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Men's light heavyweight boxing
at the Games of the IX Olympiad
Venue Krachtsportgebouw
DateAugust 8–11
Competitors16 from 16 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) VĂ­ctor Avendaño   Argentina
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ernst Pistulla   Germany
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Karel Miljon   Netherlands
←  1924
1932 →

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
  VĂ­ctor 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
  JosĂ© 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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