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Lightweight (≤60 kilograms), Men

Date19 September – 1 October 1988
StatusOlympic
LocationJam-sil Hak-saeng Che-yuk-gwan, Seoul Sports Complex, Seoul
Participants39 from 39 countries
FormatSingle elimination tournament.

Three times a world champion in three different weight categories, Adolfo Horta’s chances of adding Olympic gold to the silver he won in Moscow were ruined in both 1984 and 1988 by the decision of Cuba to boycott the Games. Such was the strength of Cuban lightweight boxing that, even as reigning world champion, he may have been overlooked for the Olympics in favour of Julio González.

With Cuba absent, Andreas Zülow, a world bronze medalist representing East Germany, emerged to become Olympic champion. Zülow’s only scare came at the third round stage where he faced the Soviet Union’s Kostya Tszyu. The German won though by the smallest possible margin – the preferential vote of a judge whose scorecard was even while the other four judges split evenly in their opinions. He was then untroubled in his final three bouts.

This was Zülow’s only major championships victory although he did reach the finals of the 1989 World Championships and 1991 European Championships. He tried and failed to capture another Olympic title, this time at a higher weight category, in Barcelona.

PosCompetitorNOC
1Andreas ZülowGDRGold
2George CramneSWESilver
=3Romallis EllisUSABronze
=3Nergüin EnkhbatMGLBronze
=5Charlie KaneGBR
=5Kamal MarjouaneMAR
=5Emil ChuprenskiBUL
=5Mohamed HegaziEGY
=9Michael CarruthIRL
=9Phat KongrumTHA
=9István TuruHUN
=9Héctor ArroyoPUR
=9Kassim TraoréMLI
=9Mark KennedyJAM
=9Azzedine SaïdALG
=9Kostya TszyuURS
=17Satoru HigashiJPN
=17John Elson MkangalaMAW
=17Asif DarCAN
=17Adrianus TarorehINA
=17Jean-Paul BonatouCMR
=17José PérezVEN
=17Kibar TatarTUR
=17Tommy GbayLBR
=17Lee Gang-SeokKOR
=17Tobi PellySUD
=17Terepai MaeaCOK
=17Eduardo de la PeñaGUM
=17Shakes KubuitsileBOT
=17Blessing OnokoNGR
=17Giorgio CampanellaITA
=17Sean KnightBAR
=33Lameck MbaoZAM
=33Dalbahadur RanamagarNEP
=33Charles LubulwaUGA
=33Daniel FreitasURU
=33Patrick WaweruKEN
=33Leopoldo CantancioPHI
=33Guillermo TamezMEX

Round One

Date19 September 1988
FormatWinner of each match advanced to the second round.
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #119 SepMichael CarruthIRL
Match #219 SepSatoru HigashiJPN
Match #319 SepJohn Elson MkangalaMAW
Match #419 SepGeorge CramneSWE
Match #519 SepAsif DarCAN
Match #619 SepPhat KongrumTHA
Match #719 SepAdrianus TarorehINA
Match #819 SepCharlie KaneGBR
Match #919 SepJean-Paul BonatouCMR
Match #1019 SepIstván TuruHUN
Match #1119 SepJosé PérezVEN
Match #1219 SepNergüin EnkhbatMGL
Match #1319 SepHéctor ArroyoPUR
Match #1419 SepKibar TatarTUR
Match #1519 SepKamal MarjouaneMAR
Match #1619 SepTommy GbayLBR
Match #1719 SepRomallis EllisUSA
Match #1819 SepLee Gang-SeokKOR
Match #1919 SepTobi PellySUD
Match #2019 SepKassim TraoréMLI
Match #2119 SepMark KennedyJAM
Match #2219 SepTerepai MaeaCOK
Match #2319 SepEduardo de la PeñaGUM
Match #2419 SepEmil ChuprenskiBUL
Match #2519 SepShakes KubuitsileBOT
Match #2619 SepAzzedine SaïdALGKnock-outLameck MbaoZAM
Match #2719 SepMohamed HegaziEGYDecisionDalbahadur RanamagarNEP
Match #2819 SepBlessing OnokoNGRReferee stops contest (head blow)Charles LubulwaUGA
Match #2919 SepGiorgio CampanellaITAReferee stops contest (head blow)Daniel FreitasURU
Match #3019 SepAndreas ZülowGDRDecisionPatrick WaweruKEN
Match #3119 SepKostya TszyuURSKnock-outLeopoldo CantancioPHI
Match #3219 SepSean KnightBARDecisionGuillermo TamezMEX

Round Two

Date23 September 1988
FormatWinner of each match advanced to the third round.
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #123 SepMichael CarruthIRLDecisionSatoru HigashiJPN
Match #223 SepGeorge CramneSWEDecisionJohn Elson MkangalaMAW
Match #323 SepPhat KongrumTHAReferee stops contest (head blow)Asif DarCAN
Match #423 SepCharlie KaneGBRDecisionAdrianus TarorehINA
Match #523 SepIstván TuruHUNDecisionJean-Paul BonatouCMR
Match #623 SepNergüin EnkhbatMGLDecisionJosé PérezVEN
Match #723 SepHéctor ArroyoPURDecisionKibar TatarTUR
Match #823 SepKamal MarjouaneMARDecisionTommy GbayLBR
Match #923 SepRomallis EllisUSADecisionLee Gang-SeokKOR
Match #1023 SepKassim TraoréMLIDecisionTobi PellySUD
Match #1123 SepMark KennedyJAMReferee stops contest (outclassed)Terepai MaeaCOK
Match #1223 SepEmil ChuprenskiBULReferee stops contest (injured)Eduardo de la PeñaGUM
Match #1323 SepAzzedine SaïdALGReferee stops contest (head blow)Shakes KubuitsileBOT
Match #1423 SepMohamed HegaziEGYDecisionBlessing OnokoNGR
Match #1523 SepAndreas ZülowGDRDecisionGiorgio CampanellaITA
Match #1623 SepKostya TszyuURSReferee stops contest (head blow)Sean KnightBAR

Round Three

Date25 September 1988
FormatWinner of each match advanced to the quarter-finals.
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #125 SepGeorge CramneSWEKnock-outMichael CarruthIRL
Match #225 SepCharlie KaneGBRDecisionPhat KongrumTHA
Match #325 SepNergüin EnkhbatMGLReferee stops contest (head blow)István TuruHUN
Match #425 SepKamal MarjouaneMARDecisionHéctor ArroyoPUR
Match #525 SepRomallis EllisUSAReferee stops contest (head blow)Kassim TraoréMLI
Match #625 SepEmil ChuprenskiBULDecisionMark KennedyJAM
Match #725 SepMohamed HegaziEGYDecisionAzzedine SaïdALG
Match #825 SepAndreas ZülowGDRDecisionKostya TszyuURS

Quarter-Finals

Date27 September 1988
FormatWinner of each match advanced to the semi-finals.
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #127 SepGeorge CramneSWEDecisionCharlie KaneGBR
Match #227 SepNergüin EnkhbatMGLDecisionKamal MarjouaneMAR
Match #327 SepRomallis EllisUSADecisionEmil ChuprenskiBUL
Match #427 SepAndreas ZülowGDRDecisionMohamed HegaziEGY

Semi-Finals

Date29 September 1988
FormatWinner of each match advanced to the final match.
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #129 SepGeorge CramneSWEDecisionNergüin EnkhbatMGL
Match #229 SepAndreas ZülowGDRDecisionRomallis EllisUSA

Final Round

Date1 October 1988
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match 1/201 OctAndreas ZülowGDRDecisionGeorge CramneSWE