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Light-Flyweight (≤48 kilograms), Men

Date	28 August – 10 September 1972
Status	Olympic
Location	Boxhalle, Olympiapark, München
Participants	31 from 31 countries
Format	Single elimination tournament.

The biggest shock of the light-flyweight occurred in the first round when reigning Olympic champion Francisco Rodríguez was knocked out by unheralded Australian teenager Dennis Talbot. It was a result that the Venezuelan trainer called “a national disaster“. Talbot’s success did not last long and was easily defeated in his next bout by the man who proved to be the class of the field, Hungary’s European champion György Gedó. Gedo, a tall southpaw, had difficulty outpointing Volodymyr Ivanov in the quarter-finals but won both semi-final and final with ease. His opponent for the gold medal was Kim U-Gil, the first boxer from the People’s Republic of Korea to win an Olympic medal.

Pos	Competitor	NOC
1	György Gedó	HUN	Gold
2	Kim U-Gil	PRK	Silver
=3	Ralph Evans	GBR	Bronze
=3	Dacal Rodríguez	ESP	Bronze
=5	Chanyalew Haile	ETH
=5	Vladimir Ivanov	URS
=5	James Odwori	UGA
=5	Rafael Carbonell	CUB
=9	Shekie Kongo	MAW
=9	Héctor Velásquez	CHI
=9	Asen Nikolov	BUL
=9	Dennis Talbot	AUS
=9	Said El-Ashry	EGY
=9	Lee Seok-Un	KOR
=9	Davey Armstrong	USA
=9	Syed Abdul Kadir	SGP
=17	Timothy Feruka	ZAM
=17	Vanduin Batbayar	MGL
=17	Salvador García	MEX
=17	Yoshimitsu Aragaki	JPN
=17	Carlos Leyes	ARG
=17	Surapong Sripirom	THA
=17	Francisco Rodríguez	VEN
=17	Meriga Salou Seriki	BEN
=17	Vicente Arsenal	PHI
=17	Bakari Seleman	TAN
=17	Roman Rożek	POL
=17	Arif Doğru	TUR
=17	Alexandru Turei	ROU
=17	Prudencio Cardona	COL
=17	Gaetano Curcetti	ITA

Round One

Date	28 August 1972
Format	Winner of each match advanced to the second round.

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	28 Aug	Shekie Kongo	MAW
Match #2	28 Aug	Chanyalew Haile	ETH	Knock-out	Timothy Feruka	ZAM
Match #3	28 Aug	Héctor Velásquez	CHI	Decision	Vanduin Batbayar	MGL
Match #4	28 Aug	Ralph Evans	GBR	Decision	Salvador García	MEX
Match #5	28 Aug	Asen Nikolov	BUL	Decision	Yoshimitsu Aragaki	JPN
Match #6	28 Aug	Vladimir Ivanov	URS	Decision	Carlos Leyes	ARG
Match #7	28 Aug	György Gedó	HUN	Retired	Surapong Sripirom	THA
Match #8	28 Aug	Dennis Talbot	AUS	Knock-out	Francisco Rodríguez	VEN
Match #9	28 Aug	Said El-Ashry	EGY	Decision	Meriga Salou Seriki	BEN
Match #10	28 Aug	James Odwori	UGA	Referee stops contest	Vicente Arsenal	PHI
Match #11	28 Aug	Kim U-Gil	PRK	Referee stops contest	Bakari Seleman	TAN
Match #12	28 Aug	Lee Seok-Un	KOR	Decision	Roman Rożek	POL
Match #13	28 Aug	Davey Armstrong	USA	Decision	Arif Doğru	TUR
Match #14	28 Aug	Dacal Rodríguez	ESP	Decision	Alexandru Turei	ROU
Match #15	28 Aug	Rafael Carbonell	CUB	Decision	Prudencio Cardona	COL
Match #16	28 Aug	Syed Abdul Kadir	SGP	Referee stops contest	Gaetano Curcetti	ITA

Round Two

Date	4 September 1972
Format	Winner of each match advanced to the quarter-finals.

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	04 Sep	Chanyalew Haile	ETH	Referee stops contest	Shekie Kongo	MAW
Match #2	04 Sep	Ralph Evans	GBR	Decision	Héctor Velásquez	CHI
Match #3	04 Sep	Vladimir Ivanov	URS	Decision	Asen Nikolov	BUL
Match #4	04 Sep	György Gedó	HUN	Decision	Dennis Talbot	AUS
Match #5	04 Sep	James Odwori	UGA	Referee stops contest	Said El-Ashry	EGY
Match #6	04 Sep	Kim U-Gil	PRK	Decision	Lee Seok-Un	KOR
Match #7	04 Sep	Dacal Rodríguez	ESP	Decision	Davey Armstrong	USA
Match #8	04 Sep	Rafael Carbonell	CUB	Referee stops contest	Syed Abdul Kadir	SGP

Quarter-Finals

Date	7 September 1972
Format	Winner of each match advanced to the semi-finals.

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	07 Sep	Ralph Evans	GBR	Decision	Chanyalew Haile	ETH
Match #2	07 Sep	György Gedó	HUN	Decision	Vladimir Ivanov	URS
Match #3	07 Sep	Kim U-Gil	PRK	Knock-out	James Odwori	UGA
Match #4	07 Sep	Dacal Rodríguez	ESP	Decision	Rafael Carbonell	CUB

Semi-Finals

Date	8 September 1972
Format	Winner of each match advanced to the final match.

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	08 Sep	György Gedó	HUN	Decision	Ralph Evans	GBR
Match #2	08 Sep	Kim U-Gil	PRK	Decision	Dacal Rodríguez	ESP

Final Round

Date	10 September 1972

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match 1/2	10 Sep	György Gedó	HUN	Decision	Kim U-Gil	PRK