2012 Summer Olympics / Boxing - Lightweight (Men)

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

The lightweight boxing competition for men (up to 60 kg) at the 2012 Olympic Games in London was held from July 30th to August 12th, 2012 in the Exhibition Center London . 28 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 28 boxers qualified, four 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	Alexei Tishchenko ( Russia )	Beijing 2008
World Champion	Vasyl Lomatschenko ( Ukraine )	Baku 2011

1 round

July 30, 2012

Boxer 1	Result	Boxer 2
W. Lomatschenko	bye
W. Arias	17 - 8	E. Marriaga
A. Mejri	16 - 9	S. Chitou
F. Verdejo	11 - 5	O. Shayimov
G. Schajlauow	12 - 12 Decision based on auxiliary points	S. Adi
A. Allisop	8 - 18	J. Bhagwan
L. Jackson	7 - 70	L. Qiang
Y. Toledo	bye
D. Valentino	bye
R. Conceição	9 - 18	J. Taylor
E. Petrauskas	20 - 12	M. Varga
A. Chadi	8 - 15	F. Keleş
F. Gaibnazarov	11 - 6	A. Mewoli
R. Azzedine	20 - 21	J. Ramirez
M. Ramadan	6 - 11	SC Han
W. Safarjanz	bye

Round of 16

2nd August 2012

Boxer 1	Result	Boxer 2
W. Lomatschenko	15 - 3	W. Arias
A. Mejri	7 - 16	F. Verdejo
G. Schajlauow	16 - 8	J. Bhagwan
L. Qiang	10 - 14	Y. Toledo
D. Valentino	15 - 10	J. Taylor
E. Petrauskas	16 - 12	F. Keleş
F. Gaibnazarov	15 - 11	J. Ramirez
SC Han	13 - 13 Decision based on auxiliary points	W. Safarjanz

Quarter finals

August 6, 2012

Boxer 1	Result	Boxer 2
W. Lomatschenko	14 - 9	F. Verdejo
G. Schajlauow	11 - 19	Y. Toledo
D. Valentino	14 - 16	E. Petrauskas
F. Gaibnazarov	13 - 16	SC Han

Semifinals

Bronze for Evaldas Petrauskas (LTU)

August 10, 2012

Boxer 1	Result	Boxer 2
W. Lomatschenko	14 - 11	Y. Toledo
E. Petrauskas	13 - 18	SC Han

final

August 12, 2012, 2:45 p.m. (CEST)

Boxer 1	Result	Boxer 2
W. Lomatschenko	19 - 9	SC Han

Medals

Olympic champion Wassyl Lomatschenko (UKR)

Evaldas Petrauskas is the first Lithuanian medalist in this weight class.

space	Surname	nation
01	Vasyl Lomatschenko	Ukraine
02	Han Soon-chul	South Korea
03	Yasniel Toledo	Cuba
03	Evaldas Petrauskas	Lithuania

Web links

• Lightweight men

Individual evidence