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Boxing at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Light flyweight

Olympic boxing tournament

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Overview

The men's light flyweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1976 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the lightest contested, and allowed boxers of up to 48 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 19 to 31 July 1976. 27 boxers from 27 nations competed.

Results

The following boxers took part in the event:

First round

* Armando Guevara (VEN) def. Eduardo Baltar (PHI), 5:0 * Li Byong-Uk (PRK) def. Sidney McKnight (CAN), KO-1 * Henryk Średnicki (POL) def. Louis Curtis (USA), 5:0 * Aleksandr Tkachenko (URS) def. Eleoncio Mercedes (DOM), RSC-1 * Payao Poontarat (THA) def. Remus Cosma (ROM), 4:1 * Serdamba Batsuk otherwise Serdambyn Batsükh (MGL) def. Enrique Rodríguez (ESP), RSC-3 * György Gedó (HUN) def. Said Bashiri (IRN), KO-2 * Orlando Maldonado(PUR) def. Lucky Mutale (ZAM), walk-over * Brendan Dunne (IRL) def. Noboru Uchizama (JPN), RSC-2 * Said Mohamed Abdelwahab (EGY) def. José Leroy (FRA), KO-1 * Héctor Patri (ARG) def. Alodji Edoh (TOG), walk-over * Chan-Hee Park (KOR) def. Abderahim Najim (MAR), DSQ-3 * Alican Az (TUR) def. Stephen Muchoki (KEN), walk-over * Jorge Hernández (CUB) def. Beyhan Fuchedzhiev (BUL), RSC-3 * Zoffa Yarawi (PNG) def. Venostos Ochira (UGA), walk-over

Second round

* Armando Guevara (VEN) def. Dietmar Geilich (GDR), 5:0 * Li Byong-Uk (PRK) def. Henryk Średnicki (POL), 3:2 * Payao Poontarat (THA) def. Aleksandr Tkachenko (URS), 3:2 * György Gedó (HUN) def. Serdamba Batsuk (MGL), 5:0 * Orlando Maldonado (PUR) def. Brendan Dunne (IRL), KO-1 * Héctor Patri (ARG) def. Said Mohamed Abdelwahab (EGY), walk-over * Chan-Hee Park (KOR) def. Alican Az (TUR), 5:0 * Jorge Hernández (CUB) def. Zoffa Zarawi (PNG), KO-3

Quarterfinals

* Li Byong-Uk (PRK) def. Armando Guevara (VEN), 3:2 * Payao Poontarat (THA) def. György Gedó (HUN), 4:1 * Orlando Maldonado (PUR) def. Héctor Patri (ARG), 5:0 * Jorge Hernández (CUB) def. Chan-Hee Park (KOR), 3:2

Semifinals

* Li Byong-Uk (PRK) def. Payao Poontarat (THA), RSC-2 * Jorge Hernández (CUB) def. Orlando Maldonado (PUR), 5:0

Final

* Jorge Hernández (CUB) def. Li Byong-Uk (PRK), 4:1

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