# Boxing at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Middleweight

The Middleweight class in the boxing competition was the third-highest weight class. Middleweights were limited to those boxers weighing a maximum of 75 kilograms (165.3 lbs). 22 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 | Chris Finnegan Great Britain |
| Silver | Aleksei Kiselyov Soviet Union |
| Bronze | Agustín Zaragoza Mexico |
| Bronze | Alfred Jones United States |
Finnegan was unable to produce a urine sample immediately after the bout for the compulsory drugs test. He drank copious amounts of beer and water, to no effect. Finnegan then attended a local restaurant for a victory meal, where, at 1:40 am, he was able to produce a sample, which proved negative.

## Schedule

| Date | Round |
| Tuesday, October 15, 1968 | First round |
| Thursday, October 17, 1968 | Second round |
| Tuesday, October 22, 1968 | Quarterfinals |
| Thursday, October 24, 1968 | Semifinals |
| Saturday, October 26, 1968 | Final Bout |

## Preliminaries

Since boxer George Aidoo from Ghana could not compete, a new draw was made after the preliminary bouts. Simeon Georgiev from Bulgaria drew a bye.
* Raúl Marrero (CUB) def. Saulo Hernández (PUR), DSQ-2
* Chris Finnegan (GBR) def. Titus Simba (TAN), 5:0
* Simeon Georgiev (BUL) def. Mario Casati (ITA), 4:1
* Alfred Jones (USA) def. Marcelo Quiñones (PER), 5:0
* Mate Parlov (YUG) def. Lahcen Ahidous (MAR), 5:0
* Aleksei Kiselyov (URS) def. Antoine Abang (CMR), 5:0
* Jan van Ispelen (NED) def. Misael Vilugron (CHI), TKO-2

## Draw

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| Agustín Zaragoza (MEX) | Agustín Zaragoza (MEX) | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Oliver Wright (JAM) | Oliver Wright (JAM) | 0 | Agustín Zaragoza (MEX) | Agustín Zaragoza (MEX) | 4 | | | | | | |
| Jan Hejduk (TCH) | Jan Hejduk (TCH) | RSC | Jan Hejduk (TCH) | Jan Hejduk (TCH) | 1 | | | | | | |
| Nolberto Freitas (URU) | Nolberto Freitas (URU) | | | | | Agustín Zaragoza (MEX) | Agustín Zaragoza (MEX) | | | | |
| Aleksei Kiselyov (URS) | Aleksei Kiselyov (URS) | 4 | | | | Aleksei Kiselyov (URS) | Aleksei Kiselyov (URS) | RSC | | | |
| Matthias Ouma (UGA) | Matthias Ouma (UGA) | 1 | Aleksei Kiselyov (URS) | Aleksei Kiselyov (URS) | 5 | | | | | | |
| Wiesław Rudkowski (POL) | Wiesław Rudkowski (POL) | RSC | Wiesław Rudkowski (POL) | Wiesław Rudkowski (POL) | 0 | | | | | | |
| Charles Amos (GUY) | Charles Amos (GUY) | | | | | | | | Aleksei Kiselyov (URS) | Aleksei Kiselyov (URS) | 2 |
| Christopher Finnegan (GBR) | Christopher Finnegan (GBR) | 3 | | | | | | | Christopher Finnegan (GBR) | Christopher Finnegan (GBR) | 3 |
| Ewald Wichert (FRG) | Ewald Wichert (FRG) | 2 | Christopher Finnegan (GBR) | Christopher Finnegan (GBR) | 5 | | | | | | |
| Parlov Mate (YUG) | Parlov Mate (YUG) | 4 | Parlov Mate (YUG) | Parlov Mate (YUG) | 0 | | | | | | |
| Jan van Ispelen (NED) | Jan van Ispelen (NED) | 1 | | | | Christopher Finnegan (GBR) | Christopher Finnegan (GBR) | 4 | | | |
| Alfred Jones (USA) | Alfred Jones (USA) | 5 | | | | Alfred Jones (USA) | Alfred Jones (USA) | 1 | | | |
| Raúl Marrero (CUB) | Raúl Marrero (CUB) | 0 | Alfred Jones (USA) | Alfred Jones (USA) | 4 | | | | | | |
| Simon Georgiev (BUL) | Simon Georgiev (BUL) | Bye | Simon Georgiev (BUL) | Simon Georgiev (BUL) | 1 | | | | | | |