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Bantamweight (≤54 kilograms), Men

Date	30 July – 11 August 1984 — 11:00
Status	Olympic
Location	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California
Participants	35 from 35 countries
Format	Single elimination tournament.

The 1982 World Champion had been American Floyd Favors, also a bronze medalist at the 1984 Pan Ams, but he did not make the US team in 1984. The 1983 Pan American Games champion was Venezuela’s Manuel Vilchez, and although he was in Los Angeles, he lost a first-round bout to Uganda’s John Siryakibbe. The final came down to Italy’s Maurizio Stecca and Mexico’s Héctor López, with Stecca winning a comfortable decision. After the Olympics he turned professional and would win the WBO featherweight title in 1989 and again in 1991, fighting through 1995 with a career record of 49 wins and 4 losses. In the semi-finals, Stecca had defeated Pedro Nolasco of the Dominican Republic, who was a silver medalist at the 1983 Pan American Games, and defeated Puerto Rico’s John John Molina in round three in Los Angeles. Molina also turned professional and became a world champion, winning the WBO and IBF super-featherweight titles, and holding crowns from 1989 to 1995. Nolasco had a brief, undistinguished pro career.

Pos	Competitor	NOC
1	Maurizio Stecca	ITA	Gold
2	Héctor López	MEX	Silver
=3	Dale Walters	CAN	Bronze
=3	Pedro Nolasco	DOM	Bronze
=5	Pedro Décima	ARG
=5	Ndaba Dube	ZIM
=5	Robinson Pitalúa	COL
=5	Mun Seong-Gil	KOR
=9	Cemal Öner	TUR
=9	Hiroaki Takami	JPN
=9	Joe Orewa	NGR
=9	Louis Gomis	FRA
=9	Barbar Ali Khan	PAK
=9	Star Zulu	ZAM
=9	Robert Shannon	USA
=9	John John Molina	PUR
=17	Tshoza Mukuta	COD
=17	Bararq Bahtobe	CIV
=17	Gamal El-Koumy	EGY
=17	Mustapha Kouchene	ALG
=17	Wanchai Pongsri	THA
=17	Johny Asadoma	INA
=17	Amon Neequaye	GHA
=17	Stefan Gertel	FRG
=17	Hugh Dyer	BIZ
=17	Firmin Abissi	BEN
=17	Gustavo Cruz	NCA
=17	Phil Sutcliffe	IRL
=17	John Hyland	GBR
=17	Sammy Mwangi	KEN
=17	Jarmo Eskelinen	FIN
=17	John Siryakibbe	UGA
=33	Yao Gaitor	TOG
=33	Ljubiša Simić	YUG
=33	Manuel Vílchez	VEN

Round One

Date	30 July 1984
Format	Winner of each match advanced to the second round.

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	30 Jul	Pedro Décima	ARG
Match #2	30 Jul	Tshoza Mukuta	COD
Match #3	30 Jul	Cemal Öner	TUR
Match #4	30 Jul	Bararq Bahtobe	CIV
Match #5	30 Jul	Hiroaki Takami	JPN
Match #6	30 Jul	Gamal El-Koumy	EGY
Match #7	30 Jul	Dale Walters	CAN
Match #8	30 Jul	Mustapha Kouchene	ALG
Match #9	30 Jul	Wanchai Pongsri	THA
Match #10	30 Jul	Joe Orewa	NGR
Match #11	30 Jul	Héctor López	MEX
Match #12	30 Jul	Johny Asadoma	INA
Match #13	30 Jul	Amon Neequaye	GHA
Match #14	30 Jul	Ndaba Dube	ZIM
Match #15	30 Jul	Stefan Gertel	FRG
Match #16	30 Jul	Louis Gomis	FRA
Match #17	30 Jul	Hugh Dyer	BIZ
Match #18	30 Jul	Robinson Pitalúa	COL
Match #19	30 Jul	Barbar Ali Khan	PAK
Match #20	30 Jul	Firmin Abissi	BEN
Match #21	30 Jul	Star Zulu	ZAM
Match #22	30 Jul	Gustavo Cruz	NCA
Match #23	30 Jul	Maurizio Stecca	ITA
Match #24	30 Jul	Phil Sutcliffe	IRL
Match #25	30 Jul	John Hyland	GBR
Match #26	30 Jul	Mun Seong-Gil	KOR
Match #27	30 Jul	Robert Shannon	USA
Match #28	30 Jul	Sammy Mwangi	KEN
Match #29	30 Jul	John John Molina	PUR
Match #30	30 Jul	Jarmo Eskelinen	FIN	Decision	Yao Gaitor	TOG
Match #31	30 Jul	Pedro Nolasco	DOM	Decision	Ljubiša Simić	YUG
Match #32	30 Jul	John Siryakibbe	UGA	Decision	Manuel Vílchez	VEN

Round Two

Date	2 August 1984
Format	Winner of each match advanced to the third round.

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	02 Aug	Pedro Décima	ARG	Decision	Tshoza Mukuta	COD
Match #2	02 Aug	Cemal Öner	TUR	Decision	Bararq Bahtobe	CIV
Match #3	02 Aug	Hiroaki Takami	JPN	Decision	Gamal El-Koumy	EGY
Match #4	02 Aug	Dale Walters	CAN	Decision	Mustapha Kouchene	ALG
Match #5	02 Aug	Joe Orewa	NGR	Knock-out	Wanchai Pongsri	THA
Match #6	02 Aug	Héctor López	MEX	Knock-out	Johny Asadoma	INA
Match #7	02 Aug	Ndaba Dube	ZIM	Decision	Amon Neequaye	GHA
Match #8	02 Aug	Louis Gomis	FRA	Retired	Stefan Gertel	FRG
Match #9	02 Aug	Robinson Pitalúa	COL	Referee stops contest (head blow)	Hugh Dyer	BIZ
Match #10	02 Aug	Barbar Ali Khan	PAK	Decision	Firmin Abissi	BEN
Match #11	02 Aug	Star Zulu	ZAM	Decision	Gustavo Cruz	NCA
Match #12	02 Aug	Maurizio Stecca	ITA	Decision	Phil Sutcliffe	IRL
Match #13	02 Aug	Mun Seong-Gil	KOR	Retired	John Hyland	GBR
Match #14	02 Aug	Robert Shannon	USA	Decision	Sammy Mwangi	KEN
Match #15	02 Aug	John John Molina	PUR	Decision	Jarmo Eskelinen	FIN
Match #16	02 Aug	Pedro Nolasco	DOM	Decision	John Siryakibbe	UGA

Round Three

Date	5 August 1984
Format	Winner of each match advanced to the quarter-finals.

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	05 Aug	Pedro Décima	ARG	Decision	Cemal Öner	TUR
Match #2	05 Aug	Dale Walters	CAN	Decision	Hiroaki Takami	JPN
Match #3	05 Aug	Héctor López	MEX	Decision	Joe Orewa	NGR
Match #4	05 Aug	Ndaba Dube	ZIM	Decision	Louis Gomis	FRA
Match #5	05 Aug	Robinson Pitalúa	COL	Decision	Barbar Ali Khan	PAK
Match #6	05 Aug	Maurizio Stecca	ITA	Decision	Star Zulu	ZAM
Match #7	05 Aug	Mun Seong-Gil	KOR	Referee stops contest (head blow)	Robert Shannon	USA
Match #8	05 Aug	Pedro Nolasco	DOM	Decision	John John Molina	PUR

Quarter-Finals

Date	8 August 1984
Format	Winner of each match advanced to the semi-finals.

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	08 Aug	Dale Walters	CAN	Decision	Pedro Décima	ARG
Match #2	08 Aug	Héctor López	MEX	Decision	Ndaba Dube	ZIM
Match #3	08 Aug	Maurizio Stecca	ITA	Decision	Robinson Pitalúa	COL
Match #4	08 Aug	Pedro Nolasco	DOM	Referee stops contest	Mun Seong-Gil	KOR

Semi-Finals

Date	9 August 1984
Format	Winner of each match advanced to the final match.

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	09 Aug	Héctor López	MEX	Decision	Dale Walters	CAN
Match #2	09 Aug	Maurizio Stecca	ITA	Decision	Pedro Nolasco	DOM

Final Round

Date	11 August 1984

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match 1/2	11 Aug	Maurizio Stecca	ITA	Decision	Héctor López	MEX