Boxing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Light heavyweight

The men's light heavyweight boxing competition at the 1948 Olympic Games in London was held from 9 to 13 August at the Empress Hall in Earl's Court and the Wembley Arena.[1]

Men's light heavyweight
at the Games of the XIV Olympiad
VenueEarl's Court
Wembley Arena
Date9–13 August
Competitors24 from 24 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) George Hunter  South Africa
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Don Scott  Great Britain
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Mauro Cía  Argentina
← 1936
1952 →

Competition format

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Like all Olympic boxing events, the competition was a straight single-elimination tournament. The competition began with a preliminary round on 9 August, where the number of competitors was reduced to 16, and concluded with a final on 13 August. As there were less than 32 boxers in the competition, a number of boxers received a bye for the preliminary round. All bouts consisted of three periods where the boxers received points for every successful punch they land on their opponent's head or upper body. The boxer with the most points at the end of the bouts wins. If a boxer is knocked to the ground and cannot get up before the referee counts to 10 then the bout is over and the opponent wins.

Results

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Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
  Mohamed El-Minabawi (EGY)
  Adrian Holmes (AUS) KO-2
  Adrian Holmes (AUS) PTS
  Hugh O'Hagan (IRL)
  Hans Schwarzmann (SUI)
  Hugh O'Hagan (IRL) PTS
  Adrian Holmes (AUS)
  Don Scott (GBR) PTS
  Eskandar Shora (IRI)
  Giacomo Di Segni (ITA) PTS
  Giacomo Di Segni (ITA)
  Don Scott (GBR) PTS
  Don Scott (GBR) RSC-2
  György Kapocsi (HUN)
  Don Scott (GBR)
  Chuck Spieser (USA) PTS   George Hunter (RSA) PTS
  Erik Jensen (DEN)   Chuck Spieser (USA)
  Ray Edwards (JAM)   George Hunter (RSA) PTS
  George Hunter (RSA) PTS   George Hunter (RSA) PTS
  Alejandro Arteche (ESP)   Harry Siljander (FIN)
  Vital L'Hoste (BEL) PTS   Vital L'Hoste (BEL)
  Otto Michtits (AUT)   Harry Siljander (FIN) PTS
  Harry Siljander (FIN) PTS   George Hunter (RSA) PTS
  Mauro Cía (ARG) PTS   Mauro Cía (ARG)
  Hennie Quentemeijer (NED)   Mauro Cía (ARG) DSQ-3 Third place
  Felipe Posse (URU) PTS   Felipe Posse (URU)
  Otakar Rademacher (TCH)   Mauro Cía (ARG) PTS   Adrian Holmes (AUS)
  Joseph Roude (FRA)   Franciszek Szymura (POL)   Mauro Cía (ARG) RSC-3
  Israel Quitcón (PUR) RSC-1   Israel Quitcón (PUR)
  Franciszek Szymura (POL) PTS   Franciszek Szymura (POL) RSC-1
  Mac Joachim (IND)

References

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  1. ^ "Boxing at the 1948 London Summer Games: Men's Light-Heavyweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
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