The Light heavyweight competition was the third-heaviest class featured at the 2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships, held at the Heydar Aliyev Sports and Exhibition Complex. Heavyweights were limited to a maximum of in body mass.
| Gold | |
| Silver | |
| Bronze | |
Egor Mekhontsev (semifinals)
Joseph Ward (third round)
Damien Hooper (quarterfinals)
Kim Hyeong-kyu (second round)
Elshod Rasulov (semifinals)
Ramil Aliyev (third round)
Imre Szellő (second round)
Yamaguchi Falcao (third round)
Yahia El-Mekachari (second round)
Dinesh Kumar (third round)