title: Boxing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's light heavyweight
text: # Boxing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's light heavyweight
  
  The men's light heavyweight boxing competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro was held from 6 to 18 August at the Riocentro.
  
  ## Schedule
  
  All times are Brasília Time (UTC−3).
  
  | Date | Time | Round |
  | - | - | - |
  | Saturday, 6 August 2016 | 12:38 | Round of 32 |
  | Sunday, 7 August 2016 | 12:57 | Round of 32 |
  | Wednesday, 10 August 2016 | 13:01 | Round of 16 |
  | Thursday, 11 August 2016 | 13:43 | Round of 16 |
  | Sunday, 14 August 2016 | 14:07 | Quarter-finals |
  | Tuesday, 16 August 2016 | 12:45 | Semi-finals |
  | Thursday, 18 August 2016 | 15:30 | Final |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Finals
  
  | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Julio César La Cruz (CUB) | 3 |
  | Mathieu Bauderlique (FRA) | 0 | | |
  | Mathieu Bauderlique (FRA) | 0 | Julio César La Cruz (CUB) | 3 |
  | | | Adilbek Niyazymbetov (KAZ) | 0 |
  | Joshua Buatsi (GBR) | 0 | Adilbek Niyazymbetov (KAZ) | 0 |
  | Adilbek Niyazymbetov (KAZ) | 3 | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | Julio César La Cruz (CUB) | Julio César La Cruz (CUB) | 3 | | | | | | |
  | Mehmet Nadir Ünal (TUR) | Mehmet Nadir Ünal (TUR) | $WO^1$ | Mehmet Nadir Ünal (TUR) | Mehmet Nadir Ünal (TUR) | 0 | | | | | | |
  | Hassan Saada (MAR) | Hassan Saada (MAR) | | | | | Julio César La Cruz (CUB) | Julio César La Cruz (CUB) | 3 | | | |
  | Hrvoje Sep (CRO) | Hrvoje Sep (CRO) | 2 | | | | Michel Borges (BRA) | Michel Borges (BRA) | 0 | | | |
  | Abdelrahman Salah (EGY) | Abdelrahman Salah (EGY) | 1 | Hrvoje Sep (CRO) | Hrvoje Sep (CRO) | 0 | | | | | | |
  | Michel Borges (BRA) | Michel Borges (BRA) | 3 | Michel Borges (BRA) | Michel Borges (BRA) | 3v | | | | | | |
  | Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam (CMR) | Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam (CMR) | 0 | | | | | | | Julio César La Cruz (CUB) | Julio César La Cruz (CUB) | 3 |
  | | | | | | | | | | Mathieu Bauderlique (FRA) | Mathieu Bauderlique (FRA) | 0 |
  | | | | Mathieu Bauderlique (FRA) | Mathieu Bauderlique (FRA) | 3v | | | | | | |
  | Erkin Adylbek Uulu (KGZ) | Erkin Adylbek Uulu (KGZ) | 0 | Juan Carlos Carrillo (COL) | Juan Carlos Carrillo (COL) | 0 | | | | | | |
  | Juan Carlos Carrillo (COL) | Juan Carlos Carrillo (COL) | 3 | | | | Mathieu Bauderlique (FRA) | Mathieu Bauderlique (FRA) | TKO | | | |
  | Serge Michel (GER) | Serge Michel (GER) | 0 | | | | Carlos Andres Mina (ECU) | Carlos Andres Mina (ECU) | | | | |
  | Carlos Andres Mina (ECU) | Carlos Andres Mina (ECU) | 3 | Carlos Andres Mina (ECU) | Carlos Andres Mina (ECU) | 2v | | | | | | |
  | | | | Joe Ward (IRL) | Joe Ward (IRL) | 1 | | | | | | |
  
  $^1$ Saada was ejected from the competition after he was arrested for sexual assault the day before the opening ceremony.
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | Elshod Rasulov (UZB) | Elshod Rasulov (UZB) | | | | | | | |
  | Kennedy Katende (UGA) | Kennedy Katende (UGA) | | Joshua Buatsi (GBR) | Joshua Buatsi (GBR) | KO | | | | | | |
  | Joshua Buatsi (GBR) | Joshua Buatsi (GBR) | TKO | | | | Joshua Buatsi (GBR) | Joshua Buatsi (GBR) | 3 | | | |
  | Petr Khamukov (RUS) | Petr Khamukov (RUS) | 1 | | | | Abdelhafid Benchabla (ALG) | Abdelhafid Benchabla (ALG) | 0 | | | |
  | Albert Ramirez (VEN) | Albert Ramirez (VEN) | 2 | Albert Ramirez (VEN) | Albert Ramirez (VEN) | 0 | | | | | | |
  | | | | Abdelhafid Benchabla (ALG) | Abdelhafid Benchabla (ALG) | 2 | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | Joshua Buatsi (GBR) | Joshua Buatsi (GBR) | 0 |
  | Peter Müllenberg (NED) | Peter Müllenberg (NED) | 3 | | | | | | | Adilbek Niyazymbetov (KAZ) | Adilbek Niyazymbetov (KAZ) | 3 |
  | Ehsan Rouzbahani (IRI) | Ehsan Rouzbahani (IRI) | 0 | Peter Müllenberg (NED) | Peter Müllenberg (NED) | 0 | | | | | | |
  | Teymur Mammadov (AZE) | Teymur Mammadov (AZE) | 3 | Teymur Mammadov (AZE) | Teymur Mammadov (AZE) | 3 | | | | | | |
  | Denys Solonenko (UKR) | Denys Solonenko (UKR) | 0 | | | | Teymur Mammadov (AZE) | Teymur Mammadov (AZE) | 0 | | | |
  | Valentino Manfredonia (ITA) | Valentino Manfredonia (ITA) | 1 | | | | Adilbek Niyazymbetov (KAZ) | Adilbek Niyazymbetov (KAZ) | 3 | | | |
  | Mikhail Dauhaliavets (BLR) | Mikhail Dauhaliavets (BLR) | 2 | Mikhail Dauhaliavets (BLR) | Mikhail Dauhaliavets (BLR) | 0 | | | | | | |
  | | | | Adilbek Niyazymbetov (KAZ) | Adilbek Niyazymbetov (KAZ) | 3 | | | | | | |
  