# 2009 World Amateur Boxing Championships – Light heavyweight

The Light heavyweight competition was the third-highest weight class featured at the 2009 World Amateur Boxing Championships, and was held at the Mediolanum Forum. Heavyweights were limited to a maximum of 81 kilograms in body mass.

## Medalists

| Gold | Artur Beterbiyev Russia |
| Silver | Elshod Rasulov Uzbekistan |
| Bronze | Jose Larduet Cuba |
| Bronze | Abdelkader Bouhenia France |

## Seeds

* Abdelhafid Benchabla (third round)
* Elshod Rasulov (final)
* Kenny Egan (quarterfinals)
* Dinesh Kumar (quarterfinals)
* Artur Beterbiyev (champion)
* Imre Szellő (first round)
* Jose Larduet (semifinals)
* Daugirdas Semiotas (second round)

## Draw
### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| Carlos Góngora (ECU) | Carlos Góngora (ECU) | 6 | | | | | | |
| Jose Larduet (CUB) | Jose Larduet (CUB) | 10 | | | | | | |
| Jose Larduet (CUB) | Jose Larduet (CUB) | 10 | Jose Larduet (CUB) | Jose Larduet (CUB) | 6 | | | |
| | | | Artur Beterbiyev (RUS) | Artur Beterbiyev (RUS) | 10 | | | |
| Artur Beterbiyev (RUS) | Artur Beterbiyev (RUS) | RSC | Artur Beterbiyev (RUS) | Artur Beterbiyev (RUS) | 10 | | | |
| Dinesh Kumar (IND) | Dinesh Kumar (IND) | | | | | | | |
| Dinesh Kumar (IND) | Dinesh Kumar (IND) | | | | | Artur Beterbiyev (RUS) | Artur Beterbiyev (RUS) | 13 |
| | | | | | | Elshod Rasulov (UZB) | Elshod Rasulov (UZB) | 10 |
| Kenny Egan (IRL) | Kenny Egan (IRL) | 9 | | | | | | | Elshod Rasulov (UZB) | Elshod Rasulov (UZB) | 10 |
| Abdelkader Bouhenia (FRA) | Abdelkader Bouhenia (FRA) | 17 | | | | | | |
| Abdelkader Bouhenia (FRA) | Abdelkader Bouhenia (FRA) | 17 | Abdelkader Bouhenia (FRA) | Abdelkader Bouhenia (FRA) | 4 | | | |
| | | | Elshod Rasulov (UZB) | Elshod Rasulov (UZB) | 8 | | | |
| Rene Krause (GER) | Rene Krause (GER) | 2 | Elshod Rasulov (UZB) | Elshod Rasulov (UZB) | 8 | | | |
| Elshod Rasulov (UZB) | Elshod Rasulov (UZB) | 8 | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 3 | Round 3 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| Abdelhafid Benchabla (ALG) | Abdelhafid Benchabla (ALG) | 20 | | | | | | |
| Vladimir Cheles (MDA) | Vladimir Cheles (MDA) | 11 | | | | | | |
| | | | Abdelhafid Benchabla (ALG) | Abdelhafid Benchabla (ALG) | 10 | | | |
| | | | Carlos Góngora (ECU) | Carlos Góngora (ECU) | 13 | | | |
| Carlos Góngora (ECU) | Carlos Góngora (ECU) | 15 | | | | | | |
| Gianluca Rosciglione (ITA) | Gianluca Rosciglione (ITA) | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Carlos Góngora (ECU) | Carlos Góngora (ECU) | 6 |
| | | | | | | Jose Larduet (CUB) | Jose Larduet (CUB) | 10 |
| Revaz Karelishvili (GEO) | Revaz Karelishvili (GEO) | 10 | | | | | | |
| Eemeli Katajisto (FIN) | Eemeli Katajisto (FIN) | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | | Revaz Karelishvili (GEO) | Revaz Karelishvili (GEO) | 5 | | | |
| | | | Jose Larduet (CUB) | Jose Larduet (CUB) | 15 | | | |
| Robert Brant (USA) | Robert Brant (USA) | 8 | | | | | | |
| Jose Larduet (CUB) | Jose Larduet (CUB) | 17 | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 3 | Round 3 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| Artur Beterbiyev (RUS) | Artur Beterbiyev (RUS) | RSCH | | | | | | |
| Jammal Layej (IRQ) | Jammal Layej (IRQ) | | | | | | | |
| | | | Artur Beterbiyev (RUS) | Artur Beterbiyev (RUS) | 11 | | | |
| | | | Babacar Kamara (SWE) | Babacar Kamara (SWE) | 1 | | | |
| Babacar Kamara (SWE) | Babacar Kamara (SWE) | 16 | | | | | | |
| Ioannis Militopoulos (GRE) | Ioannis Militopoulos (GRE) | 5 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Artur Beterbiyev (RUS) | Artur Beterbiyev (RUS) | RSC |
| | | | | | | Dinesh Kumar (IND) | Dinesh Kumar (IND) | |
| Constantin Bejenaru (ROU) | Constantin Bejenaru (ROU) | 17 | | | | | | |
| Önder Özgül (TUR) | Önder Özgül (TUR) | 9 | | | | | | |
| | | | Constantin Bejenaru (ROU) | Constantin Bejenaru (ROU) | 7 | | | |
| | | | Dinesh Kumar (IND) | Dinesh Kumar (IND) | 19 | | | |
| Vladimir Reznicek (CZE) | Vladimir Reznicek (CZE) | 7 | | | | | | |
| Dinesh Kumar (IND) | Dinesh Kumar (IND) | 15 | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 3 | Round 3 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | Kenny Egan (IRL) | Kenny Egan (IRL) | RSC | | | | | | |
| | | | Mohammad Qadir Sultani (AFG) | Mohammad Qadir Sultani (AFG) | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Kenny Egan (IRL) | Kenny Egan (IRL) | 16 | | | |
| Hrvoje Sep (CRO) | Hrvoje Sep (CRO) | 16 | | | | Jeysson Monroy Varela (COL) | Jeysson Monroy Varela (COL) | 7 | | | |
| Siarhei Karneyeu (BEL) | Siarhei Karneyeu (BEL) | 10 | Hrvoje Sep (CRO) | Hrvoje Sep (CRO) | 8 | | | | | | |
| Botti Bi Leandro (CIV) | Botti Bi Leandro (CIV) | | Jeysson Monroy Varela (COL) | Jeysson Monroy Varela (COL) | 16 | | | | | | |
| Jeysson Monroy Varela (COL) | Jeysson Monroy Varela (COL) | WO | | | | | | | Kenny Egan (IRL) | Kenny Egan (IRL) | 9 |
| Ahmad Alteimat (JOR) | Ahmad Alteimat (JOR) | 4 | | | | | | | Abdelkader Bouhenia (FRA) | Abdelkader Bouhenia (FRA) | 17 |
| Sandagsürengiin Erdenebayar (MGL) | Sandagsürengiin Erdenebayar (MGL) | 10 | Sandagsürengiin Erdenebayar (MGL) | Sandagsürengiin Erdenebayar (MGL) | 9 | | | | | | |
| Maxwell Amponsah (GHA) | Maxwell Amponsah (GHA) | RSC | Maxwell Amponsah (GHA) | Maxwell Amponsah (GHA) | 9 | | | | | | |
| Campbell Kirmani (JAM) | Campbell Kirmani (JAM) | | | | | Sandagsürengiin Erdenebayar (MGL) | Sandagsürengiin Erdenebayar (MGL) | 5 | | | |
| Daniyar Ustembayev (KAZ) | Daniyar Ustembayev (KAZ) | 8 | | | | Abdelkader Bouhenia (FRA) | Abdelkader Bouhenia (FRA) | 17 | | | |
| Abdelkader Bouhenia (FRA) | Abdelkader Bouhenia (FRA) | 20 | Abdelkader Bouhenia (FRA) | Abdelkader Bouhenia (FRA) | 11 | | | | | | |
| Elnur Gadirov (AZE) | Elnur Gadirov (AZE) | 5 | Daugirdas Semiotas (LTU) | Daugirdas Semiotas (LTU) | 7 | | | | | | |
| Daugirdas Semiotas (LTU) | Daugirdas Semiotas (LTU) | 9 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 3 | Round 3 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| Imre Szellő (HUN) | Imre Szellő (HUN) | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| Kim Dong Hoe (KOR) | Kim Dong Hoe (KOR) | 13 | Kim Dong Hoe (KOR) | Kim Dong Hoe (KOR) | 1 | | | | | | |
| Mario Lakatos (SVK) | Mario Lakatos (SVK) | 1 | Rene Krause (GER) | Rene Krause (GER) | 5 | | | | | | |
| Rene Krause (GER) | Rene Krause (GER) | 11 | | | | Rene Krause (GER) | Rene Krause (GER) | +2 | | | |
| Oleksandr Hvozdyk (UKR) | Oleksandr Hvozdyk (UKR) | 14 | | | | Oleksandr Hvozdyk (UKR) | Oleksandr Hvozdyk (UKR) | 2 | | | |
| Nikolajs Grisunins (LAT) | Nikolajs Grisunins (LAT) | 6 | Oleksandr Hvozdyk (UKR) | Oleksandr Hvozdyk (UKR) | RSCI | | | | | | |
| Dzemal Bosniac (BIH) | Dzemal Bosniac (BIH) | 7 | Faye Assane (SEN) | Faye Assane (SEN) | | | | | | | |
| Faye Assane (SEN) | Faye Assane (SEN) | 10 | | | | | | | Rene Krause (GER) | Rene Krause (GER) | 2 |
| Meng Fanlong (CHN) | Meng Fanlong (CHN) | 17 | | | | | | | Elshod Rasulov (UZB) | Elshod Rasulov (UZB) | 8 |
| Bosko Draskovic (MNE) | Bosko Draskovic (MNE) | 6 | Meng Fanlong (CHN) | Meng Fanlong (CHN) | 2 | | | | | | |
| Gilbert Castillo Rivera (DOM) | Gilbert Castillo Rivera (DOM) | DSQ | Gilbert Castillo Rivera (DOM) | Gilbert Castillo Rivera (DOM) | 14 | | | | | | |
| Lennon Bannis (DMA) | Lennon Bannis (DMA) | | | | | Gilbert Castillo Rivera (DOM) | Gilbert Castillo Rivera (DOM) | 1 | | | |
| Moussa Konate (MLI) | Moussa Konate (MLI) | 5 | | | | Elshod Rasulov (UZB) | Elshod Rasulov (UZB) | 11 | | | |
| Joshua Ndere (KEN) | Joshua Ndere (KEN) | 18 | Joshua Ndere (KEN) | Joshua Ndere (KEN) | 2 | | | | | | |
| Ainar Karlson (EST) | Ainar Karlson (EST) | 3 | Elshod Rasulov (UZB) | Elshod Rasulov (UZB) | 13 | | | | | | |
| Elshod Rasulov (UZB) | Elshod Rasulov (UZB) | 19 | | | | | | | | | |