Boxing at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Light flyweight explained

Event:	Light flyweight boxing
Games:	1984 Summer
Venue:	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
Dates:	30 July – 11 August
Competitors:	24
Nations:	24
Gold:	Paul Gonzales
Goldnoc:	USA
Silver:	Salvatore Todisco
Silvernoc:	ITA
Bronze:	Marcelino Bolivar
Bronzenoc:	VEN
Bronze2:	Keith Mwila
Bronzenoc2:	ZAM
Prev:	1980
Next:	1988

The men's light flyweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1984 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the lightest contested, and allowed boxers of up to 48 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 30 July to 11 August 1984. 24 boxers from 24 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

First round

• Rafael Ramos (PUR) def. Carlos Salazar (ARG), walk-over
• Agapito Gómez (ESP) def. Mahjoub Mjirich (MAR), 3:2
• Marcelino Bolivar (VEN) def. Nelson Jamili (PHI), 5:0
• Carlos Motta (GUA) def. Mustafa Genç (TUR), 5:0
• Daniel Mwangi (KEN) def. Sanpol Sang-Ano (THA), RSC-3
• Yehuda Ben-Haim (ISR) def. Michael Dankwa (GHA), 4:1
• John Lyon (GBR) def. Alego Akomi (SUD), 5:0
• William Bagonza (UGA) def. Abbas Zaghayer (IRQ), RSC-2
• Paul Gonzales (USA) def. Kim Kwang-Sun (KOR), 5:0

Second round

• Mamoru Kuroiwa (JPN) def. Francisco Tejedor (COL), 4:1
• Keith Mwila (ZAM) def. Chung Pao Ming (TPE), RSC-2
• Salvatore Todisco (ITA) def. Gerard Hawkins (IRL), 5:0
• Rafael Ramos (PUR) def. Jesús Beltre (DOM), 4:1
• Marcelino Bolivar (VEN) def. Agapito Gómez (ESP), 4:1
• Carlos Motta (GUA) def. Daniel Mwangi (KEN), 4:1
• John Lyon (GBR) def. Yehuda Ben-Haim (ISR), 5:0
• Paul Gonzales (USA) def. William Bagonza (UGA), 5:0

Quarterfinals

• Keith Mwila (ZAM) def. Mamoru Kuroiwa (JPN), 5:0
• Salvatore Todisco (ITA) def. Rafael Ramos (PUR), 4:1
• Marcelino Bolivar (VEN) def. Carlos Motta (GUA), 5:0
• Paul Gonzales (USA) def. John Lyon (GBR), 4:1

Semifinals

• Salvatore Todisco (ITA) def. Keith Mwila (ZAM), 5:0
• Paul Gonzales (USA) def. Marcelino Bolivar (VEN), 5:0

Final

• Paul Gonzales (USA) def. Salvatore Todisco (ITA), walk-over

Notes and References

1. Web site: Boxing at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's Light-Flyweight . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418045607/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1984/BOX/mens-light-flyweight.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . Sports Reference . 28 December 2018.