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Light-Heavyweight (≤175 pounds), Men

Date9 – 13 August 1932
StatusOlympic
LocationGrand Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California
Participants8 from 8 countries
FormatSingle elimination tournament.

Only eight boxers contested the light-heavyweight class. Jim Murphy of Ireland sprung a surprise by defeating home hope Johnny Miler but was himself outpointed in the semi-final by the 24-year Italian Gino Rossi. The pairing of the South African Dave Carstens and the Dane Peter Jørgensen in the last four was reported as being the best of the Games, the hard-punching Carstens edging his way to victory.

Carstens, who worked as a diamond cutter in his native country, slugged his way to victory in the final. In another close fight, the South African earned the judges vote over Italy’s Gino Rossi. Both finalists turned professional, albeit with little success.

PosCompetitorNOC
1Dave CarstensRSAGold
2Gino RossiITASilver
3Peter JørgensenDENBronze
4Jim MurphyIRL
=5Nikolaos MastoridisGRE
=5Johnny MilerUSA
=5Rafael LangARG
=5Hans BergerGER

Round One

Date10 August 1932
FormatWinner of each match advanced to the semi-finals.
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #110 AugGino RossiITADecisionNikolaos MastoridisGRE
Match #210 AugJim MurphyIRLDecisionJohnny MilerUSA
Match #310 AugPeter JørgensenDENDecisionRafael LangARG
Match #410 AugDave CarstensRSADecisionHans BergerGER

Semi-Finals

Date11 August 1932
FormatWinner of each match advanced to the final match.
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #111 AugGino RossiITAWalkoverJim MurphyIRL
Match #211 AugDave CarstensRSADecisionPeter JørgensenDEN

Final Round

Date13 August 1932
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match 1/213 AugDave CarstensRSADecisionGino RossiITA
Match 3/413 AugPeter JørgensenDENWalkoverJim MurphyIRL