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Boxing at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Middleweight

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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.

Preliminaries

Since boxer George Aidoo from Ghana could not compete, a new draw was made after the preliminary bouts. Simon Georgiev from Bulgaria drew a bye.

  •  Raúl Marrero (CUB) def.  Saulo Hernández (PUR), DSQ-2
  •  Chris Finnegan (GBR) def.  Titus Simba (TAN), 5:0
  •  Simon 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 (boxer) (URS) def.  Antoine Abaing (CMR), 5:0
  •  Jan van Ispelen (NED) def.  Misael Vilugron (CHI), TKO-2

    • References

    Boxing at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Middleweight Wikipedia
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