Boxing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Bantamweight
The men's bantamweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1972 Summer Olympics. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 54 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 27 August to 10 September 1972. 38 boxers from 38 nations competed.Medalists
Results
The following boxers took part in the event:
First round
- Stefan Förster def. Leslie Hamilton, 4:1
- Mayaki Seydou def. Mehmet Kunova, 3:2
- Koh Keun-Sang def. Mohamed Ayele, KO-1
- Abdelaziz Hammi def. Leopold Agbazo, 5:0
- Juan Francisco Rodríguez def. Luis Ávila, 5:0
- Aldo Cosentino def. Józef Reszpondek, 5:0
Second round
- George Turpin def. Pierre Amont N'diaye, 5:0
- Chee Yen Wang def. Manoochehr Bahmani, 3:2
- John Mwaura Nderu def. Eduardo Barragan, 4:1
- Kim Jong-Ik def. Deusdete Vasconselos, 4:1
- Michael Dowling def. Ove Lundby, 4:1
- Orlando Martínez def. Maung Win, 4:1
- Ferry Moniaga def. René Silva, 5:0
- Joe Destimo def. Werner Schaefer, 3:2
- Buyangiin Ganbat def. David Oleme, 5:0
- Ricardo Carreras def. Michael O'Brien, TKO-3
- Vassily Solomin def. Veepol Charndej, 5:0
- Marin Lazar def. Flevitus Bitegeko, 5:0
- Alfonso Zamora def. Ricardo Fortaleza, TKO-2
- Koh Keun-Sang def. Abdelazis Hammi, 5:0
- Stefan Förster def. Mayaki Seydou, 5:0
- Juan Francisco Rodríguez def. Aldo Cosentino, 4:1
Third round
- George Turpin def. Chee Yen Wang, 5:0
- John Mwaura Nderu def. Kim Jong-Ik, 4:1
- Orlando Martínez def. Michael Dowling, 3:2
- Ferry Moniaga def. Joe Destimo, 4:1
- Ricardo Carreras def. Buyangiin Ganbat, 3:2
- Vassily Solomin def. Marin Lazar, 4:1
- Alfonso Zamora def. Stefan Förster, 5:0
- Juan Francisco Rodríguez def. Koh Keun-Sang, 5:0
Quarterfinals
- George Turpin def. John Mwaura Nderu, 4:1
- Orlando Martínez def. Ferry Moniaga, 5:0
- Ricardo Carreras def. Vassily Solomin, 3:2
- Alfonso Zamora def. Juan Francisco Rodríguez, KO-2
Semifinals
- Orlando Martínez def. George Turpin, 3:2
- Alfonso Zamora def. Ricardo Carreras, 4:1
Final
- Orlando Martínez def. Alfonso Zamora, 5:0