Boxing at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Light flyweight

Light flyweight boxing; at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad
Venue	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
Dates	30 July – 11 August
Competitors	24 from 24 nations
Medalists
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Last updated June 26, 2019

The men's light flyweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1984 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the lightest contested, and allowed boxers of up to 48 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 30 July to 11 August 1984. 24 boxers from 24 nations competed.^[1]

Boxing at the 1984 Summer Olympics took place in the Memorial Sports Arena in Los Angeles, California, United States. The boxing schedule began on July 29 and ended on August 11. Twelve boxing events were contested with the participation of 354 fighters from 81 countries.

The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event that was held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, United States. This was the second time that Los Angeles had hosted the Games, the first being in 1932.

Medalists

Gold	Paul Gonzales United States
Silver	Salvatore Todisco Italy
Bronze	Marcelino Bolivar Venezuela
Bronze	Keith Mwila Zambia

Results

The following boxers took part in the event:^[1]

Rank	Name	Country
1	Paul Gonzales	United States
2	Salvatore Todisco	Italy
3T	Marcelino Bolivar	Venezuela
3T	Keith Mwila	Zambia
5T	Mamoru Kuroiwa	Japan
5T	Rafael Ramos	Puerto Rico
5T	Carlos Motta	Guatemala
5T	John Lyon	Great Britain
9T	Francis Tejedor	Colombia
9T	Chung Pao-ming	Chinese Taipei
9T	Gerry Hawkins	Ireland
9T	Jesús Beltre	Dominican Republic
9T	Agapito Gómez	Spain
9T	Daniel Mwangi	Kenya
9T	Yehuda Ben Haim	Israel
9T	William Bagonza	Uganda
17T	Mahjoub M'jirih	Morocco
17T	Nelson Jamili	Philippines
17T	Mustafa Genç	Turkey
17T	Sanpol Sang-Ano	Thailand
17T	Michael Ebo Dankwa	Ghana
17T	Alego Akomi	Sudan
17T	Abbas Zeghayer	Iraq
17T	Kim Gwang-seon	South Korea

First round

Rafael Ramos (PUR) def. Carlos Salazar (ARG), walk-over
Agapito Gómez (ESP) def. Mahjoub Mjirich (MAR), 3:2
Marcelino Bolivar (VEN) def. Nelson Jamili (PHI), 5:0
Carlos Motta (GUA) def. Mustafa Genç (TUR), 5:0
Daniel Mwangi (KEN) def. Sanpol Sang-Ano (THA), RSC-3
Yehuda Ben-Haim (ISR) def. Michael Dankwa (GHA), 4:1
John Lyon (GBR) def. Alego Akomi (SUD), 5:0
William Bagonza (UGA) def. Abbas Zaghayer (IRQ), RSC-2
Paul Gonzales (USA) def. Kim Kwang-Sun (KOR), 5:0

Rafael "Fito" Ramos is a retired boxer from Puerto Rico. He competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics and twice won a medal at the Pan American Games during his career.

Agapito Gómez Álvarez is a retired boxer from Spain, who represented his native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. Fighting in the light flyweight division, he lost in the tournament's second round to Venezuela's Marcelino Bolivar.

Nelson Jamili is a Filipino boxer. He competed in the men's light flyweight event at the 1984 Summer Olympics.

Second round

Mamoru Kuroiwa (JPN) def. Francisco Tejedor (COL), 4:1
Keith Mwila (ZAM) def. Chung Pao Ming (TPE), RSC-2
Salvatore Todisco (ITA) def. Gerard Hawkins (IRL), 5:0
Rafael Ramos (PUR) def. Jesús Beltre (DOM), 4:1
Marcelino Bolivar (VEN) def. Agapito Gómez (ESP), 4:1
Carlos Motta (GUA) def. Daniel Mwangi (KEN), 4:1
John Lyon (GBR) def. Yehuda Ben-Haim (ISR), 5:0
Paul Gonzales (USA) def. William Bagonza (UGA), 5:0

Mamoru Kuroiwa is a retired boxer from Japan, who twice competed for his native country at the Summer Olympics: 1984 and 1988. He lost in the quarterfinals of the light flyweight division to Zambia's eventual bronze medalist Keith Mwila at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles, California. In the light flyweight division at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, he lost his opening bout to Ochirin Demberel of Mongolia by knockout in the third round.

Francisco Tejedor is a retired Colombian boxer. He competed in the men's light flyweight event at the 1984 Summer Olympics.

Keith Mwila was a retired Zambian boxer, who won the bronze medal in the men's Light flyweight (-48 kg) category at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. He became the first Olympic medalist from Zambia.

Quarterfinals

Keith Mwila (ZAM) def. Mamoru Kuroiwa (JPN), 5:0
Salvatore Todisco (ITA) def. Rafael Ramos (PUR), 4:1
Marcelino Bolivar (VEN) def. Carlos Motta (GUA), 5:0
Paul Gonzales (USA) def. John Lyon (GBR), 4:1

Salvatore Todisco was a light flyweight boxer from Italy, who won the silver medal in the light flyweight division at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. In the final he was defeated by Paul Gonzales of the United States. He died in a car accident on November 25, 1990 at the age of 29.

Carlos Santiago Motta Taracena is a retired boxer from Guatemala who competed in the light flyweight division at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California.

Paul Garza Gonzales is an American boxer, who won the light flyweight gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics.

Semifinals

Salvatore Todisco (ITA) def. Keith Mwila (ZAM), 5:0
Paul Gonzales (USA) def. Marcelino Bolivar (VEN), 5:0

Final

Paul Gonzales (USA) def. Salvatore Todisco (ITA), walk-over

References

1 2 "Boxing at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's Light-Flyweight". Sports Reference. Retrieved 28 December 2018.

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