| Date | 18 September 1988 |
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| Status | Olympic (non-medal) |
| Location | Jang-chung Che-yuk-gwan, Seoul |
| Participants | 15 from 15 countries |
Fifteen fighters competed in a single-elimination tournament. The event was won by Korean Lee Kye-Haeng, who had also won the 1987 World Championship. Lee won the event by defeating Egyptian Amru Khairy in the final.
| Date | 18 September 1988 — 11:00 |
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| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 18 Sep | Markus Woznicki | Points | Sami Gabra | |||
| Match #2 | 18 Sep | David Fraser | Disqualification | Hasan Zahedi-Haghighi | |||
| Match #3 | 18 Sep | Miguel Jordán | Points | Leendert Verweij | |||
| Match #4 | 18 Sep | Amru Khairy | Points | Mounir Boukrouh | |||
| Match #5 | 18 Sep | Naim Hasan | Points | Waleed Al-Hashash | |||
| Match #6 | 18 Sep | Lee Gye-Haeng | Points | Fernando Jaramillo | |||
| Match #7 | 18 Sep | Metin Şahin | Points | Ferrere Clerveaux | |||
| Match #8 | 18 Sep | Salim Al-Zahrany | walkover |
| Date | 18 September 1988 — 14:30 |
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| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 18 Sep | Markus Woznicki | Points | David Fraser | |||
| Match #2 | 18 Sep | Amru Khairy | Points | Miguel Jordán | |||
| Match #3 | 18 Sep | Lee Gye-Haeng | Points | Naim Hasan | |||
| Match #4 | 18 Sep | Metin Şahin | Superiority | Salim Al-Zahrany |
| Date | 18 September 1988 — 16:30 |
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| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 18 Sep | Amru Khairy | Points | Markus Woznicki | |||
| Match #2 | 18 Sep | Lee Gye-Haeng | Superiority | Metin Şahin |
| Date | 18 September 1988 — 18:50 |
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| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match 1/2 | 18 Sep | Lee Gye-Haeng | Points | Amru Khairy |