# Boxing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Light heavyweight

The men's light heavyweight boxing competition at the 1948 Olympic Games in London was held from 9 to 13 August at the Empress Hall in Earl's Court and the Wembley Arena.

## Competition format

Like all Olympic boxing events, the competition was a straight single-elimination tournament. The competition began with a preliminary round on 9 August, where the number of competitors was reduced to 16, and concluded with a final on 13 August. As there were less than 32 boxers in the competition, a number of boxers received a bye for the preliminary round. All bouts consisted of three periods where the boxers received 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.

## Results

| 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 | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | Mohamed El-Minabawi (EGY) | Mohamed El-Minabawi (EGY) | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Adrian Holmes (AUS) | Adrian Holmes (AUS) | KO-2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Adrian Holmes (AUS) | Adrian Holmes (AUS) | PTS | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Hugh O'Hagan (IRL) | Hugh O'Hagan (IRL) | | | | | | | |
| | | | Hans Schwarzmann (SUI) | Hans Schwarzmann (SUI) | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Hugh O'Hagan (IRL) | Hugh O'Hagan (IRL) | PTS | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Adrian Holmes (AUS) | Adrian Holmes (AUS) | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Don Scott (GBR) | Don Scott (GBR) | PTS | | | |
| | | | Eskandar Shora (IRI) | Eskandar Shora (IRI) | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Giacomo Di Segni (ITA) | Giacomo Di Segni (ITA) | PTS | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Giacomo Di Segni (ITA) | Giacomo Di Segni (ITA) | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Don Scott (GBR) | Don Scott (GBR) | PTS | | | | | | |
| | | | Don Scott (GBR) | Don Scott (GBR) | RSC-2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | György Kapocsi (HUN) | György Kapocsi (HUN) | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Don Scott (GBR) | Don Scott (GBR) | |
| Chuck Spieser (USA) | Chuck Spieser (USA) | PTS | | | | | | | | | | George Hunter (RSA) | George Hunter (RSA) | PTS |
| Erik Jensen (DEN) | Erik Jensen (DEN) | | Chuck Spieser (USA) | Chuck Spieser (USA) | | | | | | | |
| Ray Edwards (JAM) | Ray Edwards (JAM) | | George Hunter (RSA) | George Hunter (RSA) | PTS | | | | | | |
| George Hunter (RSA) | George Hunter (RSA) | PTS | | | | George Hunter (RSA) | George Hunter (RSA) | PTS | | | |
| Alejandro Arteche (ESP) | Alejandro Arteche (ESP) | | | | | Harry Siljander (FIN) | Harry Siljander (FIN) | | | | |
| Vital L'Hoste (BEL) | Vital L'Hoste (BEL) | PTS | Vital L'Hoste (BEL) | Vital L'Hoste (BEL) | | | | | | | |
| Otto Michtits (AUT) | Otto Michtits (AUT) | | Harry Siljander (FIN) | Harry Siljander (FIN) | PTS | | | | | | |
| Harry Siljander (FIN) | Harry Siljander (FIN) | PTS | | | | | | | George Hunter (RSA) | George Hunter (RSA) | PTS |
| Mauro Cía (ARG) | Mauro Cía (ARG) | PTS | | | | | | | Mauro Cía (ARG) | Mauro Cía (ARG) | |
| Hennie Quentemeijer (NED) | Hennie Quentemeijer (NED) | | Mauro Cía (ARG) | Mauro Cía (ARG) | DSQ-3 | | | | | | | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| Felipe Posse (URU) | Felipe Posse (URU) | PTS | Felipe Posse (URU) | Felipe Posse (URU) | | | | | | | |
| Otakar Rademacher (TCH) | Otakar Rademacher (TCH) | | | | | Mauro Cía (ARG) | Mauro Cía (ARG) | PTS | | | | Adrian Holmes (AUS) | Adrian Holmes (AUS) | |
| Joseph Roude (FRA) | Joseph Roude (FRA) | | | | | Franciszek Szymura (POL) | Franciszek Szymura (POL) | | | | | Mauro Cía (ARG) | Mauro Cía (ARG) | RSC-3 |
| Israel Quitcón (PUR) | Israel Quitcón (PUR) | RSC-1 | Israel Quitcón (PUR) | Israel Quitcón (PUR) | | | | | | | | | | |
| Franciszek Szymura (POL) | Franciszek Szymura (POL) | PTS | Franciszek Szymura (POL) | Franciszek Szymura (POL) | RSC-1 | | | | | | |
| Mac Joachim (IND) | Mac Joachim (IND) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |