# 2013 AIBA World Boxing Championships – Light heavyweight

The Light heavyweight competition at the 2013 AIBA World Boxing Championships was held from 16 to 26 October 2013. Boxers were limited to a weight of 81 kilograms.

## Medalists

| Gold | Julio César la Cruz (CUB) |
| Silver | Adilbek Niyazymbetov (KAZ) |
| Bronze | Oybek Mamazulunov (UZB) |
| Bronze | Joe Ward (IRL) |

## Seeds

* Adilbek Niyazymbetov (final)
* Julio César la Cruz (champion)
* Nikita Ivanov (quarterfinals)
* Oybek Mamazulunov (semifinals)
* Peter Mullenberg (quarterfinals)
* Joe Ward (semifinals)
* Hrvoje Sep (second round)
* Siarhei Novikau (third round)
* Petru Ciobanu (second round)
* Abdelhafid Benchabla (quarterfinals)

## Draw
### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Adilbek Niyazymbetov | 3 | | | |
| 4 | Oybek Mamazulunov | 0 | | | |
| 4 | Oybek Mamazulunov | 0 | Adilbek Niyazymbetov | Adilbek Niyazymbetov | 1 |
| | | | Julio César la Cruz | Julio César la Cruz | 2 |
| 3 | Joe Ward | 0 | Julio César la Cruz | Julio César la Cruz | 2 |
| 2 | Julio César la Cruz | 3 | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Third Round | Third Round | Third Round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | Adilbek Niyazymbetov | Adilbek Niyazymbetov | 3 | | | | | | |
| Deepak Maharjan | Deepak Maharjan | 0 | Ville Hukkanen | Ville Hukkanen | 0 | | | | | | |
| Ville Hukkanen | Ville Hukkanen | 3 | | | | Adilbek Niyazymbetov | Adilbek Niyazymbetov | 3 | | | |
| | | | | | | Armend Xhoxhaj | Armend Xhoxhaj | 0 | | | |
| | | | Radoslav Pantaleev | Radoslav Pantaleev | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | Armend Xhoxhaj | Armend Xhoxhaj | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Adilbek Niyazymbetov | Adilbek Niyazymbetov | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | Sumit Sangwan | Sumit Sangwan | 0 |
| | | | Petru Ciobanu | Petru Ciobanu | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | Sumit Sangwan | Sumit Sangwan | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Sumit Sangwan | Sumit Sangwan | 3 | | | |
| Zhang Aolin | Zhang Aolin | 0 | | | | Siarhei Novikau | Siarhei Novikau | 0 | | | |
| Kim Hyeong-Kyu | Kim Hyeong-Kyu | 3 | Kim Hyeong-Kyu | Kim Hyeong-Kyu | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | Siarhei Novikau | Siarhei Novikau | 3 | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Third Round | Third Round | Third Round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | Peter Mullenberg | Peter Mullenberg | 2 | | | | | | |
| Arslanbek Achilov | Arslanbek Achilov | 3 | Arslanbek Achilov | Arslanbek Achilov | 1 | | | | | | |
| Aleksandr Panarin | Aleksandr Panarin | 0 | | | | Peter Mullenberg | Peter Mullenberg | 3 | | | |
| | | | | | | Scott Forrest | Scott Forrest | 0 | | | |
| | | | Martin Pedersen | Martin Pedersen | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | Scott Forrest | Scott Forrest | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Peter Mullenberg | Peter Mullenberg | 0 |
| | | | | | | | | | Oybek Mamazulunov | Oybek Mamazulunov | 3 |
| | | | Nikolajs Grišuņins | Nikolajs Grišuņins | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | Džemal Bosnjak | Džemal Bosnjak | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Džemal Bosnjak | Džemal Bosnjak | 0 | | | |
| Sandagsurengiin Erdenebayar | Sandagsurengiin Erdenebayar | TKO | | | | Oybek Mamazulunov | Oybek Mamazulunov | 3 | | | |
| Geremias Torres | Geremias Torres | | Sandagsurengiin Erdenebayar | Sandagsurengiin Erdenebayar | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | Oybek Mamazulunov | Oybek Mamazulunov | 3 | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Third Round | Third Round | Third Round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | Nikita Ivanov | Nikita Ivanov | 3 | | | | | | |
| Joseph St. Pierre | Joseph St. Pierre | 0 | Avni Yildirim | Avni Yildirim | 0 | | | | | | |
| Avni Yildirim | Avni Yildirim | 3 | | | | Nikita Ivanov | Nikita Ivanov | 2 | | | |
| | | | | | | Simone Fiori | Simone Fiori | 1 | | | |
| | | | Simone Fiori | Simone Fiori | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | Elly Ochola | Elly Ochola | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Nikita Ivanov | Nikita Ivanov | 0 |
| | | | | | | | | | Joe Ward | Joe Ward | 3 |
| | | | Dylan Hardy | Dylan Hardy | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | Norbert Harcsa | Norbert Harcsa | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Norbert Harcsa | Norbert Harcsa | 0 | | | |
| Mateusz Tryc | Mateusz Tryc | 2 | | | | Joe Ward | Joe Ward | 3 | | | |
| Rauf Rahimov | Rauf Rahimov | 1 | Mateusz Tryc | Mateusz Tryc | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | Joe Ward | Joe Ward | 3 | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Third Round | Third Round | Third Round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | Hrvoje Sep | Hrvoje Sep | 1 | | | | | | |
| Osmar Amador | Osmar Amador | | Ali Ghoussoun | Ali Ghoussoun | 2 | | | | | | |
| Ali Ghoussoun | Ali Ghoussoun | TKO | | | | Ali Ghoussoun | Ali Ghoussoun | 0 | | | |
| | | | | | | Abdelhafid Benchabla | Abdelhafid Benchabla | 3 | | | |
| | | | Boško Drašković | Boško Drašković | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | Abdelhafid Benchabla | Abdelhafid Benchabla | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Abdelhafid Benchabla | Abdelhafid Benchabla | 0 |
| | | | | | | | | | Julio César la Cruz | Julio César la Cruz | 3 |
| | | | Oleksandr Ganzulia | Oleksandr Ganzulia | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | Endry Pinto | Endry Pinto | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Oleksandr Ganzulia | Oleksandr Ganzulia | 0 | | | |
| Serge Michel | Serge Michel | 3 | | | | Julio César la Cruz | Julio César la Cruz | 3 | | | |
| Iago Kiziria | Iago Kiziria | 0 | Serge Michel | Serge Michel | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | Julio César la Cruz | Julio César la Cruz | 3 | | | | | | |