# 2015 AIBA World Boxing Championships – Light heavyweight

The light heavyweight competition at the 2015 AIBA World Boxing Championships was held from 7–15 October 2015. This was a qualifying tournament for the 2016 Summer Olympics.

## Medalists

| Gold | Julio César la Cruz (CUB) |
| Silver | Joe Ward (IRL) |
| Bronze | Elshod Rasulov (UZB) |
| Bronze | Pavel Silyagin (RUS) |

## Seeds

* Adilbek Niyazymbetov (quarterfinals)
* Julio César la Cruz
* Teymur Mammadov (round of 16)
* Joe Ward

## Draw
### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Elshod Rasulov (UZB) | 0 | | | |
| 4 | Joe Ward (IRL) | 3 | | | |
| 4 | Joe Ward (IRL) | 3 | Joe Ward (IRL) | Joe Ward (IRL) | 0 |
| | | | Julio César la Cruz (CUB) | Julio César la Cruz (CUB) | 3 |
| 3 | Pavel Silyagin (RUS) | 0 | Julio César la Cruz (CUB) | Julio César la Cruz (CUB) | 3 |
| 2 | Julio César la Cruz (CUB) | 3 | | | |

#### Section 1

| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | | | Adilbek Niyazymbetov (KAZ) | Adilbek Niyazymbetov (KAZ) | 3 | | | | | | |
| Erkin Adylbek Uulu (KGZ) | Erkin Adylbek Uulu (KGZ) | 0 | Alaa Ghoussoun (SYR) | Alaa Ghoussoun (SYR) | 0 | | | | | | |
| Alaa Ghoussoun (SYR) | Alaa Ghoussoun (SYR) | 3 | | | | Adilbek Niyazymbetov (KAZ) | Adilbek Niyazymbetov (KAZ) | 0 | | | |
| Marcos Escudero (ARG) | Marcos Escudero (ARG) | 1 | | | | Elshod Rasulov (UZB) | Elshod Rasulov (UZB) | 3 | | | |
| Cem Karlidag (TUR) | Cem Karlidag (TUR) | 2 | Cem Karlidag (TUR) | Cem Karlidag (TUR) | 0 | | | | | | |
| Albert Ramirez Duran (VEN) | Albert Ramirez Duran (VEN) | 0 | Elshod Rasulov (UZB) | Elshod Rasulov (UZB) | 3 | | | | | | |
| Elshod Rasulov (UZB) | Elshod Rasulov (UZB) | 3 | | | | | | | Elshod Rasulov (UZB) | Elshod Rasulov (UZB) | 0 |
| | | | | | | | | | Joe Ward (IRL) | Joe Ward (IRL) | 3 |
| | | | Mikhail Dauhaliavets (BLR) | Mikhail Dauhaliavets (BLR) | 3 | | | | | | |
| Hakan Murst Nuraydin (QAT) | Hakan Murst Nuraydin (QAT) | 3 | Hakan Murst Nuraydin (QAT) | Hakan Murst Nuraydin (QAT) | 0 | | | | | | |
| Džemal Bošnjak (BIH) | Džemal Bošnjak (BIH) | 0 | | | | Mikhail Dauhaliavets (BLR) | Mikhail Dauhaliavets (BLR) | 0 | | | |
| Oleksandr Khyzhniak (UKR) | Oleksandr Khyzhniak (UKR) | 3 | | | | Joe Ward (IRL) | Joe Ward (IRL) | 3 | | | |
| Abdelhafid Benchabla (ALG) | Abdelhafid Benchabla (ALG) | 0 | Oleksandr Khyzhniak (UKR) | Oleksandr Khyzhniak (UKR) | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | Joe Ward (IRL) | Joe Ward (IRL) | 3 | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | | | Teymur Mammadov (AZE) | Teymur Mammadov (AZE) | 0 | | | | | | |
| Abdel Rahman Salah Oraby (EGY) | Abdel Rahman Salah Oraby (EGY) | 1 | Pavel Silyagin (RUS) | Pavel Silyagin (RUS) | 3 | | | | | | |
| Pavel Silyagin (RUS) | Pavel Silyagin (RUS) | 2 | | | | Pavel Silyagin (RUS) | Pavel Silyagin (RUS) | 3 | | | |
| Hassan Saada (MAR) | Hassan Saada (MAR) | 3 | | | | Peter Müllenberg (NED) | Peter Müllenberg (NED) | 0 | | | |
| Steven Nelson (USA) | Steven Nelson (USA) | 0 | Hassan Saada (MAR) | Hassan Saada (MAR) | | | | | | | |
| | | | Peter Müllenberg (NED) | Peter Müllenberg (NED) | TKO | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Pavel Silyagin (RUS) | Pavel Silyagin (RUS) | 0 |
| Juan Carlos Carrillo (COL) | Juan Carlos Carrillo (COL) | 0 | | | | | | | Julio César la Cruz (CUB) | Julio César la Cruz (CUB) | 3 |
| Hrvoje Sep (CRO) | Hrvoje Sep (CRO) | 3 | Hrvoje Sep (CRO) | Hrvoje Sep (CRO) | 3 | | | | | | |
| Aaron Spagnolo (AUS) | Aaron Spagnolo (AUS) | 3 | Aaron Spagnolo (AUS) | Aaron Spagnolo (AUS) | 0 | | | | | | |
| Tashi Norbu (BHU) | Tashi Norbu (BHU) | 0 | | | | Hrvoje Sep (CRO) | Hrvoje Sep (CRO) | 0 | | | |
| Kim Hyeong-kyu (KOR) | Kim Hyeong-kyu (KOR) | 0 | | | | Julio César la Cruz (CUB) | Julio César la Cruz (CUB) | 3 | | | |
| Joshua Buatsi (GBR) | Joshua Buatsi (GBR) | 3 | Joshua Buatsi (GBR) | Joshua Buatsi (GBR) | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | Julio César la Cruz (CUB) | Julio César la Cruz (CUB) | 3 | | | | | | |

## Results
### Ranking

| Rank | Athlete |
| | Julio César la Cruz (CUB) |
| | Joe Ward (IRL) |
| | Elshod Rasulov (UZB) |
| | Pavel Silyagin (RUS) |
| 5 | Adilbek Niyazymbetov (KAZ) |
| 5 | Mikhail Dauhaliavets (BLR) |
| 5 | Peter Müllenberg (NED) |
| 5 | Hrvoje Sep (CRO) |
| 9 | Alaa Ghoussoun (SYR) |
| 9 | Cem Karlidag (TUR) |
| 9 | Oleksandr Khyzhniak (UKR) |
| 9 | Hakan Murst Nuraydin (QAT) |
| 9 | Teymur Mammadov (AZE) |
| 9 | Hassan Saada (MAR) |
| 9 | Aaron Spagnolo (AUS) |
| 9 | Joshua Buatsi (GBR) |
| 17 | Erkin Adylbek Uulu (KGZ) |
| 17 | Marcos Escudero (ARG) |
| 17 | Albert Ramirez Duran (VEN) |
| 17 | Džemal Bošnjak (BIH) |
| 17 | Abdelhafid Benchabla (ALG) |
| 17 | Abdel Rahman Salah Oraby (EGY) |
| 17 | Steven Nelson (USA) |
| 17 | Juan Carlos Carrillo (COL) |
| 17 | Tashi Norbu (BHU) |
| 17 | Kim Hyeong-kyu (KOR) |