Boxing
Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)
- Gerard Hawkins
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- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Lost to Ismail Mustafov (Bulgaria) on points (0-5)
Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)
- Hugh Russell → Bronze Medal
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- First Round — Defeated Samir Khiniab (Iraq) on points (5-0)
- Second Round — Defeated Emmanuel Mlundwa (Tanzania) on points (5-0)
- Quarter Finals — Defeated Yo Ryon-Sik (North Korea) on points (3-2)
- Semi Finals — Lost to Petar Lesov (Bulgaria) on points (0-5)
Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)
- Philip Sutcliffe
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- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Lost to Daniel Zaragoza (Mexico) on points (0-5)
Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg)
- Barry McGuigan
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- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Defeated Issack Mabushi (Tanzania) after referee stopped contest in third round
- Third Round — Lost to Winfred Kabunda (Zambia) on points (1-4)
Men's Lightweight (– 60 kg)
- Sean Doyle
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- First Round — Defeated Nelson René Trujillo (Venezuela) after referee stopped contest in second round
- Second Round — Lost to Florian Livadaru (Romania) after referee stopped contest in first round
Men's Light-Welterweight (– 63,5 kg)
- Martin Brerton
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- First Round — Lost to José Aguilar (Cuba) after referee stopped contest in first round
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