| Event: | Light welterweight boxing |
| Games: | 1952 Summer |
| Venue: | Messuhalli |
| Dates: | 28 July – 2 August |
| Competitors: | 28 |
| Nations: | 28 |
| Gold: | Charles Adkins |
| Goldnoc: | USA |
| Silver: | Viktor Mednov |
| Silvernoc: | URS |
| Bronze: | Bruno Visintin |
| Bronzenoc: | ITA |
| Bronze2: | Erkki Mallenius |
| Bronzenoc2: | FIN |
| Next: | 1956 |
The men's light welterweight 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 63.5 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 28 July to 2 August 1952. 28 boxers from 28 nations competed.[1]
| Winner | NOC | Result | Loser | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Round (28 July) | |||||
| Finland | BYE | ||||
| Burma | BYE | ||||
| Belgium | BYE | ||||
| Luxemburg | BYE | ||||
| France | 2 – 1 | Poland | |||
| 3 – 0 | Hungary | ||||
| 3 – 0 | Denmark | ||||
| Soviet Union | TKO 2R | Australia | |||
| 2 – 1 | Argentina | ||||
| 3 – 0 | Germany | ||||
| TKO 1R | Norway | ||||
| 2 – 1 | Brazil | ||||
| Netherlands | 2 – 1 | Canada | |||
| Ireland | 3 – 0 | Iran | |||
| KO 2R | Lebanon | ||||
| KO 2R | Philippines | ||||
| Second Round (29 & 30 July) | |||||
| Erkki Aarno Mallenius | Finland | TKO 3R | Stanley Majid | Burma | |
| Jean Louis Paternotte | Belgium | 3 – 0 | Fernand Backes | Luxembourg | |
| Rene Weismann | France | DSQ 3R | Pavle Šovljanski | Yugoslavia | |
| Viktor Mednov | Soviet Union | Injured | Francisc Ambrus | Romania | |
| Alexander Grant Webster | South Africa | 3 – 0 | Peter Waterman | Great Britain | |
| Charles Adkins | United States | 3 – 0 | Salomon Carrizales | Venezuela | |
| Terence Milligan | Ireland | 3 – 0 | Piet van Klaveren | Netherlands | |
| Bruno Visintin | Italy | 3 – 0 | Juan Curet Alvarez | Puerto Rico | |
| Third Round (31 July) | |||||
| Charles Adkins | United States | 3 – 0 | Alexander Grant Webster | South Africa | |
| Erkki Aarno Mallenius | Finland | 2 – 1 | Jean Louis Paternotte | Belgium | |
| Bruno Visintin | Italy | 3 – 0 | Terence Milligan | Ireland | |
| Viktor Mednov | Soviet Union | 3 – 0 | Rene Weismann | France | |
| Semi-final (1 August) | |||||
| Viktor Mednov | Soviet Union | Walk-over | Erkki Aarno Mallenius | Finland | |
| Charles Adkins | United States | 3 – 0 | Bruno Visintin | Italy | |
| Final (2 August) | |||||
| Charles Adkins | United States | 2 – 1 | Viktor Mednov | Soviet Union | |