title: Boxing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Middleweight
text: # Boxing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Middleweight
  
  The men's middleweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1972 Summer Olympics. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 75 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 29 August to 10 September 1972. 22 boxers from 22 nations competed.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Vyacheslav Lemeshev Soviet Union |
  | - | - |
  | Silver | Reima Virtanen Finland |
  | Bronze | Prince Amartey Ghana |
  | Bronze | Marvin Johnson United States |
  
  ## Results
  
  The following boxers took part in the event:
  
  | Rank | Name | Country |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Vyacheslav Lemeshev | Soviet Union |
  | 2 | Reima Virtanen | Finland |
  | 3T | Prince Amartey | Ghana |
  | 3T | Marvin Johnson | United States |
  | 5T | Witold Stachurski | Poland |
  | 5T | Poul Knudsen | Denmark |
  | 5T | Alejandro Montoya | Cuba |
  | 5T | Nazif Kuran | Turkey |
  | 9T | Titus Simba | Tanzania |
  | 9T | Peter Dula | Kenya |
  | 9T | José Luis Espinosa | Mexico |
  | 9T | William Peets | Virgin Islands |
  | 9T | Ewald Jarmer | West Germany |
  | 9T | Bill Knight | Great Britain |
  | 9T | Hans-Joachim Brauske | East Germany |
  | 9T | Nat Knowles | Bahamas |
  | 17T | Alec Năstac | Romania |
  | 17T | Julius Luipa | Zambia |
  | 17T | Abdel Wahab Abdullah Salih | Sudan |
  | 17T | Wiem Gommies | Indonesia |
  | 17T | Athanasios Giannopoulos | Greece |
  | 17T | Faustino Quinales | Venezuela |
  
  ### First round
  
  * Alejandro Montoya (CUB) def. Alec Năstac (ROU), KO-1
  * Bill Knight (GBR) def. Julius Luipa (ZAM), 3:2
  * Hans-Joachim Brauske (GDR) def. Abdalla Abdelwahb Salih (SUD), 3:2
  * Vyacheslav Lemeshev (URS) def. William Gomnies (INA), KO-1
  * Nazif Kuran (TUR) def. Athanasios Giannopoulos (GRE), TKO-2
  * Nathaniel Knowles (BAH) def. Faustino Quinales (VEN), TKO-1
  
  ### Second round
  
  * Reima Virtanen (FIN) def. Titus Simba (TNZ), 3:2
  * Witold Stachurski (POL) def. Peter Dula (KEN), 4:1
  * Prince Amartey (GHA) def. José Luis Espinosa (MEX), 5:0
  * Poul Knudsen (DEN) def. William Peets (VIS), 5:0
  * Marvin Johnson (USA) def. Ewald Jarmer (FRG), 5:0
  * Alejandro Montoya (CUB) def. Bill Knight (GBR), TKO-2
  * Vyacheslav Lemeshev (URS) def. Hans-Joachim Brauske (GDR), 5:0
  * Nazif Kuran (TUR) def. Nathaniel Knowles (BAH), KO-1
  
  ### Quarterfinals
  
  * Reima Virtanen (FIN) def. Witold Stachurski (POL), TKO-3
  * Prince Amartey (GHA) def. Poul Knudsen (DEN), 3:2
  * Marvin Johnson (USA) def. Alejandro Montoya (CUB), 5:0
  * Vyacheslav Lemeshev (URS) def. Nazif Kuran (TUR), TKO-2
  
  ### Semifinals
  
  * Reima Virtanen (FIN) def. Prince Amartey (GHA), 3:2
  * Vyacheslav Lemeshev (URS) def. Marvin Johnson (USA), TKO-2
  
  ### Final
  
  * Vyacheslav Lemeshev (URS) def. Reima Virtanen (FIN), KO-1
  