Boxing at the 1968 Summer Olympics

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Final results for the Boxing competition at the 1968 Summer Olympics.

Contents 1 Medal table 2 Results 2.1 Light Flyweight (– 48 kg) 2.1.1 First Round 2.1.2 Second Round 2.1.3 Quarterfinals 2.1.4 Semifinals 2.1.5 Final 2.2 Flyweight (– 51 kg) 2.2.1 Quarterfinals 2.2.2 Semifinals 2.2.3 Final 2.3 Bantamweight (– 54 kg) 2.3.1 Quarterfinals 2.3.2 Semifinals 2.3.3 Final 2.4 Featherweight (– 57 kg) 2.4.1 Quarterfinals 2.4.2 Semifinals 2.4.3 Final 2.5 Lightweight (– 60 kg) 2.5.1 Quarterfinals 2.5.2 Semifinals 2.5.3 Final 2.6 Light Welterweight (– 63.5 kg) 2.6.1 Quartersfinals 2.6.2 Semifinals 2.6.3 Final 2.7 Welterweight (– 67 kg) 2.7.1 Quarterfinals 2.7.2 Semifinals 2.7.3 Final 2.8 Light Middleweight (– 71 kg) 2.8.1 Quarterfinals 2.8.2 Semifinals 2.8.3 Final 2.9 Middleweight (– 75 kg) 2.9.1 First Round 2.9.2 Second Round 2.9.3 Quarterfinals 2.9.4 Semifinals 2.9.5 Final 2.10 Light Heavyweight (– 81 kg) 2.10.1 Quarterfinals 2.10.2 Semifinals 2.10.3 Final 2.11 Heavyweight (+ 81 kg) 2.11.1 First Round 2.11.2 Quarterfinals 2.11.3 Semifinals 2.11.4 Final

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Soviet Union (URS)	3	2	1	6
2	United States (USA)	2	1	4	7
3	Mexico (MEX)	2	0	2	4
4	Poland (POL)	1	2	2	5
5	East Germany (GDR)	1	0	0	1
	Great Britain (GBR)	1	0	0	1
	Venezuela (VEN)	1	0	0	1
8	Cuba (CUB)	0	2	0	2
9	South Korea (KOR)	0	1	1	2
	Romania (ROU)	0	1	1	2
	Uganda (UGA)	0	1	1	2
12	Cameroon (CMR)	0	1	0	1
13	Bulgaria (BUL)	0	0	2	2
14	Argentina (ARG)	0	0	1	1
	Brazil (BRA)	0	0	1	1
	Finland (FIN)	0	0	1	1
	Italy (ITA)	0	0	1	1
	Japan (JPN)	0	0	1	1
	Kenya (KEN)	0	0	1	1
	West Germany (FRG)	0	0	1	1
	Yugoslavia (YUG)	0	0	1	1

Results

Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)

RANK	NAME ATHLETE	COUNTRY
	Francisco Rodríguez	VEN
	Jee Yong-Ju	KOR
	Hubert Skrzypczak	POL
	Harlan Marbley	USA

First Round

• Tahar Aziz (MAR) def. David Nata (ZAM), 4:1

• Hubert Skrzypczak (POL) def. Mohamed Sohem (EGY), 5:0

• Joseph Donovan (AUS) def. György Gedó (HUN), TKO-2

• Robert Urretavizcaya (ARG) def. Ignacio Espinal (DOM), walk-over

• Alberto Morales (MEX) def. Franco Udella (ITA), 5:0

• Bernd Engelmeier (GDR) def. Mando Vicera (PHI), 3:2

• Viktor Zaporozhets (URS) def. Yunji Watanabe (JPN), 5:0

• Jee Yong-Ju (KOR) def. Douglas Ogada (UGA), TKO-2

Second Round

• Gabriel Ogun (NGA) def. Stefan Alexandrov (BUL), 4:1

• Harlan Marbley (USA) def. Fuat Temel (TUR), 5:0

• Khata Karunatarne (CEY) def. They Lay (BUR), 5:0

• Francisco Rodríguez def. Rafael Carbonell (CUB), 5:0

• Hubert Skrzypczak (POL) def. Tahar Aziz (MAR), 4:1

• Joseph Donovan (AUS) def. Robert Urretavizcaya (ARG), 5:0

• Alberto Morales (MEX) def. Bernd Engelmeier (GDR), TKO-1

• Jee Yong-Ju (KOR) def. Viktor Zaporozhets (URS), 3:2

Quarterfinals

• Harlan Marbley (USA) def. Gabriel Ogun (NGA), 5:0

• Francisco Rodríguez def. Khata Karunatarne (CEY), TKO-2

• Hubert Skrzypczak (POL) def. Joseph Donovan (AUS), 3:2

• Jee Yong-Ju (KOR) def. Alberto Morales (MEX), 3:2

Semifinals

• Francisco Rodríguez def. Harlan Marbley (USA), 4:1

• Jee Yong-Ju (KOR) def. Hubert Skrzypczak (POL), 4:1

Final

• Francisco Rodríguez def. Jee Yong-Ju (KOR), 3:2

Flyweight (– 51 kg)

RANK	NAME ATHLETE	COUNTRY
	Ricardo Delgado	MEX
	Artur Olech	POL
	Servílio de Oliveira	BRA
	Leo Rwabdogo	UGA

Quarterfinals

• Servílio de Oliveira (BRA) def. Joseph Destimo (GHA), 5:0

• Ricardo Delgado (MEX) def. Tetsuaki Nakamura (JPN), 5:0

• Artur Olech (POL) def. Nikolay Novikov (URS), TKO-2

• Leo Rwabwogo (UGA) def. Tibor Badari (HUN), 3:2

Semifinals

• Ricardo Delgado (MEX) def. Servílio de Oliveira (BRA), 5:0

• Artur Olech (POL) def. Leo Rwabwogo (UGA), 3:2

Final

• Ricardo Delgado (MEX) def. Artur Olech (POL), 5:0

Bantamweight (– 54 kg)

RANK	NAME ATHLETE	COUNTRY
	Valerian Sokolov	URS
	Eridadi Mukwanga	UGA
	Eiji Morioka	JPN
	Chang Kyou-Chul	KOR

Quarterfinals

• Valerian Sokolov (URS) def. Samuel Mbugua (KEN), 5:0

• Eiji Morioka (JPN) def. Michael Dowling (IRL), 4:1

• Eridadi Mukwanga (UGA) def. Roberto Cervantes (MEX), 5:0

• Chang Kyou-Chul (KOR) def. Horst Rascher (FRG), 5:0

Semifinals

• Valerian Sokolov (URS) def. Eiji Morioka (JPN), 5:0

• Eridadi Mukwanga (UGA) def. Chang Kyou-Chul (KOR), 4:1

Final

• Valerian Sokolov (URS) def. Eridadi Mukwanga (UGA), TKO-2

Featherweight (– 57 kg)

RANK	NAME ATHLETE	COUNTRY
	Antonio Roldán	MEX
	Alberto Robinson	USA
	Philip Waruinge	KEN
	Ivan Mikhailov	BUL

Quarterfinals

• Philip Waruinge (KEN) def. Miguel García (ARG), 4:1

• Antonio Roldán (MEX) def. Valeri Plotnikov (URS), 4:1

• Alberto Robinson (USA) def. Abdelhadi Khallafallah (EGY), 5:0

• Ivan Mikhailov (BUL) def. Seyfi Tatar (TUR), 5:0

Semifinals

• Antonio Roldán (MEX) def. Philip Waruinge (KEN), 3:2

• Alberto Robinson (USA) def. Ivan Mikhailov (BUL), 4:1

Final

• Antonio Roldán (MEX) def. Alberto Robinson (USA), DSQ-2

Lightweight (– 60 kg)

RANK	NAME ATHLETE	COUNTRY
	Ronald W. Harris	USA
	Józef Grudzien	POL
	Zvonimir Vujin	YUG
	Calistrat Cutov	ROU

Quarterfinals

• Calistrat Cutov (ROU) def. Stoyan Pilichev (BUL), 4:1

• Ronald W. Harris (USA) def. Mohamed Muruli (UGA), 5:0

• Zvonimir Vujin (YUG) def. Luis Minami (PER), 5:0

• Józef Grudzien (POL) def. Enzo Petriglia (ITA), 5:0

Semifinals

• Ronald W. Harris (USA) def. Calistrat Cutov (ROU), 5:0

• Józef Grudzien (POL) def. Zvonimir Vujin (YUG), 5:0

Final

• Ronald W. Harris (USA) def. Józef Grudzien (POL), 5:0

Light Welterweight (– 63.5 kg)

RANK	NAME ATHLETE	COUNTRY
	Jerzy Kulej	POL
	Enrique Requeiferos	CUB
	Arto Nilsson	FIN
	James Wallington	USA

Quartersfinals

• Jerzy Kulej (POL) def. Peter Tiepold (GDR), 3:2

• Arto Nilsson (FIN) def. Petar Stoychev (BUL), TKO-2

• James Wallington (USA) def. Kim Sa-Young (KOR), 5:0

• Enrique Requeiferos (CUB) def. Yevgeni Frolov (URS), 3:2

Semifinals

• Jerzy Kulej (POL) def. Arto Nilsson (FIN), 5:0

• Enrique Requeiferos (CUB) def. James Wallington (USA), 4:1

Final

• Jerzy Kulej (POL) def. Enrique Requeiferos (CUB), 3:2

Welterweight (– 67 kg)

RANK	NAME ATHLETE	COUNTRY
	Manfred Wolke	GDR
	Joseph Bessala	CMR
	Mario Guilloti	ARG
	Vladimir Musalimov	URS

Quarterfinals

• Manfred Wolke (GDR) def. Celal Sandal (TUR), 4:1

• Vladimir Musalimov (URS) def. Alfonso Ramírez (MEX), 5:0

• Mario Guilloti (ARG) def. Armando Muniz (USA), 4:1

• Joseph Bessala (CMR) def. Victor Zilberman (ROU), TKO-3

Semifinals

• Manfred Wolke (GDR) def. Vladimir Musalimov (URS), 3:2

• Joseph Bessala (CMR) def. Mario Guilloti (ARG), 5:0

Final

• Manfred Wolke (GDR) def. Joseph Bessala (CMR), 4:1

Light Middleweight (– 71 kg)

RANK	NAME ATHLETE	COUNTRY
	Boris Lagutin	URS
	Rolando Garbey	CUB
	John Lee Baldwin	USA
	Günther Meier	FRG

Quarterfinals

• John Lee Baldwin (USA) def. Eustacio Benítez (URU), 5:0

• Rolando Garbey (CUB) def. Eric Blake (GBR), KO-1

• Boris Lagutin (URS) def. Janos Covaci (ROU), TKO-3

• Günther Meier (FRG) def. David Jackson (UGA), 5:0

Semifinals

• Rolando Garbey (CUB) def. John Lee Baldwin (USA), 4:1

• Boris Lagutin (URS) def. Günther Meier (FRG), 4:1

Final

• Boris Lagutin (URS) def. Rolando Garbey (CUB), 5:0

Middleweight (– 75 kg)

RANK	NAME ATHLETE	COUNTRY
	Chris Finnegan	GBR
	Aleksei Kiselyov	URS
	Agustín Zaragoza	MEX
	Al Jones	USA

First Round

• Raúl Marrero (CUB) def. Saulo Hernández (PUR), DSQ-2

• Chris Finnegan (GBR) def. Titus Simba (TNZ), 5:0

• Simon Georgiev (BUL) def. Mario Casati (ITA), 4:1

• Al Jones (USA) def. Marcelo Quinones (PER), 5:0

• Mate Parlov (YUG) def. Lahcen Ahidous (MAR), 5:0

• Aleksei Kiselyov (URS) def. Antoine Abaing (CMR), 5:0

• Jan van Ispelen (HOL) def. Miguel Villugron (CHL), TKO-2

Second Round

• Agustín Zaragoza (MEX) def. Dinsdale Wright (JAM), 5:0

• Jan Hejduk (CZE) def. Norberto Freitas (URU), TKO-1

• Wieslaw Rudkowski (POL) def. Charles Amos (GUY), KO-2

• Aleksei Kiselyov (URS) def. Matthias Ouma (UGA), 4:1

• Chris Finnegan (GBR) def. Ewald Wichert (FRG), 3:2

• Mate Parlov (YUG) def. Jan van Ispelen (HOL), 4:1

• Al Jones (USA) def. Raúl Marrero (CUB), 5:0

Quarterfinals

• Agustín Zaragoza (MEX) def. Jan Hejduk (CZE), 4:1

• Aleksei Kiselyov (URS) def. Wieslaw Rudkowski (POL), 5:0

• Chris Finnegan (GBR) def. Mate Parlov (YUG), 5:0

• Al Jones (USA) def. Simon Georgiev (BUL), 4:1

Semifinals

• Aleksei Kiselyov (URS) def. Agustín Zaragoza (MEX), TKO-1

• Chris Finnegan (GBR) def. Al Jones (USA), 4:1

Final

• Chris Finnegan (GBR) def. Aleksei Kiselyov (URS), 3:2

Light Heavyweight (– 81 kg)

RANK	NAME ATHLETE	COUNTRY
	Daniel Poznyak	URS
	Ion Monea	ROU
	Georghi Stankov	BUL
	Stanislaw Dragan	POL

Quarterfinals

• Georgi Stankov (BUL) def. Bernard Malhebre (FRA), 5:0

• Daniel Poznyak (URS) def. Jürgen Schlegel (GDR), 5:0

• Ion Monea (ROU) def. Fatai Ayinla (NGA), 3:2

• Stanislaw Dragan (POL) def. Walter Facchinetti (ITA), 4:1

Semifinals

• Daniel Poznyak (URS) def. Georgi Stankov (BUL), 5:0

• Ion Monea (ROU) def. Stanislaw Dragan (POL), 4:1

Final

• Daniel Poznyak (URS) def. Ion Monea (ROU), walk-over

Heavyweight (+ 81 kg)

RANK	NAME ATHLETE	COUNTRY
	George Foreman	USA
	Ionas Chepulis	URS
	Giorgio Bambini	ITA
	Joaquín Rocha	MEX

First Round

• George Foreman (USA) def. Lucjan Trela (POL), 4:1

• Ion Alexe (ROU) def. John Coker (SLE), 5:0

• Kiril Pandov (BUL) def. Milos Petar (YUG), 3:2

• Giorgio Bambini (ITA) def. Dieter Renz (FRG), 5:0

• Rudie Lubbers (HOL) def. Talaat el-Dahsaan (EGY), DSQ-2

• Joaquín Rocha (MEX) def. Adonis Ray (GHA), 4:1

• Bernd Anders (GDR) def. Nancio Carrillo (CUB), TKO-1

• Ionas Chepulis (URS) def. William Wells (GBR), TKO-3

Quarterfinals

• George Foreman (USA) def. Ion Alexe (ROU), TKO-3

• Giorgio Bambini (ITA) def. Kiril Pandov (BUL), 5:0

• Joaquín Rocha (MEX) def. Rudie Lubbers (HOL), 3:2

• Ionas Chepulis (URS) def. Bernd Anders (GDR), KO-3

• Efren Ortega III (USA) Draw. Matthew Alvarado (MEX), Draw

Semifinals

• George Foreman (USA) def. Giorgio Bambini (ITA), KO-2

• Ionas Chepulis (URS) def. Joaquín Rocha (MEX), TKO-2

Final

• George Foreman (USA) def. Ionas Chepulis (URS), TKO-2

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