| 2009 AIBA World Boxing Championships | |
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| Light flyweight | |
| Flyweight | |
| Bantamweight | |
| Featherweight | |
| Lightweight | |
| Light welterweight | |
| Welterweight | |
| Middleweight | |
| Light heavyweight | |
| Heavyweight | |
| Super heavyweight | |
The Light heavyweight competition was the third-highest weight class featured at the 2009 World Amateur Boxing Championships, and was held at the Mediolanum Forum. Heavyweights were limited to a maximum of 81 kilograms in body mass.
| Gold | Artur Beterbiyev  Russia |
| Silver | Elshod Rasulov  Uzbekistan |
| Bronze | Jose Larduet  Cuba |
Abdelkader Bouhenia  France |
Abdelhafid Benchabla (third round) Elshod Rasulov (final)
Kenny Egan (quarterfinals)
Dinesh Kumar (quarterfinals) Artur Beterbiyev (champion)
Imre Szellő (first round) Jose Larduet (semifinals)
Daugirdas Semiotas (second round)| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
 Carlos Góngora (ECU) | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Jose Larduet (CUB) | 10 | |||||||||||||
| Jose Larduet (CUB) | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Artur Beterbiyev (RUS) | 10 | |||||||||||||
| Artur Beterbiyev (RUS) | RSC | |||||||||||||
| Dinesh Kumar (IND) | ||||||||||||||
| Artur Beterbiyev (RUS) | 13 | |||||||||||||
| Elshod Rasulov (UZB) | 10 | |||||||||||||
| Kenny Egan (IRL) | 9 | |||||||||||||
| Abdelkader Bouhenia (FRA) | 17 | |||||||||||||
| Abdelkader Bouhenia (FRA) | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Elshod Rasulov (UZB) | 8 | |||||||||||||
 Rene Krause (GER) | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Elshod Rasulov (UZB) | 8 | |||||||||||||
| Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||
| Abdelhafid Benchabla (ALG) | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Vladimir Cheles (MDA) | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Abdelhafid Benchabla (ALG) | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Carlos Góngora (ECU) | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Carlos Góngora (ECU) | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Gianluca Rosciglione (ITA) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Carlos Góngora (ECU) | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jose Larduet (CUB) | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Revaz Karelishvili (GEO) | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Eemeli Katajisto (FIN) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Revaz Karelishvili (GEO) | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jose Larduet (CUB) | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Robert Brant (USA) | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jose Larduet (CUB) | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||
| Artur Beterbiyev (RUS) | RSCH | ||||||||||||||||||
 Jammal Layej (IRQ) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Artur Beterbiyev (RUS) | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Babacar Kamara (SWE) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Babacar Kamara (SWE) | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Ioannis Militopoulos (GRE) | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Artur Beterbiyev (RUS) | RSC | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dinesh Kumar (IND) | |||||||||||||||||||
 Constantin Bejenaru (ROU) | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Önder Özgül (TUR) | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Constantin Bejenaru (ROU) | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dinesh Kumar (IND) | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Vladimir Reznicek (CZE) | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dinesh Kumar (IND) | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||
| Kenny Egan (IRL) | RSC | ||||||||||||||||||
 Mohammad Qadir Sultani (AFG) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Kenny Egan (IRL) | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Hrvoje Sep (CRO) | 16 |  Jeysson Monroy Varela (COL) | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
 Siarhei Karneyeu (BEL) | 10 | Hrvoje Sep (CRO) | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
 Botti Bi Leandro (CIV) | Jeysson Monroy Varela (COL) | 16 | |||||||||||||||||
| Jeysson Monroy Varela (COL) | WO | Kenny Egan (IRL) | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
 Ahmad Alteimat (JOR) | 4 | Abdelkader Bouhenia (FRA) | 17 | ||||||||||||||||
 Sandagsürengiin Erdenebayar (MGL) | 10 | Sandagsürengiin Erdenebayar (MGL) | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
 Maxwell Amponsah (GHA) | RSC | Maxwell Amponsah (GHA) | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
 Campbell Kirmani (JAM) | Sandagsürengiin Erdenebayar (MGL) | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
 Daniyar Ustembayev (KAZ) | 8 | Abdelkader Bouhenia (FRA) | 17 | ||||||||||||||||
| Abdelkader Bouhenia (FRA) | 20 | Abdelkader Bouhenia (FRA) | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
 Elnur Gadirov (AZE) | 5 | Daugirdas Semiotas (LTU) | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Daugirdas Semiotas (LTU) | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||
| Imre Szellő (HUN) | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Kim Dong Hoe (KOR) | 13 | Kim Dong Hoe (KOR) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
 Mario Lakatos (SVK) | 1 | Rene Krause (GER) | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Rene Krause (GER) | 11 | Rene Krause (GER) | +2 | ||||||||||||||||
 Oleksandr Hvozdyk (UKR) | 14 | Oleksandr Hvozdyk (UKR) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
 Nikolajs Grisunins (LAT) | 6 | Oleksandr Hvozdyk (UKR) | RSCI | ||||||||||||||||
 Dzemal Bosniac (BIH) | 7 |  Faye Assane (SEN) | |||||||||||||||||
| Faye Assane (SEN) | 10 | Rene Krause (GER) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
 Meng Fanlong (CHN) | 17 | Elshod Rasulov (UZB) | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
 Bosko Draskovic (MNE) | 6 | Meng Fanlong (CHN) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
 Gilbert Castillo Rivera (DOM) | DSQ | Gilbert Castillo Rivera (DOM) | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
 Lennon Bannis (DMA) | Gilbert Castillo Rivera (DOM) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
 Moussa Konate (MLI) | 5 | Elshod Rasulov (UZB) | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
 Joshua Ndere (KEN) | 18 | Joshua Ndere (KEN) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
 Ainar Karlson (EST) | 3 | Elshod Rasulov (UZB) | 13 | ||||||||||||||||
| Elshod Rasulov (UZB) | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||
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