| 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 welterweight competition was the median weight class featured at the 2009 World Amateur Boxing Championships, and was held at the Mediolanum Forum. Welterweights were limited to a maximum of 64 kilograms in body mass.
| Gold | Roniel Iglesias  Cuba |
| Silver | Frankie Gomez  United States |
| Bronze | Uranchimegiin Mönkh-Erdene  Mongolia |
Gyula Káté  Hungary |
Roniel Iglesias (champion) Gyula Káté (semifinals)
Richarno Colin (first round) Uranchimegiin Mönkh-Erdene (semifinals)
Masatsugu Kawachi (first round)
Eduard Hambardzumyan (second round)
Alexis Vastine (third round)
Driss Moussaid (third round)| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Roniel Iglesias (CUB) | RSCI | |||||||||||||
 Scott Cardle (ENG) | ||||||||||||||
| Roniel Iglesias (CUB) | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Uranchimegiin Mönkh (MGL) | 4 | |||||||||||||
 Oleksandr Klyuchko (UKR) | 12 | |||||||||||||
| Uranchimegiin Mönkh (MGL) | 14 | |||||||||||||
| Roniel Iglesias (CUB) | 8 | |||||||||||||
 Frankie Gomez (USA) | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Frankie Gomez (USA) | RSC | |||||||||||||
 Egidijus Kavaliauskas (LTU) | ||||||||||||||
| Frankie Gomez (USA) | 8 | |||||||||||||
| Gyula Káté (HUN) | 7 | |||||||||||||
 Rustam Svayev (KAZ) | 9 | |||||||||||||
| Gyula Káté (HUN) | 14 | |||||||||||||
| Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||
| Roniel Iglesias (CUB) | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Brice Bassok (BUR) | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Roniel Iglesias (CUB) | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Madadi Nagzibekov (TJK) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Tonde Sarouna (TOG) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Madadi Nagzibekov (TJK) | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Roniel Iglesias (CUB) | RSCI | ||||||||||||||||||
| Scott Cardle (ENG) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Scott Cardle (ENG) | 30 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Henry Lawrence (DMA) | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Scott Cardle (ENG) | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Alexis Vastine (FRA) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Romal Amanov (AZE) | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Alexis Vastine (FRA) | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||
| Driss Moussaid (MAR) | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Precious Makina (ZAM) | 8 | Driss Moussaid (MAR) | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
 Ivan Popovic (SRB) | 18 | Ivan Popovic (SRB) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
 Chang Wei Jen (TPE) | 5 | Driss Moussaid (MAR) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
 Faraj Almatboli (JOR) | 11 | Oleksandr Klyuchko (UKR) | 18 | ||||||||||||||||
 Oscar Torres Romero (COL) | 9 | Faraj Almatboli (JOR) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
 Berdymurad Sahatov (TKM) | Oleksandr Klyuchko (UKR) | 22 | |||||||||||||||||
| Oleksandr Klyuchko (UKR) | KO | Oleksandr Klyuchko (UKR) | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
 Dario Vangeli (ITA) | 9 | Uranchimegiin Mönkh (MGL) | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
 Carl Leviticus Hield (BAH) | 3 | Dario Vangeli (ITA) | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
 Frederick Lawson (GHA) | 22 | Frederick Lawson (GHA) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
 Jophef Moshoeshoe (LES) | 11 | Dario Vangeli (ITA) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
 Traian Lupu (ROU) | 12 | Uranchimegiin Mönkh (MGL) | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
 Philip Sutcliffe Jnr (IRL) | 5 | Traian Lupu (ROU) | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
 Bela Gloner (SVK) | 1 | Uranchimegiin Mönkh (MGL) | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
| Uranchimegiin Mönkh (MGL) | 29 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||
| Richarno Colin (MRI) | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Levan Gvamichava (GEO) | 21 | Levan Gvamichava (GEO) | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Frankie Gomez (USA) | 18 | Frankie Gomez (USA) | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
 Mikhail Bakarura (BLR) | 4 | Frankie Gomez (USA) | 19 | ||||||||||||||||
 Park Kwan Soo (KOR) | 10 |  Sanjarbek Rahmanov (UZB) | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
 Jean Bikorimana (RWA) | 0 | Park Kwan Soo (KOR) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sanjarbek Rahmanov (UZB) | 19 | Sanjarbek Rahmanov (UZB) | 23 | ||||||||||||||||
 Gaber Al-Sheairy (EGY) | 4 | Frankie Gomez (USA) | RSC | ||||||||||||||||
 Zdenek Chladek (CZE) | 10 | Egidijus Kavaliauskas (LTU) | |||||||||||||||||
 Rayton Okwiri (KEN) | 1 | Zdenek Chladek (CZE) | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
 Maksim Ignatiev (RUS) | 18 | Maksim Ignatiev (RUS) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
 Simeon Chamov (BUL) | 7 | Zdenek Chladek (CZE) | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
 Qamil Balla (AUS) | 11 | Egidijus Kavaliauskas (LTU) | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
 Mancilla Luis (BOL) | 2 | Qamil Balla (AUS) | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Egidijus Kavaliauskas (LTU) | 8 | Egidijus Kavaliauskas (LTU) | 20 | ||||||||||||||||
| Masatsugu Kawachi (JPN) | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||
| Eduard Hambardzumyan (ARM) | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Araya Quiros Freiser (CRC) | 2 | Eduard Hambardzumyan (ARM) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
 Ramses Agaton (MEX) | 4 |  Onur Şipal (TUR) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Onur Şipal (TUR) | 9 | Onur Şipal (TUR) | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
 Kanat Sydykbekov (KGZ) | 4 | Rustam Svayev (KAZ) | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
 Michal Legowski (POL) | 3 | Kanat Sydykbekov (KGZ) | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
 Albi Sorra (ALB) | 4 | Rustam Svayev (KAZ) | 20 | ||||||||||||||||
| Rustam Svayev (KAZ) | 16 | Rustam Svayev (KAZ) | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
 Myke Carvalho (BRA) | 5 | Gyula Káté (HUN) | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
 Manoj Kumar (IND) | 4 | Myke Carvalho (BRA) | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
 Aamir Khan (PAK) | 1 |  Genebert Basadre (PHI) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Genebert Basadre (PHI) | 5 | Myke Carvalho (BRA) | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
 Abdur Rahim (BAN) | 6 | Gyula Káté (HUN) | '10 | ||||||||||||||||
 Stevo Zolak (BIH) | 4 | Abdur Rahim (BAN) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
 Apichet Seansit (THA) | 4 | Gyula Káté (HUN) | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
| Gyula Káté (HUN) | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
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