Boxing
Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)
- Ralph Evans → Bronze Medal
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- First Round — Salvador García (MEX), 4:1
- Second Round — Defeated Héctor Velasquez (CHL), 5:0
- Quarterfinals — Defeated Chanyalev Haile (ETH), 5:0
- Semifinals — Lost to György Gedo (HUN), 5:0
Men's Light Middleweight (– 71 kg)
- Alan Minter → Bronze Medal
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- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Defeated Reginald Ford (GUY), KO-2
- Third Round — Defeated Valeri Tregubov (URS), 5:0
- Quarterfinals — Defeated Loucif Hanmani (ALG), 4:1
- Semifinals — Lost to Dieter Kottysch (FRG), 2:3
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