# Boxing at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Light flyweight

The Light Flyweight class in the boxing competition was the lightest class. Light flyweights were limited to those boxers weighing less than 48 kilograms (105.8 lbs). 24 boxers qualified for this category. It was the first appearance of this category in Olympic Boxing competitions.
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 three three-minute rounds each. Five judges scored each bout.

## Medalists

| Gold | Francisco Rodríguez Venezuela |
| Silver | Jee Yong-ju South Korea |
| Bronze | Hubert Skrzypczak Poland |
| Bronze | Harlan Marbley United States |

## Schedule

| Date | Round |
| Sunday, 13 October 1968 | First round |
| Friday, 18 October 1968 | Second round |
| Sunday, 20 October 1968 | Quarterfinals |
| Thursday, 24 October 1968 | Semifinals |
| Saturday, 26 October 1968 | Final Bout |

## Draw

| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | Gabriel Ogun (NGR) | Gabriel Ogun (NGR) | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Stefan Aleksandrov (BUL) | Stefan Aleksandrov (BUL) | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Gabriel Ogun (NGR) | Gabriel Ogun (NGR) | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Harlan Marbley (USA) | Harlan Marbley (USA) | 5 | | | | | | |
| | | | Harlan Marbley (USA) | Harlan Marbley (USA) | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Fuat Temel (TUR) | Fuat Temel (TUR) | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Harlan Marbley (USA) | Harlan Marbley (USA) | 1 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Francisco Rodríguez (VEN) | Francisco Rodríguez (VEN) | 4 | | | |
| | | | Hatha Karunaratne (CEY) | Hatha Karunaratne (CEY) | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Thet U Lai (BIR) | Thet U Lai (BIR) | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Hatha Karunaratne (CEY) | Hatha Karunaratne (CEY) | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Francisco Rodríguez (VEN) | Francisco Rodríguez (VEN) | RSC | | | | | | |
| | | | Francisco Rodríguez (VEN) | Francisco Rodríguez (VEN) | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Rafael Carbonell (CUB) | Rafael Carbonell (CUB) | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Francisco Rodríguez (VEN) | Francisco Rodríguez (VEN) | 3 |
| Tahar Aziz (MAR) | Tahar Aziz (MAR) | 4 | | | | | | | | | | Jee Yong-ju (KOR) | Jee Yong-ju (KOR) | 2 |
| David Nata (ZAM) | David Nata (ZAM) | 1 | Tahar Aziz (MAR) | Tahar Aziz (MAR) | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Hubert Skrzypczak (POL) | Hubert Skrzypczak (POL) | 5 | Hubert Skrzypczak (POL) | Hubert Skrzypczak (POL) | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Mohamed Selim Soheim (EGY) | Mohamed Selim Soheim (EGY) | 0 | | | | Joseph Donovan (AUS) | Joseph Donovan (AUS) | 2 | | | | | | |
| Joseph Donovan (AUS) | Joseph Donovan (AUS) | RSC | | | | Hubert Skrzypczak (POL) | Hubert Skrzypczak (POL) | 3 | | | | | | |
| György Gedó (HUN) | György Gedó (HUN) | | Joseph Donovan (AUS) | Joseph Donovan (AUS) | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Roberto Urretavizcaya (ARG) | Roberto Urretavizcaya (ARG) | w/o | Robert Urretavizcaya (ARG) | Robert Urretavizcaya (ARG) | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Ignacio Espinal (DOM) | Ignacio Espinal (DOM) | | | | | | | | Hubert Skrzypczak (POL) | Hubert Skrzypczak (POL) | 1 | | | |
| Bernd Englmeier (GDR) | Bernd Englmeier (GDR) | 5 | | | | | | | Jee Yong-ju (KOR) | Jee Yong-ju (KOR) | 4 | | | |
| Manolo Vicera (PHI) | Manolo Vicera (PHI) | 0 | Bernd Englmeier (GDR) | Bernd Englmeier (GDR) | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alberto Morales (MEX) | Alberto Morales (MEX) | 3 | Alberto Morales (MEX) | Alberto Morales (MEX) | RSC | | | | | | | | | |
| Franco Udella (ITA) | Franco Udella (ITA) | 2 | | | | Alberto Morales (MEX) | Alberto Morales (MEX) | 2 | | | | | | |
| Viktor Zaporozhets (URS) | Viktor Zaporozhets (URS) | 5 | | | | Jee Yong-ju (KOR) | Jee Yong-ju (KOR) | 3 | | | | | | |
| Junji Watanabe (JPN) | Junji Watanabe (JPN) | 0 | Viktor Zaporozhets (URS) | Viktor Zaporozhets (URS) | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Jee Yong-ju (KOR) | Jee Yong-ju (KOR) | TKO-2 | Jee Yong-ju (KOR) | Jee Yong-ju (KOR) | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Douglas Ogada (UGA) | Douglas Ogada (UGA) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |