRG), 3:2 Jesse Valdez (USA) def. Anatoly Khohlov (URS), 5:0

Semifinals János Kajdi (HUN) def. Richard Murunga (KEN), 4:1 Emilio Correa (CUB) def. Jesse Valdez (USA), 3:2

Final Emilio Correa (CUB) def. János Kajdi (HUN), 5:0

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