Boxing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's light welterweight
The boxing competition at light welterweight for men ( up to 64 kg ) at the 2012 Olympic Games in London was held from July 31 to August 11, 2012 at the Exhibition Centre London. 28 boxers participated.
The competition was held in the knockout system. It started with the first round, which included 32 starting places. Since only 28 qualified boxer, four athletes were randomly assigned byes. The winners came into the second round, quarterfinals and semifinals. The winners of the semi-finals competing for the gold medal, both losers received the bronze medal.
Title holders
First round
July 31, 2012
Second round
August 4, 2012
Quarterfinals
August 8, 2012
Semifinal
August 10, 2012
Final
August 11, 2012, 22:15 clock (CEST )
Medals
Denys Berintschyk from Ukraine and Urantschimegiin monk - Erdene of Mongolia are the first medalist of their countries in this weight class.