| Event: | Light middleweight boxing |
| Games: | 1952 Summer |
| Venue: | Messuhalli |
| Dates: | 29 July – 2 August |
| Competitors: | 23 |
| Nations: | 23 |
| Gold: | László Papp |
| Goldnoc: | HUN |
| Silver: | Theunis van Schalkwyk |
| Silvernoc: | RSA |
| Bronze: | Boris Tishin |
| Bronzenoc: | URS |
| Bronze2: | Eladio Herrera |
| Bronzenoc2: | ARG |
| Next: | 1956 |
The men's light middleweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1952 Summer Olympics. It was the inaugural Olympic event for the weight class and it allowed boxers of up to 71 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 29 July to 2 August 1952. 23 boxers from 23 nations competed.[1]
| Winner | NOC | Result | Loser | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Round (July 29) | |||||
| Norway | BYE | ||||
| South Africa | BYE | ||||
| Denmark | BYE | ||||
| Germany | BYE | ||||
| Switzerland | BYE | ||||
| Soviet Union | BYE | ||||
| BYE | |||||
| Brazil | BYE | ||||
| Sweden | BYE | ||||
| Italy | 3 – 0 | Luxembourg | |||
| Austria | 3 – 0 | Saar | |||
| Argentina | 3 – 0 | Iran | |||
| Bulgaria | 2 – 1 | Great Britain | |||
| Finland | 3 – 0 | Romania | |||
| Canada | 2 – 1 | France | |||
| Hungary | KO 2R | United States | |||
| Second Round (July 29 & 30) | |||||
| Theunis Jacobus van Schalkwyk | South Africa | 3 – 0 | Ebbe Knud Kops | Denmark | |
| Erich Schöppner | Germany | TKO 3R | Hans Büchi | Switzerland | |
| Boris Tishin | Soviet Union | TKO 2R | Jerzy Krawczyk | Poland | |
| Paulo de Jesus Cavalheiro | Brazil | KO 3R | Sören Danielsson | Sweden | |
| Guido Mazzinghi | Italy | KO 1R | John Tandrevold | Norway | |
| Eladio Oscar Herrera | Argentina | KO 3R | Josef Hamberger | Austria | |
| Petar Stankoff Spassoff | Bulgaria | 3 – 0 | Pentti Olavi Kontula | Finland | |
| László Papp | Hungary | KO 2R | Charles Chase | Canada | |
| Third Round (July 31) | |||||
| Eladio Oscar Herrera | Argentina | DSQ 3R | Guido Mazzinghi | Italy | |
| Theunis Jacobus van Schalkwyk | South Africa | 2 – 1 | Erich Schöppner | Germany | |
| László Papp | Hungary | 3 – 0 | Petar Stankoff Spassoff | Bulgaria | |
| Boris Tishin | Soviet Union | 3 – 0 | Paulo de Jesus Cavalheiro | Brazil | |
| Semi-final (August 1) | |||||
| Theunis Jacobus van Schalkwyk | South Africa | 3 – 0 | Boris Tishin | Soviet Union | |
| László Papp | Hungary | 3 – 0 | Eladio Oscar Herrera | Argentina | |
| Final (August 2) | |||||
| László Papp | Hungary | 3 – 0 | Theunis Jacobus van Schalkwyk | South Africa | |