# Boxing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's lightweight

The men's lightweight boxing competition at the 2012 Olympic Games in London was held from 30 July to 12 August at the ExCeL Exhibition Centre.
This competition consisted of 28 boxers from 28 nations competed.

## Competition format

Like all Olympic boxing events, the competition was a straight single-elimination tournament. This competition consisted of 28 boxers who had qualified for the competition through various qualifying tournaments held in 2011 and 2012. The competition began with a preliminary round on 29 July, where the number of competitors was reduced to 16, and concluded with a final on 12 August. As there were less than 32 boxers in the competition a number of boxers received a bye for the preliminary round. Both semi-final losers were awarded bronze medals, so no boxers competed again after their first loss.
All bouts consist of three three-minute periods where the boxers receive points for every successful punch they land on their opponent's head or upper body. The boxer with the most points at the end of the bouts wins. If a boxer is knocked to the ground and cannot get up before the referee counts to 10 then the bout is over and the opponent wins.

## Schedule

All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)
| Date | Time | Round |
| Sunday 29 July 2012 | 13:30 & 20:30 | Round of 32 |
| Thursday 2 August 2012 | 13:30 & 20:30 | Round of 16 |
| Monday 6 August 2012 | 20:30 | Quarter-finals |
| Friday 10 August 2012 | 21:00 | Semi-finals |
| Sunday 12 August 2012 | 13:45 | Final |

## Results
### Finals

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| Vasyl Lomachenko (UKR) | 14 |
| Yasniel Toledo (CUB) | 11 | | |
| Yasniel Toledo (CUB) | 11 | Vasyl Lomachenko (UKR) | 19 |
| | | Han Soon-chul (KOR) | 9 |
| Evaldas Petrauskas (LTU) | 13 | Han Soon-chul (KOR) | 9 |
| Han Soon-chul (KOR) | 18 | | |

### Top 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 |
| | | | Vasyl Lomachenko (UKR) | Vasyl Lomachenko (UKR) | 15 | | | | | | |
| Wellington Arias (DOM) | Wellington Arias (DOM) | 17 | Wellington Arias (DOM) | Wellington Arias (DOM) | 3 | | | | | | |
| Eduar Marriaga (COL) | Eduar Marriaga (COL) | 8 | | | | Vasyl Lomachenko (UKR) | Vasyl Lomachenko (UKR) | 14 | | | |
| Ahmed Mejri (TUN) | Ahmed Mejri (TUN) | 16 | | | | Félix Verdejo (PUR) | Félix Verdejo (PUR) | 9 | | | |
| Shafiq Chitou (BEN) | Shafiq Chitou (BEN) | 9 | Ahmed Mejri (TUN) | Ahmed Mejri (TUN) | 7 | | | | | | |
| Félix Verdejo (PUR) | Félix Verdejo (PUR) | 11 | Félix Verdejo (PUR) | Félix Verdejo (PUR) | 16 | | | | | | |
| Juan Huertas (PAN) | Juan Huertas (PAN) | 5 | | | | | | | Vasyl Lomachenko (UKR) | Vasyl Lomachenko (UKR) | 14 |
| Gani Zhailauov (KAZ) | Gani Zhailauov (KAZ) | 12+ | | | | | | | Yasniel Toledo (CUB) | Yasniel Toledo (CUB) | 11 |
| Sailom Adi (THA) | Sailom Adi (THA) | 12 | Gani Zhailauov (KAZ) | Gani Zhailauov (KAZ) | 16 | | | | | | |
| Andrique Allisop (SEY) | Andrique Allisop (SEY) | 8 | Jai Bhagwan (IND) | Jai Bhagwan (IND) | 8 | | | | | | |
| Jai Bhagwan (IND) | Jai Bhagwan (IND) | 18 | | | | Gani Zhailauov (KAZ) | Gani Zhailauov (KAZ) | 11 | | | |
| Luke Jackson (AUS) | Luke Jackson (AUS) | 7 | | | | Yasniel Toledo (CUB) | Yasniel Toledo (CUB) | 19 | | | |
| Liu Qiang (CHN) | Liu Qiang (CHN) | 20 | Liu Qiang (CHN) | Liu Qiang (CHN) | 10 | | | | | | |
| | | | Yasniel Toledo (CUB) | Yasniel Toledo (CUB) | 14 | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| | | | Domenico Valentino (ITA) | Domenico Valentino (ITA) | 15 | | | | | | |
| Robson Conceição (BRA) | Robson Conceição (BRA) | 9 | Josh Taylor (GBR) | Josh Taylor (GBR) | 10 | | | | | | |
| Josh Taylor (GBR) | Josh Taylor (GBR) | 13 | | | | Domenico Valentino (ITA) | Domenico Valentino (ITA) | 14 | | | |
| Evaldas Petrauskas (LTU) | Evaldas Petrauskas (LTU) | 20 | | | | Evaldas Petrauskas (LTU) | Evaldas Petrauskas (LTU) | 16 | | | |
| Miklos Varga (HUN) | Miklos Varga (HUN) | 12 | Evaldas Petrauskas (LTU) | Evaldas Petrauskas (LTU) | 16 | | | | | | |
| Abdelkader Chadi (ALG) | Abdelkader Chadi (ALG) | 8 | Fatih Keleş (TUR) | Fatih Keleş (TUR) | 12 | | | | | | |
| Fatih Keleş (TUR) | Fatih Keleş (TUR) | 15 | | | | | | | Evaldas Petrauskas (LTU) | Evaldas Petrauskas (LTU) | 13 |
| Fazliddin Gaibnazarov (UZB) | Fazliddin Gaibnazarov (UZB) | 11 | | | | | | | Han Soon-chul (KOR) | Han Soon-chul (KOR) | 18 |
| Yhyacinthe Mewoli Abdon (CMR) | Yhyacinthe Mewoli Abdon (CMR) | 6 | Fazliddin Gaibnazarov (UZB) | Fazliddin Gaibnazarov (UZB) | 15 | | | | | | |
| Rachid Azzedine (FRA) | Rachid Azzedine (FRA) | 20 | Jose Ramírez (USA) | Jose Ramírez (USA) | 11 | | | | | | |
| Jose Ramírez (USA) | Jose Ramírez (USA) | 21 | | | | Fazliddin Gaibnazarov (UZB) | Fazliddin Gaibnazarov (UZB) | 13 | | | |
| Mohamed Ramadan (EGY) | Mohamed Ramadan (EGY) | 6 | | | | Han Soon-chul (KOR) | Han Soon-chul (KOR) | 16 | | | |
| Han Soon-chul (KOR) | Han Soon-chul (KOR) | 11 | Han Soon-chul (KOR) | Han Soon-chul (KOR) | 13+ | | | | | | |
| | | | Vazgen Safaryants (BLR) | Vazgen Safaryants (BLR) | 13 | | | | | | |