# 2015 AIBA World Boxing Championships – Light welterweight

The light welterweight competition at the 2015 AIBA World Boxing Championships was held from 6–14 October 2015. This was a qualifying tournament for the 2016 Summer Olympics. Vitaly Dunaytsev of Russia defeated Fazliddin Gaibnazarov of Uzbekistan to win the world title.

## Medalists

| Gold | Vitaly Dunaytsev (RUS) |
| Silver | Fazliddin Gaibnazarov (UZB) |
| Bronze | Yasniel Toledo (CUB) |
| Bronze | Wuttichai Masuk (THA) |

## Seeds

* Yasniel Toledo (semifinals)
* Wuttichai Masuk (semifinals)
* Vincenzo Mangiacapre (quarterfinals)
* Abdelkader Chadi (round of 16)

## Draw
### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Yasniel Toledo (CUB) | 1 | | | |
| 4 | Vitaly Dunaytsev (RUS) | 2 | | | |
| 4 | Vitaly Dunaytsev (RUS) | 2 | Vitaly Dunaytsev (RUS) | Vitaly Dunaytsev (RUS) | 2 |
| | | | Fazliddin Gaibnazarov (UZB) | Fazliddin Gaibnazarov (UZB) | 1 |
| 3 | Fazliddin Gaibnazarov (UZB) | 3 | Fazliddin Gaibnazarov (UZB) | Fazliddin Gaibnazarov (UZB) | 1 |
| 2 | Wuttichai Masuk (THA) | 0 | | | |

#### Section 1

| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | | | Yasniel Toledo (CUB) | Yasniel Toledo (CUB) | 3 | | | | | | |
| Manoj Kumar (IND) | Manoj Kumar (IND) | 1 | Abdelhak Aatakni (MAR) | Abdelhak Aatakni (MAR) | 0 | | | | | | |
| Abdelhak Aatakni (MAR) | Abdelhak Aatakni (MAR) | 2 | | | | Yasniel Toledo (CUB) | Yasniel Toledo (CUB) | 3 | | | |
| Lim Hyun-chul (KOR) | Lim Hyun-chul (KOR) | 0 | | | | Hovhannes Bachkov (ARM) | Hovhannes Bachkov (ARM) | 0 | | | |
| Hovhannes Bachkov (ARM) | Hovhannes Bachkov (ARM) | 3 | Hovhannes Bachkov (ARM) | Hovhannes Bachkov (ARM) | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | Aziz Bebitov (TKM) | Aziz Bebitov (TKM) | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Yasniel Toledo (CUB) | Yasniel Toledo (CUB) | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | Vitaly Dunaytsev (RUS) | Vitaly Dunaytsev (RUS) | 2 |
| | | | Vitaly Dunaytsev (RUS) | Vitaly Dunaytsev (RUS) | 3 | | | | | | |
| Dmitri Galagoț (MDA) | Dmitri Galagoț (MDA) | 0 | Pat McCormack (GBR) | Pat McCormack (GBR) | 0 | | | | | | |
| Pat McCormack (GBR) | Pat McCormack (GBR) | 3 | | | | Vitaly Dunaytsev (RUS) | Vitaly Dunaytsev (RUS) | 3 | | | |
| Lorenzo Sotomayor (AZE) | Lorenzo Sotomayor (AZE) | 3 | | | | Lorenzo Sotomayor (AZE) | Lorenzo Sotomayor (AZE) | 0 | | | |
| Arthur Biyarslanov (CAN) | Arthur Biyarslanov (CAN) | 0 | Lorenzo Sotomayor (AZE) | Lorenzo Sotomayor (AZE) | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | Abdelkader Chadi (ALG) | Abdelkader Chadi (ALG) | 0 | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | | | Vincenzo Mangiacapre (ITA) | Vincenzo Mangiacapre (ITA) | 3 | | | | | | |
| Dean Walsh (IRL) | Dean Walsh (IRL) | 1 | Luis Arcon Díaz (VEN) | Luis Arcon Díaz (VEN) | 0 | | | | | | |
| Luis Arcon Díaz (VEN) | Luis Arcon Díaz (VEN) | 2 | | | | Vincenzo Mangiacapre (ITA) | Vincenzo Mangiacapre (ITA) | 0 | | | |
| Kagiso Bagwasi (BOT) | Kagiso Bagwasi (BOT) | 0 | | | | Fazliddin Gaibnazarov (UZB) | Fazliddin Gaibnazarov (UZB) | 3 | | | |
| Thulasi Tharumalingam (QAT) | Thulasi Tharumalingam (QAT) | 3 | Thulasi Tharumalingam (QAT) | Thulasi Tharumalingam (QAT) | | | | | | | |
| | | | Fazliddin Gaibnazarov (UZB) | Fazliddin Gaibnazarov (UZB) | TKO | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Fazliddin Gaibnazarov (UZB) | Fazliddin Gaibnazarov (UZB) | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | Wuttichai Masuk (THA) | Wuttichai Masuk (THA) | 0 |
| | | | Evaldas Petrauskas (LTU) | Evaldas Petrauskas (LTU) | 1 | | | | | | |
| Viktor Petrov (UKR) | Viktor Petrov (UKR) | 1 | Danielito Zorrilla (PUR) | Danielito Zorrilla (PUR) | 2 | | | | | | |
| Danielito Zorrilla (PUR) | Danielito Zorrilla (PUR) | 2 | | | | Danielito Zorrilla (PUR) | Danielito Zorrilla (PUR) | 0 | | | |
| David Biddle (AUS) | David Biddle (AUS) | 3 | | | | Wuttichai Masuk (THA) | Wuttichai Masuk (THA) | 3 | | | |
| Ronan Sanchez (ARG) | Ronan Sanchez (ARG) | 0 | David Biddle (AUS) | David Biddle (AUS) | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | Wuttichai Masuk (THA) | Wuttichai Masuk (THA) | 3 | | | | | | |

## Results
### Ranking

| Rank | Athlete |
| | Vitaly Dunaytsev (RUS) |
| | Fazliddin Gaibnazarov (UZB) |
| | Yasniel Toledo (CUB) |
| | Wuttichai Masuk (THA) |
| 5 | Hovhannes Bachkov (ARM) |
| 5 | Lorenzo Sotomayor (AZE) |
| 5 | Vincenzo Mangiacapre (ITA) |
| 5 | Danielito Zorrilla (PUR) |
| 9 | Abdelkader Chadi (ALG) |
| 9 | David Biddle (AUS) |
| 9 | Pat McCormack (GBR) |
| 9 | Evaldas Petrauskas (LTU) |
| 9 | Abdelhak Aatakni (MAR) |
| 9 | Thulasi Tharumalingam (QAT) |
| 9 | Aziz Bebitov (TKM) |
| 9 | Luis Arcon Díaz (VEN) |
| 17 | Ronan Sanchez (ARG) |
| 17 | Kagiso Bagwasi (BOT) |
| 17 | Arthur Biyarslanov (CAN) |
| 17 | Manoj Kumar (IND) |
| 17 | Dean Walsh (IRL) |
| 17 | Lim Hyun-chul (KOR) |
| 17 | Dmitri Galagoț (MDA) |
| 17 | Viktor Petrov (UKR) |