2012 Summer Olympics / Boxing - Light Heavyweight (Men)

sport	Boxing
discipline	Light heavyweight
gender	Men
place	Exhibition Center London
Attendees	26 athletes from 28 countries
Competition phase	July 30th to August 12th, 2012

The men's light heavyweight boxing competition (up to 81 kg) at the 2012 Olympic Games in London was held from July 30th to August 12th, 2012 in the Exhibition Center London . 26 boxers took part.

The competition was carried out in a knockout system . It started with the 1st round, which included 32 starting places. Since only 26 boxers qualified, six athletes byes were drawn. The winners made it to the round of 16, quarter-finals and semi-finals. The winners of the semifinals competed for the gold medal, both losers received the bronze medal.

Title holder

Olympic champion	Zhang Xiaoping	Beijing 2008
World Champion	Julio César La Cruz	Baku 2011

1 round

July 30, 2012

Boxer 1	Result	Boxer 2
Julio César La Cruz	bye
Ihab Al-Matbouli	19 - 7	Lukman Lawal
Sumit Sangwan	14 - 15	Yamaguchi F. Florentino
Ahmed Barki	8 - 17	Meng Fanlong
Elshod Rasulov	bye
Yahia El-Mekachari	16 - 8	Djakhan Kurbanov
Damien Hooper	13 - 11	Marcus Browne
Yegor Mechonzew	bye
Aedilbek Niyazymbetov	bye
Carlos Góngora	9 - 8	Vatan Huseynli
Jeysson Monroy	10 - 12	Ehsan Rouzbahani
Bahram Muzaffer	bye
Oleksandr Hwosdyk	18 - 10	Mikhail Dauhaljawez
Boško Drašković	11 - 16	Osmar Bravo
Christian Donfack	6 - 15	Enrico Koelling
Abdelhafid Benchabla	bye

The outcome of the fight between Indian Sangwan and Brazilian Florentino, brother of middleweight silver medalist Esquiva F. Florentino , caused controversy. The Indian team felt they were being disadvantaged, and Sports Minister Ajay Maken lodged an official protest, which was unsuccessful.

Round of 16

4th August 2012

Boxer 1	Result	Boxer 2
Julio César La Cruz	25 - 8	Ihab Al-Matbouli
Yamaguchi F. Florentino	17 - 17 Decision based on auxiliary points	Meng Fanlong
Elshod Rasulov	13 - 6	Yahia El-Mekachari
Damien Hooper	11 - 19	Yegor Mechonzew
Aedilbek Niyazymbetov	13 - 5	Carlos Góngora
Ehsan Rouzbahani	18 - 12	Bahram Muzaffer
Oleksandr Hwosdyk	18 - 6	Osmar Bravo
Enrico Koelling	9 - 12	Abdelhafid Benchabla

Quarter finals

Abdelhafid Benchabla (ALG)

August 8, 2012

Boxer 1	Result	Boxer 2
Julio César La Cruz	15 - 18	Yamaguchi F. Florentino
Elshod Rasulov	15 - 19	Yegor Mechonzew
Aedilbek Niyazymbetov	13 - 10	Ehsan Rouzbahani
Oleksandr Hwosdyk	19 - 17	Abdelhafid Benchabla |}

Semifinals

Yamaguchi Florentino (BRA) wins the bronze medal

August 10, 2012

Boxer 1	Result	Boxer 2
Yamaguchi F. Florentino	11 - 23	Yegor Mechonzew
Aedilbek Niyazymbetov	13 - 13 Decision based on auxiliary points	Oleksandr Hwosdyk

final

Olympic champion Yegor Mechonzew (RUS)

August 12, 2012, 3:45 p.m. (CEST)

Boxer 1	Result	Boxer 2
Yegor Mechonzew	15 - 15 Decision by jury decision	Aedilbek Niyazymbetov

Medals

Yamaguchi F. Florentino won the first Brazilian medal in this weight class.

space	Surname	nation
01	Yegor Mechonzew	Russia
02	Aedilbek Niyazymbetov	Kazakhstan
03	Oleksandr Hwosdyk	Ukraine
03	Yamaguchi F. Florentino	Brazil

Web links

• Light heavyweight men

Individual evidence

1. ^ The Indian Express, August 1, 2012