The men's light heavyweight boxing competition at the 2012 Olympic Games in London was held from 30 July to 12 August at the ExCeL Exhibition Centre.
| Men's light heavyweight boxing at the Games of the XXX Olympiad | |||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | ExCeL Exhibition Centre | ||||||||||||||||
| Date | 30 July to 12 August | ||||||||||||||||
| Competitors | 26 from 26 nations | ||||||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||||||
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Twenty-six boxers from 26 nations competed.
Competition format
editThe competition consisted of a single-elimination tournament. Bronze medals were awarded to both semi-final losers. Bouts were three rounds of three minutes each.[1]
Schedule
editAll times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| Monday 30 July 2012 | 14:45 & 21:45 | Round of 32 |
| Saturday 4 August 2012 | 15:30 & 22:30 | Round of 16 |
| Wednesday 8 August 2012 | 22:30 | Quarter-finals |
| Friday 10 August 2012 | 22:00 | Semi-finals |
| Sunday 12 August 2012 | 14:45 | Final |
Results
editFinals
edit| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
 Yamaguchi Falcão (BRA) | 11 | |||||
 Egor Mekhontsev (RUS) | 23 | |||||
| Egor Mekhontsev (RUS) | 15 | |||||
 Adilbek Niyazymbetov (KAZ) | 15 | |||||
| Adilbek Niyazymbetov (KAZ) | 13 | |||||
 Oleksandr Gvozdyk (UKR) | 13 | |||||
Top half
edit| Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | ||||||||||||||||
 Julio César la Cruz (CUB)
| 25 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Ihab Al-Matbouli (JOR)
| 19 | Ihab Al-Matbouli (JOR)
| 8 | ||||||||||||||||
 Lukman Lawal (NGR)
| 7 | Julio César la Cruz (CUB)
| 15 | ||||||||||||||||
 Sumit Sangwan (IND)
| 14 | Yamaguchi Falcão (BRA)
| 18 | ||||||||||||||||
| Yamaguchi Falcão (BRA)
| 15 | Yamaguchi Falcão (BRA)
| 17 | ||||||||||||||||
 Ahmed Barki (MAR)
| 8 |  Meng Fanlong (CHN)
| 17 | ||||||||||||||||
| Meng Fanlong (CHN)
| 17 | Yamaguchi Falcão (BRA)
| 11 | ||||||||||||||||
| Egor Mekhontsev (RUS)
| 23 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Elshod Rasulov (UZB)
| 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Yahia El-Mekachari (TUN)
| 16 | Yahia El-Mekachari (TUN)
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||
 Jahon Qurbonov (TJK)
| 8 | Elshod Rasulov (UZB)
| 15 | ||||||||||||||||
 Damien Hooper (AUS)
| 13 | Egor Mekhontsev (RUS)
| 19 | ||||||||||||||||
 Marcus Browne (USA)
| 11 | Damien Hooper (AUS)
| 11 | ||||||||||||||||
| Egor Mekhontsev (RUS)
| 19 | ||||||||||||||||||
Bottom half
edit| Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | ||||||||||||||||
| Adilbek Niyazymbetov (KAZ)
| 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Carlos Góngora (ECU)
| 9 | Carlos Góngora (ECU)
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||
 Vatan Huseynli (AZE)
| 8 | Adilbek Niyazymbetov (KAZ)
| 13 | ||||||||||||||||
 Jeysson Monroy (COL)
| 10 |  Ehsan Rouzbahani (IRI)
| 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ehsan Rouzbahani (IRI)
| 12 | Ehsan Rouzbahani (IRI)
| 18 | ||||||||||||||||
 Bahram Muzaffer (TUR)
| 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Adilbek Niyazymbetov (KAZ)
| 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Oleksandr Hvozdyk (UKR)
| 18 | Oleksandr Hvozdyk (UKR)
| 13 | ||||||||||||||||
 Mikhail Dauhaliavets (BLR)
| 10 | Oleksandr Hvozdyk (UKR)
| 18 | ||||||||||||||||
 Boško Drašković (MNE)
| 11 |  Osmar Bravo (NCA)
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Osmar Bravo (NCA)
| 16 | Oleksandr Hvozdyk (UKR)
| 19 | ||||||||||||||||
 Christian Donfack Adjoufack (CMR)
| 6 |  Abdelhafid Benchabla (ALG)
| 17 | ||||||||||||||||
 Enrico Kölling (GER)
| 15 | Enrico Kölling (GER)
| 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Abdelhafid Benchabla (ALG)
| 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
Controversy
editIndia's Sumit Sangwan fought well against Brazil's Yamaguchi Falcão before losing the bout 14–15 in what appeared to be a controversial decision in favour of the Brazilian. The decision not only angered the Indian team and the country's sports minister, Ajay Maken, but also led to an official protest which Maken confirmed on Twitter. Some commentators were also surprised by the decision, one describing it as "day-light robbery."[2]
References
edit- ^ Men's light heavyweight competition format. Archived 2012-12-05 at archive.today Accessed 2 May 2012.
- ^ Sumit Sangwan loses under controversial circumstances Accessed 30 July 2012.