| 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 Welterweight competition was the fifth-highest weight class featured at the 2009 World Amateur Boxing Championships, and was held at the Mediolanum Forum. Welterweights were limited to a maximum of 69 kilograms in body mass.
| Gold | Jack Culcay-Keth  Germany |
| Silver | Andrey Zamkovoy  Russia |
| Bronze | Botirjon Mahmudov  Uzbekistan |
Serik Sapiyev  Kazakhstan |
Carlos Banteux (third round) Serik Sapiyev (semifinals)
Magomed Nurutdinov (second round)
Oscar Molina (third round)
Jaoid Chiguer (second round) Jack Culcay-Keth (champion) Botirjon Mahmudov (semifinals)
Omar Mamedshayev (first round)| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
 Mikaël Zewski (CAN) | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Botirjon Mahmudov (UZB) | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Botirjon Mahmudov (UZB) | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Jack Culcay-Keth (GER) | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Jack Culcay-Keth (GER) | 5 | |||||||||||||
 Torben Keller (DEN) | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Jack Culcay-Keth (GER) | 7 | |||||||||||||
| Andrey Zamkovoy (RUS) | 4 | |||||||||||||
 William McLoughlin (IRL) | 7 | |||||||||||||
| Andrey Zamkovoy (RUS) | 16 | |||||||||||||
| Andrey Zamkovoy (RUS) | 16 | |||||||||||||
| Serik Sapiyev (KAZ) | 10 | |||||||||||||
 Asadullo Boimurodov (KGZ) | ||||||||||||||
| Serik Sapiyev (KAZ) | RET | |||||||||||||
| Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||
| Carlos Banteux (CUB) | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Errol Spence (USA) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Carlos Banteux (CUB) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mikaël Zewski (CAN) | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Mehdi Khalsi (MAR) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mikaël Zewski (CAN) | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mikaël Zewski (CAN) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Botirjon Mahmudov (UZB) | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Alessandro Marziali (ITA) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Konstantin Snigour (ISR) | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Konstantin Snigour (ISR) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Botirjon Mahmudov (UZB) | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Lusizi Siphawk (RSA) | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Botirjon Mahmudov (UZB) | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||
| Jack Culcay-Keth (GER) | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Hosam Bakr Abdin (EGY) | 8 | Hosam Bakr Abdin (EGY) | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
 Bojan Pesic (MNE) | 1 | Jack Culcay-Keth (GER) | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
 Martin Svoboda (CZE) |  Brian Castaño (ARG) | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
 Jan Romanovskij (LTU) | RSCH | Jan Romanovskij (LTU) | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Brian Castaño (ARG) | 22 | Brian Castaño (ARG) | 21 | ||||||||||||||||
 Mark Basile (AUS) | 8 | Jack Culcay-Keth (GER) | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Torben Keller (DEN) | 22 | Torben Keller (DEN) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
 Otgonjargal Jargal (MGL) | 4 | Torben Keller (DEN) | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
 Bruno Bongongo (CAF) |  Jakhongir Ubaydulloev (TJK) | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Jakhongir Ubaydulloev (TJK) | WO | Torben Keller (DEN) | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
 Abdallah Hawawreh (JOR) | 7 | Oscar Molina (MEX) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
 Kitson Gery Julie (SEY) | 12 | Kitson Gery Julie (SEY) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
 Muhammad Firmansyah (INA) | 3 | Oscar Molina (MEX) | 13 | ||||||||||||||||
| Oscar Molina (MEX) | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||
| Magomed Nurutdinov (BLR) | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Nikolai Kodin (FIN) | 7 | Magomed Nurutdinov (BLR) | |||||||||||||||||
 Kakhaber Zhvania (GEO) | RSCH | Kakhaber Zhvania (GEO) | WO | ||||||||||||||||
 Yoshiyuki Hirano (JPN) | Kakhaber Zhvania (GEO) | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
 Come Ndayishimiye (BDI) | William McLoughlin (IRL) | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| William McLoughlin (IRL) | RSCH | William McLoughlin (IRL) | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
 Albert Temaititahio (PYF) | 6 |  Velibor Vidic (BIH) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Velibor Vidic (BIH) | 11 | William McLoughlin (IRL) | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
 Balázs Bacskai (HUN) | 17 | Andrey Zamkovoy (RUS) | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
 Vasilii Belous (MDA) | 4 | Balázs Bacskai (HUN) | 18 | ||||||||||||||||
 Pedro Lima (BRA) | RSC | Pedro Lima (BRA) | 13 | ||||||||||||||||
 Orhan Ozturk (TUR) | Balázs Bacskai (HUN) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Andrey Zamkovoy (RUS) | 29 | Andrey Zamkovoy (RUS) | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
 Vincent Otieno (KEN) | 0 | Andrey Zamkovoy (RUS) | 24 | ||||||||||||||||
 Omid Noorani (AFG) | Jaoid Chiguer (FRA) | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| Jaoid Chiguer (FRA) | RSC | ||||||||||||||||||
| Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||
| Omar Mamedshayev (TKM) | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Jun Young Man (KOR) | 10 | Jun Young Man (KOR) | 17 | ||||||||||||||||
| Asadullo Boimurodov (KGZ) | 12 | Asadullo Boimurodov (KGZ) | 20 | ||||||||||||||||
 Cristian Peguero (PUR) | 3 | Asadullo Boimurodov (KGZ) | WO | ||||||||||||||||
 Samvel Matevosyan (ARM) | 4 |  Jetmir Kuci (ALB) | |||||||||||||||||
| Jetmir Kuci (ALB) | 10 | Jetmir Kuci (ALB) | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
 Peter Harnadek (SVK) | 3 |  Zoran Mitrovic (SRB) | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zoran Mitrovic (SRB) | 25 | Asadullo Boimurodov (KGZ) | |||||||||||||||||
| Önder Şipal (TUR) | RSC | Serik Sapiyev (KAZ) | RET | ||||||||||||||||
 Hing Hinsay (CAM) | Önder Şipal (TUR) | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
 Taras Shelestyuk (UKR) | 10 | Taras Shelestyuk (UKR) | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
 Leon Chartoi (SWE) | 3 | Taras Shelestyuk (UKR) | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
 Habib Ahmed (GHA) | 5 | Serik Sapiyev (KAZ) | '16 | ||||||||||||||||
 Emil Maharramov (AZE) | 17 | Emil Maharramov (AZE) | |||||||||||||||||
 Hugo Miyenikoue (GAB) | Serik Sapiyev (KAZ) | RSC | |||||||||||||||||
| Serik Sapiyev (KAZ) | RSC | ||||||||||||||||||
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