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Boxing at the
1968 Summer Olympics
Light flyweight men
Flyweight men
Bantamweight men
Featherweight men
Lightweight men
Light welterweight men
Welterweight men
Light middleweight men
Middleweight men
Light heavyweight men
Heavyweight men

The light welterweight class in the boxing competition was the sixth-lowest weight class. Light welterweights were limited to those boxers weighing a maximum of 63.5 kilograms (139.9 lbs). 35 boxers qualified for this category. Like all Olympic boxing events, the competition was a straight single-elimination tournament. Both semifinal losers were awarded bronze medals, so no boxers competed again after their first loss. Bouts consisted of six rounds each. Five judges scored each bout. [1]

Medalists

Gold Jerzy Kulej
  Poland
Silver Enrique Regüeiferos
  Cuba
Bronze Arto Nilsson
  Finland
Jim Wallington
  United States

Schedule

Date Round
Sunday, October 13, 1968 First round
Friday, October 18, 1968 Second round
Monday, October 21, 1968 Third round
Wednesday, October 23, 1968 Quarterfinals
Thursday, October 24, 1968 Semifinals
Saturday, October 26, 1968 Final Bout

Draw

Finals

Semifinals Final
  Jerzy Kulej ( POL) 5
  Arto Nilsson ( FIN) 0   Jerzy Kulej ( POL) 3
  Jim Wallington ( USA) 1   Enrique Regüeiferos ( CUB) 2
  Enrique Regüeiferos ( CUB) 4

Top half

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals Semifinals
  Jerzy Kulej ( POL) 3
  Janos Kadji ( HUN) 2
  Jerzy Kulej ( POL) 4
  Giambattista Capretti ( ITA) RSC   Gianbattista Capretti ( ITA) 1
  Richard Findlay ( CAN)   Giambattista Capretti ( ITA) 5
  Carlos Casal ( URU) 0
  Jerzy Kulej ( POL) 3
  Peter Tiepold ( GDR) 2
  Jaime Lozano ( MEX) 5
  Emmanuel Lawson ( GHA) 0
  Jaime Lozano ( MEX) 0
  Peter Tiepold ( GDR) 5
  Peter Tiepold ( GDR) 5
  Vladimir Kucera ( TCH) 0
  Jerzy Kulej ( POL) 5
  Arto Nilsson ( FIN) 0
  Ljubinko Veselinović ( YUG) 3
  Samuel Valencia ( ECU) 2
  Vaselinovic Ljubinko ( YUG) 1
  Petar Stoitchev ( BUL) 4
  Petar Stoychev ( BUL) 5
  Ali Kılıçoğlu ( TUR) 0
  Petar Stoitchev ( BUL)
  Arto Nilsson ( FIN) RSC
  Gert Puzicha ( FRG) 5
  Jim McCourt ( IRL) 0
  Gert Puzicha ( FRG) 2
  Arto Nilsson ( FIN) 3
  Arto Nilsson ( FIN) 5
  John Olulu ( KEN) 0

Bottom half

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals Semifinals
  Nelson Ruiz ( VEN) 3
  Niyom Prasertsom ( THA) 2
  Nelson Ruiz ( VEN) 1
  Kim Sa-young ( KOR) 4
  Kim Sa-yong ( KOR) 3
  Enrique González ( CHI) 2
  Kim Sa-yong ( KOR) 0
  Jim Wallington ( USA) 5
  Jim Wallington ( USA) RSC
  Donato Cartagena ( DOM)
  Jim Wallington ( USA) 5
  Alex Odhiambo ( UGA) 0
  Alex Odhiambo ( UGA) RSC
  Mariano Pérez ( ESP)
  Jim Wallington ( USA) 1
  Enrique Regüeiferos ( CUB) 4
  Issaka Dabore ( NIG) 5
  Isaac Marin ( CRC) 0
  Issaka Dabore ( NIG) 1
  Yevgeny Frolov ( URS) 4
  Yevgeny Frolov ( URS) 5
  Raymond Maguire ( AUS) 0
  Yevgeny Frolov ( URS) 2
  Enrique Regüefeiros ( CUB) RSC   Enrique Regüeiferos ( CUB) 3
  Terence Waller ( GBR)   Enrique Regüeiferos ( CUB) Bye
  Enrique Regüeiferos ( CUB) RSC
  Antoniu Vasile ( ROU) KO-1   Antoniu Vasile ( ROU)
  Ernest Dong ( CMR)   Antoniu Vasile ( ROU) w/o
  Habib Galhia ( TUN) 5   Habib Galhia ( TUN)
  Adalberto Siebens ( PUR) 0

References

  1. ^ "Boxing at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games: Men's Light-Welterweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
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