Boxing at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Bantamweight explained

Event:	Bantamweight boxing
Games:	1984 Summer
Venue:	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
Dates:	30 July – 11 August
Competitors:	35
Nations:	35
Gold:	Maurizio Stecca
Goldnoc:	ITA
Silver:	Héctor López
Silvernoc:	MEX
Bronze:	Dale Walters
Bronzenoc:	CAN
Bronze2:	Pedro Nolasco
Bronzenoc2:	DOM
Prev:	1980
Next:	1988

The men's bantamweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1984 Summer Olympics. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 54 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 30 July to 11 August 1984. 35 boxers from 35 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
17T
17T
17T
17T
33T
33T
33T

First round

• Jarmo Eskelinen (FIN) def. Yao Gaitor (TOG), 5:0
• Pedro Nolasco (DOM) def. Ljubiša Simič (YUG), 4:1
• John Siryakibbe (UGA) def. Manuel Vilchez (VEN), 3:2

Second round

• Pedro Ruben Decima (ARG) def. Tshoza Mukuta (ZAI), 5:0
• Çemal Öner (TUR) def. Bararg Bahtohe (IVC), 4:1
• Hiroaki Takami (JPN) def. Gamal El-Komy (EGY), 4:1
• Dale Walters (CAN) def. Mustapha Kouchane (ALG), 5:0
• Joe Orewa (NGR) def. Wanchai Pongsri (THA), KO-2
• Héctor López (MEX) def. Johny Asadoma (INA), KO-3
• Ndaba Dube (ZIM) def. Amon Neequaye (GHA), 5:0
• Louis Gomis (FRA) def. Stefan Gertel (FRG), AB-2
• Robinson Pitalua (COL) def. Hugh Dyer (BLZ), RSC-2
• Babar Ali Khan (PAK) def. Firmin Abissi (BEN), 5:0
• Star Zulu (ZAM) def. Gustavo Cruz (NIC), 5:0
• Maurizio Stecca (ITA) def. Philip Sutcliffe (IRL), 5:0
• Moon Sung-Kil (KOR) def. John Hyland (GBR), AB-3
• Robert Shannon (USA) def. Sammy Mwangi (KEN), 5:0
• Juan Molina (PUR) def. Jarmo Eskelinen (FIN), 5:0
• Pedro Nolasco (DOM) def. John Siryakibbe (UGA), 5:0

Third round

• Pedro Ruben Decima (ARG) def. Çemal Öner (TUR), 4:1
• Dale Walters (CAN) def. Hiroaki Takami (JPN), 5:0
• Héctor López (MEX) def. Joe Orewa (NGR), 4:1
• Ndaba Dube (ZIM) def. Louis Gomis (FRA), 5:0
• Robinson Pitalua (COL) def. Babar Ali Khan (PAK), 5:0
• Maurizio Stecca (ITA) def. Star Zulu (ZAM), 5:0
• Moon Sung-Kil (KOR) def. Robert Shannon (USA), RSC-3
• Pedro Nolasco (DOM) def. Juan Molina (PUR), 3:2

Quarterfinals

• Dale Walters (CAN) def. Pedro Ruben Decima (ARG), 5:0
• Héctor López (MEX) def. Ndaba Dube (ZIM), 5:0
• Maurizio Stecca (ITA) def. Robinson Pitalua (COL), 5:0
• Pedro Nolasco (DOM) def. Moon Sung-Kil (KOR), RSC-1

Semifinals

• Héctor López (MEX) def. Dale Walters (CAN), 5:0
• Maurizio Stecca (ITA) def. Pedro Nolasco (DOM), 5:0

Final

• Maurizio Stecca (ITA) def. Héctor López (MEX), 4:1

Notes and References

1. Web site: Boxing at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's Bantamweight . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418045606/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1984/BOX/mens-bantamweight.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . Sports Reference . 28 December 2018.