| Boxing at the 1968 Summer Olympics | |
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| 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 heavyweight class in the boxing competition was the second-highest weight class. Light heavyweights were limited to those boxers weighing a maximum of 81 kilograms (178.6 lbs). 18 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.
Medalists
| Gold | Danas Pozniakas Soviet Union
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| Silver | Ion Monea Romania
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| Bronze | Georgi Stankov Bulgaria
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Stanisław Dragan Poland
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Schedule
| Date | Round |
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| Sunday, October 13, 1968 | First round |
| Friday, October 18, 1968 | Second round |
| Tuesday, October 22, 1968 | Quarterfinals |
| Thursday, October 24, 1968 | Semifinals |
| Saturday, October 26, 1968 | Final Bout |
Draw
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Georgi Stankov (BUL)
| 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Arthur Redden (USA)
| 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgi Stankov (BUL)
| 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Bernard Malherbe (FRA)
| 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bernard Malherbe (FRA)
| 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Efstathios Alexopoulos (GRE)
| 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgi Stankov (BUL)
| 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Danas Pozniakas (URS)
| 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Danas Pozniakas (URS)
| KO-2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Gregorio Aldama (CUB)
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| Danas Pozniakas (URS)
| 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Jürgen Schlegel (GDR)
| 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jürgen Schlegel (GDR)
| 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Hassan Nour-el-Din Aman (EGY)
| 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Danas Pozniakas (URS)
| w/o | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Ion Monea (ROU)
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| Ion Monea (ROU)
| 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Raymar Reimers (FRG)
| 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ion Monea (ROU)
| 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Fatai Ayinla (NGR)
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fatai Ayinla (NGR)
| RSC | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Enrique Villarreal (MEX)
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| Ion Monea (ROU)
| 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Stanisław Dragan (POL)
| 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stanisław Dragan (POL)
| DSQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Jorge Clemente (PUR)
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| Stanisław Dragan (POL)
| 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Kurt Baumgartner (AUT)
| 3 |  Walter Facchinetti (ITA)
| 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Soungalo Bagayogo (MLI)
| 2 | Kurt Baumgartner (AUT)
| DSQ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Walter Facchinetti (ITA)
| 5 | Walter Facchinetti (ITA)
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 Josef Kapín (TCH)
| 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
References
- "Boxing at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games: Men's Light-Heavyweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
| Olympic boxing champions – men's light heavyweight | |
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| 1920–1936: 160–175 lb (72.6–79.4 kg) · 1948: 73–80 kg · 1952–2012: 75–81 kg · 2016–2020: 76–81 kg | |
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