Men's light heavyweight boxing
at the Games of the IX Olympiad
VenueKrachtsportgebouw
DateAugust 8–11
Competitors16 from 16 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Víctor Avendaño  Argentina
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ernst Pistulla  Germany
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Karel Miljon  Netherlands

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.[1]

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

  1. ↑ "Boxing at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games: Men's Light-Heavyweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
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