# Boxing at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Middleweight

The men's middleweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 75 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 26 August to 5 September 1960. A total of 25 boxers from 25 nations competed.

## Competition format

The competition was a straight single-elimination tournament, with no bronze medal match (two bronze medals were awarded, one to each semifinal loser).

## Results

Results of the middleweight boxing competition.

### Top half

| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | | | Ion Monea (ROU) | Ion Monea (ROU) | 5 | | | | | | |
| | | | Vasil Paparizov (BUL) | Vasil Paparizov (BUL) | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Ion Monea (ROU) | Ion Monea (ROU) | KO-1 | | | |
| | | | | | | Hans Büchi (SUI) | Hans Büchi (SUI) | L | | | |
| | | | Roy Addison (GBR) | Roy Addison (GBR) | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | Hans Büchi (SUI) | Hans Büchi (SUI) | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Ion Monea (ROU) | Ion Monea (ROU) | L |
| | | | | | | | | | Eddie Crook, Jr. (USA) | Eddie Crook, Jr. (USA) | KO-2 |
| | | | Milo Sarens (BEL) | Milo Sarens (BEL) | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | Chang Lo-pu (ROC) | Chang Lo-pu (ROC) | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Chang Lo-pu (ROC) | Chang Lo-pu (ROC) | L | | | |
| | | | | | | Eddie Crook, Jr. (USA) | Eddie Crook, Jr. (USA) | KO-3 | | | |
| | | | Peter Odhiambo (UGA) | Peter Odhiambo (UGA) | 0 | | | | | | |
| Fidel Odreman (VEN) | Fidel Odreman (VEN) | L | Eddie Crook, Jr. (USA) | Eddie Crook, Jr. (USA) | 5 | | | | | | |
| Eddie Crook, Jr. (USA) | Eddie Crook, Jr. (USA) | KO-1 | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals |
| Moustafa Ben Lahbib (MAR) | Moustafa Ben Lahbib (MAR) | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Luigi Napoleoni (ITA) | Luigi Napoleoni (ITA) | 5 | Luigi Napoleoni (ITA) | Luigi Napoleoni (ITA) | 5 | | | | | | |
| Eberhard Radzik (EUA) | Eberhard Radzik (EUA) | L | Moussa El-Gelidi (UAR) | Moussa El-Gelidi (UAR) | 0 | | | | | | |
| Moussa El-Gelidi (UAR) | Moussa El-Gelidi (UAR) | KO-2 | | | | Luigi Napoleoni (ITA) | Luigi Napoleoni (ITA) | L | | | |
| Carlos Lucas (CHI) | Carlos Lucas (CHI) | 4 | | | | Yevgeny Feofanov (URS) | Yevgeny Feofanov (URS) | KO-2 | | | |
| Rodolfo Loza (ARG) | Rodolfo Loza (ARG) | 1 | Carlos Lucas (CHI) | Carlos Lucas (CHI) | L | | | | | | |
| Yevgeny Feofanov (URS) | Yevgeny Feofanov (URS) | 5 | Yevgeny Feofanov (URS) | Yevgeny Feofanov (URS) | KO-2 | | | | | | |
| Yoland Levèque (FRA) | Yoland Levèque (FRA) | 0 | | | | | | | Yevgeny Feofanov (URS) | Yevgeny Feofanov (URS) | 1 |
| Sultan Mahmoud (PAK) | Sultan Mahmoud (PAK) | 0 | | | | | | | Tadeusz Walasek (POL) | Tadeusz Walasek (POL) | 4 |
| Tadeusz Walasek (POL) | Tadeusz Walasek (POL) | 5 | Tadeusz Walasek (POL) | Tadeusz Walasek (POL) | 5 | | | | | | |
| Teifion Davies (AUS) | Teifion Davies (AUS) | 3 | Teifion Davies (AUS) | Teifion Davies (AUS) | 0 | | | | | | |
| Achton Mikkelsen (DEN) | Achton Mikkelsen (DEN) | 2 | | | | Tadeusz Walasek (POL) | Tadeusz Walasek (POL) | 5 | | | |
| Eamonn McKeon (IRL) | Eamonn McKeon (IRL) | 5 | | | | Frik van Rooyen (RSA) | Frik van Rooyen (RSA) | 0 | | | |
| Mohamed Ben Gandoubi (TUN) | Mohamed Ben Gandoubi (TUN) | 0 | Eamonn McKeon (IRL) | Eamonn McKeon (IRL) | 0 | | | | | | |
| Egon Rusch (AUT) | Egon Rusch (AUT) | 0 | Frik van Rooyen (RSA) | Frik van Rooyen (RSA) | 5 | | | | | | |
| Frik van Rooyen (RSA) | Frik van Rooyen (RSA) | 5 | | | | | | | | | |

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Ion Monea (ROU) | L |
| Eddie Crook, Jr. (USA) | KO-2 | | |
| Eddie Crook, Jr. (USA) | KO-2 | Eddie Crook, Jr. (USA) | 3 |
| | | Tadeusz Walasek (POL) | 2 |
| Yevgeny Feofanov (URS) | 1 | Tadeusz Walasek (POL) | 2 |
| Tadeusz Walasek (POL) | 4 | | |