Boxing at the 1968 Summer Olympics

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

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. Manolo 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 (VEN) 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 (VEN) 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 (VEN) def. Harlan Marbley (USA), 4:1
• Jee Yong-Ju (KOR) def. Hubert Skrzypczak (POL), 4:1

Final

• Francisco Rodríguez (VEN) 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 Mihailov	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 Mihailov (BUL) def. Seyfi Tatar (TUR), 5:0

Semifinals

• Antonio Roldán (MEX) def. Philip Waruinge (KEN), 3:2
• Alberto Robinson (USA) def. Ivan Mihailov (BUL), 4:1

Final

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

Lightweight (– 60 kg)

RANK	NAME ATHLETE	COUNTRY
	Ronnie Harris	USA
	Józef Grudzień	POL
	Zvonimir Vujin	YUG
	Calistrat Cuţov	ROU

Quarterfinals

• Calistrat Cuţov (ROU) def. Stoyan Pilichev (BUL), 4:1
• Ronnie Harris (USA) def. Mohamed Muruli (UGA), 5:0
• Zvonimir Vujin (YUG) def. Luis Minami (PER), 5:0
• Józef Grudzień (POL) def. Enzo Petriglia (ITA), 5:0

Semifinals

• Ronnie Harris (USA) def. Calistrat Cuţov (ROU), 5:0
• Józef Grudzień (POL) def. Zvonimir Vujin (YUG), 5:0

Final

• Ronnie Harris (USA) def. Józef Grudzień (POL), 5:0

Light Welterweight (– 63.5 kg)

RANK	NAME ATHLETE	COUNTRY
	Jerzy Kulej	POL
	Enrique Regüeiferos	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 Regüeiferos (CUB) def. Yevgeni Frolov (URS), 3:2

Semifinals

• Jerzy Kulej (POL) def. Arto Nilsson (FIN), 5:0
• Enrique Regüeiferos (CUB) def. James Wallington (USA), 4:1

Final

• Jerzy Kulej (POL) def. Enrique Regüeiferos (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
• Wiesław 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. Wiesław 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
	Danas Pozniakas	URS
	Ion Monea	ROU
	Georgi Stankov	BUL
	Stanislaw Dragan	POL

Quarterfinals

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

• Danas Pozniakas (URS) def. Georgi Stankov (BUL), 5:0
• Ion Monea (ROU) def. Stanislaw Dragan (POL), 4:1

Final

• Danas Pozniakas (URS) def. Ion Monea (ROU), walk-over

Heavyweight (+ 81 kg)

RANK	NAME ATHLETE	COUNTRY
	George Foreman	USA
	Jonas Čepulis	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
• Jonas Čepulis (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
• Jonas Čepulis (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
• Jonas Čepulis (URS) def. Joaquín Rocha (MEX), TKO-2

Final

• George Foreman (USA) def. Jonas Čepulis (URS), TKO-2

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

Further reading

• Florio, John; Shapiro, Ouisie (2013). One Punch from the Promised Land: Leon Spinks, Michael Spinks, and the Myth of the Heavyweight Title. Lyons Press. p. 279. ISBN 978-0-7627-8300-7.

References

• Official Olympic Report