| Boxing at the VII Pan American Games | |
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«1971 1979» |
The Men's Boxing Tournament at the 1975 Pan American Games was held in Mexico City, Mexico, from October 12 to October 26.
| Boxing at the VII Pan American Games | |
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«1971 1979» |
The Men's Boxing Tournament at the 1975 Pan American Games was held in Mexico City, Mexico, from October 12 to October 26.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Light Flyweight (– 48 kilograms) |  Cuba |  Dominican Republic |  Venezuela
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| Flyweight (– 51 kilograms) | Cuba |  Ecuador |  El Salvador
|
| Bantamweight (– 54 kilograms) | Cuba |  United States |  Puerto Rico
|
| Featherweight (– 57 kilograms) | United States | Cuba | Venezuela
|
| Lightweight (– 60 kilograms) |  Canada | United States | Venezuela
|
| Light Welterweight (– 63.5 kilograms) | United States | Cuba | Venezuela
|
| Welterweight (– 67 kilograms) | United States |  Guyana | Venezuela
|
| Light Middleweight (– 71 kilograms) | Cuba | Canada | Venezuela
|
| Middleweight (– 75 kilograms) | Cuba |  Brazil |  Mexico
|
| Light Heavyweight (– 81 kilograms) | Cuba | United States | Brazil
|
| Heavyweight (+ 81 kilograms) | Cuba | United States |  Jamaica
|
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 7 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| 2 | | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 3 | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 | | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 9 | | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 11 |  | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (14 nations) | 11 | 11 | 22 | 44 | |
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