Boxing at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's light heavyweight

Men's light heavyweight boxing
at the Games of the IX Olympiad
VenueKrachtsportgebouw
DateAugust 8–11
Competitors16 from 16 nations
Medalists
   Argentina
   Germany
   Netherlands
Boxing at the
1928 Summer Olympics
Flyweight   men
Bantamweight men
Featherweight men
Lightweight men
Welterweight men
Middleweight men
Light heavyweight men
Heavyweight men

The men's light heavyweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1928 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the second-heaviest contested, and allowed boxers of up to 175 pounds (79.4 kilograms). The competition was held from Wednesday, August 8, 1928 to Saturday, August 11, 1928.

Results

Round of 16
August 8
  Quarterfinals
August 9
  Semifinals
August 10
  Final
August 11
                           
  Don McCorkindale (RSA) PTS  
  Domenico Ceccarelli (ITA) L       McCorkindale (RSA) W  
  Juozas Vinča (LTU) PTS     Vinča (LTU) KO2  
  Robert Foquet (FRA) L         McCorkindale (RSA) L  
  Víctor Avendaño (ARG) PTS         Avendaño (ARG) PTS  
  Sergio Ojeda (CHI) L       Avendaño (ARG) PTS
  Donald Carrick (CAN) PTS     Carrick (CAN) L  
  Jean Welter (LUX) L         Avendaño (ARG) PTS
  Ernst Pistulla (GER) PTS         Pistulla (GER) L
  Leon Lucas (USA) L       Pistulla (GER) PTS  
  William Murphy (IRL) W     Murphy (IRL) L  
  José Montllor (ESP) KO1         Pistulla (GER) PTS   Bronze medal bout
  Karel Miljon (NED) PTS         Miljon (NED) L  
  Emil Johansson (SWE) L       Miljon (NED) PTS     Miljon (NED) PTS
  Alf Jackson (GBR) PTS     Jackson (GBR) L       McCorkindale (RSA) L
  Alf Cleverley (NZL) L  

References

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