# Boxing at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Light middleweight

The men's light middleweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1960 Summer Olympics. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 71 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 25 August to 5 September 1960. 23 boxers from 23 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 light middleweight boxing competition.

### Top half

| Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| Frank Nyangweso (UGA) | Frank Nyangweso (UGA) | 0 | | | | | | |
| Wilbert McClure (USA) | Wilbert McClure (USA) | 5 | Wilbert McClure (USA) | Wilbert McClure (USA) | 3 | | | |
| Celedonio Lima (ARG) | Celedonio Lima (ARG) | KO-2 | Celedonio Lima (ARG) | Celedonio Lima (ARG) | 2 | | | |
| Jeffrey Alleyne (CAN) | Jeffrey Alleyne (CAN) | L | | | | Wilbert McClure (USA) | Wilbert McClure (USA) | 3 |
| Boris Lagutin (URS) | Boris Lagutin (URS) | KO-1 | | | | Boris Lagutin (URS) | Boris Lagutin (URS) | 2 |
| Alhassan Brimah (GHA) | Alhassan Brimah (GHA) | L | Boris Lagutin (URS) | Boris Lagutin (URS) | KO-2 | | | |
| Abrie Schutte (RSA) | Abrie Schutte (RSA) | 1 | John Bukowski (AUS) | John Bukowski (AUS) | L | | | |
| John Bukowski (AUS) | John Bukowski (AUS) | 4 | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| | | | Nicolae Stoenescu (ROU) | Nicolae Stoenescu (ROU) | 2 | | | | | | |
| Dragoslav Jakovljević (YUG) | Dragoslav Jakovljević (YUG) | 0 | Souleymane Diallo (FRA) | Souleymane Diallo (FRA) | 3 | | | | | | |
| Souleymane Diallo (FRA) | Souleymane Diallo (FRA) | 5 | | | | Souleymane Diallo (FRA) | Souleymane Diallo (FRA) | 0 | | | |
| Rolf Caroli (EUA) | Rolf Caroli (EUA) | 2 | | | | Carmelo Bossi (ITA) | Carmelo Bossi (ITA) | 5 | | | |
| Pedro Votta (URU) | Pedro Votta (URU) | 3 | Pedro Votta (URU) | Pedro Votta (URU) | 1 | | | | | | |
| Carmelo Bossi (ITA) | Carmelo Bossi (ITA) | 5 | Carmelo Bossi (ITA) | Carmelo Bossi (ITA) | 4 | | | | | | |
| Brian van Niekerk (RHO) | Brian van Niekerk (RHO) | 0 | | | | | | | Carmelo Bossi (ITA) | Carmelo Bossi (ITA) | 3 |
| Cesáreo Barrera (ESP) | Cesáreo Barrera (ESP) | 2 | | | | | | | William Fisher (GBR) | William Fisher (GBR) | 2 |
| Bas van Duivenbode (NED) | Bas van Duivenbode (NED) | 3 | Bas van Duivenbode (NED) | Bas van Duivenbode (NED) | L | | | | | | |
| William Fisher (GBR) | William Fisher (GBR) | 5 | William Fisher (GBR) | William Fisher (GBR) | KO-2 | | | | | | |
| Roy Askevold (NOR) | Roy Askevold (NOR) | 0 | | | | William Fisher (GBR) | William Fisher (GBR) | 4 | | | |
| Michael Reid (IRL) | Michael Reid (IRL) | 4 | | | | Henryk Dampc (POL) | Henryk Dampc (POL) | 1 | | | |
| Hélio Crescêncio (BRA) | Hélio Crescêncio (BRA) | 1 | Michael Reid (IRL) | Michael Reid (IRL) | 0 | | | | | | |
| Leif Hansen (DEN) | Leif Hansen (DEN) | 1 | Henryk Dampc (POL) | Henryk Dampc (POL) | 5 | | | | | | |
| Henryk Dampc (POL) | Henryk Dampc (POL) | 4 | | | | | | | | | |

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Wilbert McClure (USA) | 3 |
| Boris Lagutin (URS) | 2 | | |
| Boris Lagutin (URS) | 2 | Wilbert McClure (USA) | 4 |
| | | Carmelo Bossi (ITA) | 1 |
| Carmelo Bossi (ITA) | 3 | Carmelo Bossi (ITA) | 1 |
| William Fisher (GBR) | 2 | | |