Boxing at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's light heavyweight

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Boxing – Men's light heavyweight
at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Boxing pictogram.svg
Venue Oxenford Studios
Dates9 – 14 April 2018
Competitors13 from 13 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of Wales 2.svg  Wales
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of Canada.svg  Canada
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2022  

The men's light heavyweight boxing competitions at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia took place between 9 and 14 April at Oxenford Studios. Light heavyweights were limited to those boxers weighing less than 81 kilograms.

Boxing combat sport

Boxing is a combat sport in which two people, usually wearing protective gloves, throw punches at each other for a predetermined amount of time in a boxing ring.

2018 Commonwealth Games 21st edition of the Commonwealth Games

The 2018 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXI Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Gold Coast 2018, were an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth that were held on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, between 4 and 15 April 2018. It was the fifth time Australia had hosted the Commonwealth Games and the first time a major multi-sport event achieved gender equality by having an equal number of events for male and female athletes.

Light heavyweight, or junior cruiserweight, is a weight class in combat sports.

Contents

Like all Commonwealth boxing events, the competition was a straight single-elimination tournament. Both semifinal losers were awarded bronze medals, so no boxers competed again after their first loss. Bouts consisted of three rounds of three minutes each, with one-minute breaks between rounds. Beginning this year, the competition was scored using the "must-ten" scoring system.

Schedule

The schedule is as follows: [1]

All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10)

DateTimeRound
Monday 9 April 201814:17Round of 16
Wednesday 11 April 201820:47Quarter-finals
Friday 13 April 201821:02Semi-finals
Saturday 14 April 201820:17Final

Medalists

Results

The draw is as follows: [2]

Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
   
    Flag of Wales 2.svg  Sammy Lee  (WAL)3 
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Lukmon Lawal  (NGR)1  Flag of Uganda.svg  Regarn Simbwa  (UGA)1 
Flag of Uganda.svg  Regarn Simbwa  (UGA)4   Flag of Wales 2.svg  Sammy Lee  (WAL)4 
Flag of Scotland.svg  Sean Lazzerini  (SCO)1   Flag of Australia.svg  Clay Waterman  (AUS)1 
Flag of Australia.svg  Clay Waterman  (AUS)4  Flag of Australia.svg  Clay Waterman  (AUS)4 
Flag of Zambia.svg  Mbachi Kaonga  (ZAM)4  Flag of Zambia.svg  Mbachi Kaonga  (ZAM)1 
Flag of Kenya.svg  Nickson Abaka  (KEN)1   Flag of Wales 2.svg  Sammy Lee  (WAL)5
     Flag of Samoa.svg  Ato Plodzicki-Faoagali  (SAM)0
    Flag of Pakistan.svg  Awais Ali Khan  (PAK)0 
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Ian Darby  (JAM)0  Flag of Samoa.svg  Ato Plodzicki-Faoagali  (SAM)5 
Flag of Samoa.svg  Ato Plodzicki-Faoagali  (SAM)5   Flag of Samoa.svg  Ato Plodzicki-Faoagali  (SAM)4 
Flag of Mauritius.svg  Louis Cedric Olivier  (MRI)0   Flag of Canada.svg  Harley O'Reilly  (CAN)1 
Flag of Canada.svg  Harley O'Reilly  (CAN)5  Flag of Canada.svg  Harley O'Reilly  (CAN)W/O   
    Flag of Cameroon.svg  Ulrich Rodrigue Yombo  (CMR)   
   

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References

  1. "Boxing - Daily Schedule". Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  2. "Boxing Men's Light Heavy (81kg) Draw Sheet" (PDF). www.results.gc2018.com/. Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Organizing Committee (GOLDOC). 3 April 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2018.