The men's lightweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1988 Summer Olympics. The weight class allowed boxers weighing up to 60 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 19 September to 1 October, 1988. 39 boxers from 39 nations competed. Andreas Zülow won the gold medal.
Medalists
Results The following boxers took part in the event: Rank Name Country 1 Andreas Zülow 2 George Cramne 3T Nergüin Enkhbat 3T Romallis Ellis 5T Charlie Kane 5T Kamal Marjouane 5T Emil Chuprenski 5T Mohamed Hegazi 9T Michael Carruth 9T Phat Kongrum 9T István Turu 9T Héctor Arroyo 9T Kassim Traoré 9T Mark Kennedy 9T Azzedine Saïd 9T Kostya Tszyu 17T Satoru Higashi 17T John Elson Mkangala 17T Asif Kamran Dar 17T Adrianus Taroreh 17T Jean-Paul Bonatou 17T José Pérez 17T Kibar Tatar 17T Tommy Gbay 17T Lee Gang-seok 17T Tobi Pelly 17T Terepai Maea 17T Eduardo de la Peña 17T Shakes Kubuitsile 17T Blessing Onoko 17T Giorgio Campanella 17T Sean Knight 33T Lameck Mbao 33T Dalbahadur Ranamagar 33T Charles Lubulwa 33T Daniel Freitas 33T Patrick Waweru 33T Leopoldo Cantancio 33T Guillermo Tamez
First round Azzedine Said (ALG) def. Lameck Mbao (ZAM), KO-2 Mohamed Regazy (EGY) def. Dal Bahadur Ranamagar (NEP), 5:0 Blessing Onoko (NGA) def. Charles Lubulwa (UGA), RSC-3 Giorgio Campanella (ITA) def. Daniel Freitas (URU), RSC-3 Andreas Zülow (GDR) def. Patrick Waweru (KEN), 5:0 Konstantin Tszyu (URS) def. Leopoldo Cantancio (PHI), KO-1 Sean Knight (BRB) def. Guillermo Tamez (MEX), 5:0
Second round Michael Carruth (IRL) def. Satoru Higashi (JPN), 5:0 George Cramne (SWE) def. John Elson Mkangala (MLW), 5:0 Phat Kongrum (THA) def. Asif Dar (CAN), RSC-2 Charles Kane (GBR) def. Adrian Taroreh (INA), 5:0 István Turu (HUN) def. Jean-Paul Bonatou (CMR), 5:0 Nergüin Enkhbat (MGL) def. José Pérez (VEN), 5:0 Héctor Arroyo (PUR) def. Kibar Tatar (TUR), 5:0 Kamal Marjouane (MAR) def. Tommy Gbay (LBR) 5:0 Romallis Ellis (USA) def. Lee Kang-Su (KOR), 5:0 Kassim Traoré (MLI) def. Tobi Pelly (SUD), 5:0 Mark Kennedy (JAM) def. Terepai Maea (CIS), RSC-1 Emil Chuprenski (BUL) def. Eduardo de la Peña (GUA), RSC-2 Azzedine Said (ALG) def. Shake Kubuitsile (BTS), RSC-2 Mohamed Regazy (EGY) def. Blessing Onoko (NGA), 5:0 Andreas Zülow (GDR) def. Giorgio Campanella (ITA), 5:0 Konstantin Tszyu (URS) def. Sean Knight (BRB), RSC-1
Third round George Cramne (SWE) def. Michael Carruth (IRL), KO-1 Charles Kane (GBR) def. Phat Hongram (THA), 4:1 Nergüin Enkhbat (MGL) def. István Turu (HUN), RSC-3 Kamal Marjouane (MAR) def. Héctor Arroyo (PUR), 5:0 Romallis Ellis (USA) def. Kassim Traoré (MLI), RSC-2 Emil Chuprenski (BUL) def. Mark Kennedy (JAM), 5:0 Mohamed Regazy (EGY) def. Azzedine Said (ALG), 5:0 Andreas Zülow (GDR) def. Konstantin Tszyu (URS), 3:2
Quarterfinals George Cramne (SWE) def. Charles Kane (GBR), 4:1 Nergüin Enkhbat (MGL) def. Kamal Marjouane (MAR), 5:0 Romallis Ellis (USA) def. Emil Chuprenski (BUL), 3:2 Andreas Zülow (GDR) def. Mohamed Regazy (EGY), 5:0
Semifinals George Cramne (SWE) def. Nergüin Enkhbat (MGL), 3:2 Andreas Zülow (GDR) def. Romallis Ellis (USA), 5:0
Final Andreas Zülow (GDR) def. George Cramne (SWE), 5:0
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