# Boxing at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Light heavyweight

The Light heavyweight class in the boxing competition was the second-highest weight class. Light heavyweights were limited to those boxers weighing a maximum of 81 kilograms (178.6 lbs). 18 boxers qualified for this category. Like all Olympic boxing events, the competition was a straight single-elimination tournament. Both semifinal losers were awarded bronze medals, so no boxers competed again after their first loss. Bouts consisted of six rounds each. Five judges scored each bout.

## Medalists

| Gold | Danas Pozniakas Soviet Union |
| Silver | Ion Monea Romania |
| Bronze | Georgi Stankov Bulgaria |
| Bronze | Stanisław Dragan Poland |

## Schedule

| Date | Round |
| Sunday, October 13, 1968 | First round |
| Friday, October 18, 1968 | Second round |
| Tuesday, October 22, 1968 | Quarterfinals |
| Thursday, October 24, 1968 | Semifinals |
| Saturday, October 26, 1968 | Final Bout |

## Draw

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | Georgi Stankov (BUL) | Georgi Stankov (BUL) | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Arthur Redden (USA) | Arthur Redden (USA) | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Georgi Stankov (BUL) | Georgi Stankov (BUL) | 5 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Bernard Malherbe (FRA) | Bernard Malherbe (FRA) | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | Bernard Malherbe (FRA) | Bernard Malherbe (FRA) | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Efstathios Alexopoulos (GRE) | Efstathios Alexopoulos (GRE) | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Georgi Stankov (BUL) | Georgi Stankov (BUL) | 0 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Danas Pozniakas (URS) | Danas Pozniakas (URS) | 5 | | | |
| | | | Danas Pozniakas (URS) | Danas Pozniakas (URS) | KO-2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Gregorio Aldama (CUB) | Gregorio Aldama (CUB) | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Danas Pozniakas (URS) | Danas Pozniakas (URS) | 5 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Jürgen Schlegel (GDR) | Jürgen Schlegel (GDR) | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | Jürgen Schlegel (GDR) | Jürgen Schlegel (GDR) | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Hassan Nour-el-Din Aman (EGY) | Hassan Nour-el-Din Aman (EGY) | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Danas Pozniakas (URS) | Danas Pozniakas (URS) | w/o |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Ion Monea (ROU) | Ion Monea (ROU) | |
| | | | Ion Monea (ROU) | Ion Monea (ROU) | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Raymar Reimers (FRG) | Raymar Reimers (FRG) | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Ion Monea (ROU) | Ion Monea (ROU) | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Fatai Ayinla (NGR) | Fatai Ayinla (NGR) | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | Fatai Ayinla (NGR) | Fatai Ayinla (NGR) | RSC | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Enrique Villarreal (MEX) | Enrique Villarreal (MEX) | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Ion Monea (ROU) | Ion Monea (ROU) | 4 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Stanisław Dragan (POL) | Stanisław Dragan (POL) | 1 | | | |
| | | | Stanisław Dragan (POL) | Stanisław Dragan (POL) | DSQ | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Jorge Clemente (PUR) | Jorge Clemente (PUR) | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Stanisław Dragan (POL) | Stanisław Dragan (POL) | 4 | | | | | | |
| Kurt Baumgartner (AUT) | Kurt Baumgartner (AUT) | 3 | | | | Walter Facchinetti (ITA) | Walter Facchinetti (ITA) | 1 | | | | | | |
| Soungalo Bagayogo (MLI) | Soungalo Bagayogo (MLI) | 2 | Kurt Baumgartner (AUT) | Kurt Baumgartner (AUT) | DSQ | | | | | | | | | |
| Walter Facchinetti (ITA) | Walter Facchinetti (ITA) | 5 | Walter Facchinetti (ITA) | Walter Facchinetti (ITA) | | | | | | | | | | |
| Josef Kapín (TCH) | Josef Kapín (TCH) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |