Boxing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Light heavyweight explained

Event:	Light heavyweight boxing
Games:	1972 Summer
Venue:	Boxing Hall, Munich
Dates:	28 August – 10 September
Competitors:	28
Nations:	28
Gold:	Mate Parlov
Goldnoc:	YUG
Silver:	Gilberto Carrillo
Silvernoc:	CUB
Bronze:	Janusz Gortat
Bronzenoc:	POL
Bronze2:	Isaac Ikhouria
Bronzenoc2:	NGR
Prev:	1968
Next:	1976

The men's light heavyweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1972 Summer Olympics. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 81 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 28 August to 10 September 1972. 28 boxers from 28 nations competed.^[1]

Results

The following boxers took part in the event:^[1]

Rank	Name	Country
1
2
3T
3T
5T
5T
5T
5T
9T
9T
9T
9T
9T
9T
9T
9T
17T
17T
17T
17T
17T
17T
17T
17T
17T
17T
17T
17T

First round

• Isaac Ikhouria (NGR) def. Anton Schaer (SUI), 3:2
• Valdemar Paulino Oliveira (BRA) def. Nghivav Mehtab Singh (IND), 5:0
• Nikolay Anfimov (URS) def. Georgi Stankov (BUL), 5:0
• Mahmoud Ahmed Ali (EGY) def. Gombo Zorig (MGL), 5:0
• Janusz Gortat (POL) def. Jaroslav Kral (TCH), 5:0
• Raymond Russell (USA) def. Stephen Thega (KEN), TKO-2
• Rudi Hornig (FRG) def. Henri Moreau (FRA), 5:0
• Guglielmo Spinello (ITA) def. Samson Laizer (TNZ), KO-2
• Marian Culineac (ROU) def. Oliver Wright (JAM), 5:0
• Miguel Angel Cuello (ARG) def. Ottomar Sachse (GDR), 4:1
• Mate Parlov (YUG) def. Noureddine Aman Hassan (CHA), TKO-2
• Imre Tóth (HUN) def. Matthias Ouma (UGA), 3:2

Second round

• Gilberto Carrillo (CUB) def. Ernesto Sanchez (VEN), KO-1
• Harald Skog (NOR) def. Seifu Mekkonen (ETH), 5:0
• Isaac Ikhouria (NGR) def. Valdemar Paulino Oliveira (BRA), 5:0
• Nikolay Anfimov (URS) def. Mahmoud Ahmed Ali (EGY), TKO-3
• Janusz Gortat (POL) def. Raymond Russell (USA), 3:2
• Rudi Hornig (FRG) def. Guglielmo Spinello (ITA), 4:1
• Miguel Angel Cuello (ARG) def. Marian Culineac (ROU), TKO-2
• Mate Parlov (YUG) def. Imre Tóth (HUN), TKO-2

Quarterfinals

• Gilberto Carrillo (CUB) def. Harald Skog (NOR), TKO-1
• Isaac Ikhouria (NGR) def. Nikolay Anfimov (URS), 3:2
• Janusz Gortat (POL) def. Rudi Hornig (FRG), TKO-1
• Mate Parlov (YUG) def. Miguel Angel Cuello (ARG), walk-over

Semifinals

• Gilberto Carrillo (CUB) def. Isaac Ikhouria (NGR), 5:0
• Mate Parlov (YUG) def. Janusz Gortat (POL), 5:0

Final

• Mate Parlov (YUG) def. Gilberto Carrillo (CUB), TKO-2

Notes and References

1. Web site: Boxing at the 1972 Munich Summer Games: Men's Light Heavyweight . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418132226/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1972/BOX/mens-light-heavyweight.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . Sports Reference . 19 December 2018.