2009 World Amateur Boxing Championships – Light heavyweight

The Light heavyweight competition was the third-highest weight class featured at the 2009 World Amateur Boxing Championships, and was held at the Mediolanum Forum. Heavyweights were limited to a maximum of 81 kilograms in body mass.

Medalists

Gold	Artur Beterbiyev Russia
Silver	Elshod Rasulov Uzbekistan
Bronze	Jose Larduet Cuba
	Abdelkader Bouhenia France

Seeds

1. Abdelhafid Benchabla (third round)
2. Elshod Rasulov (final)
3. Kenny Egan (quarterfinals)
4. Dinesh Kumar (quarterfinals)
5. Artur Beterbiyev (champion)
6. Imre Szellő (first round)
7. Jose Larduet (semifinals)
8. Daugirdas Semiotas (second round)

Draw

Finals

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
	Carlos Góngora (ECU)		6
	Jose Larduet (CUB)		10
						Jose Larduet (CUB)		6
						Artur Beterbiyev (RUS)		10
	Artur Beterbiyev (RUS)		RSC
	Dinesh Kumar (IND)
											Artur Beterbiyev (RUS)		13
											Elshod Rasulov (UZB)		10
	Kenny Egan (IRL)		9
	Abdelkader Bouhenia (FRA)		17
						Abdelkader Bouhenia (FRA)		4
						Elshod Rasulov (UZB)		8
	Rene Krause (GER)		2
	Elshod Rasulov (UZB)		8

Top half

Section 1

	Round 1					Round 2					Round 3					Quarterfinals
						Abdelhafid Benchabla (ALG)		20
						Vladimir Cheles (MDA)		11
											Abdelhafid Benchabla (ALG)		10
											Carlos Góngora (ECU)		13
						Carlos Góngora (ECU)		15
						Gianluca Rosciglione (ITA)		1
																Carlos Góngora (ECU)		6
																Jose Larduet (CUB)		10
						Revaz Karelishvili (GEO)		10
						Eemeli Katajisto (FIN)		4
											Revaz Karelishvili (GEO)		5
											Jose Larduet (CUB)		15
						Robert Brant (USA)		8
						Jose Larduet (CUB)		17

Section 2

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Quarterfinals

Artur Beterbiyev (RUS)

RSCH

Jammal Layej (IRQ)

Artur Beterbiyev (RUS)

11

Babacar Kamara (SWE)

1

Babacar Kamara (SWE)

16

Ioannis Militopoulos (GRE)

5

Artur Beterbiyev (RUS)

RSC

Dinesh Kumar (IND)

Constantin Bejenaru (ROU)

17

Önder Özgül (TUR)

9

Constantin Bejenaru (ROU)

7

Dinesh Kumar (IND)

19

Vladimir Reznicek (CZE)

7

Dinesh Kumar (IND)

15

Bottom half

Section 3

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Quarterfinals

Kenny Egan (IRL)

RSC

Mohammad Qadir Sultani (AFG)

Kenny Egan (IRL)

16

Hrvoje Sep (CRO)

16

Jeysson Monroy Varela (COL)

7

Siarhei Karneyeu (BEL)

10

Hrvoje Sep (CRO)

8

Botti Bi Leandro (CIV)

Jeysson Monroy Varela (COL)

16

Jeysson Monroy Varela (COL)

WO

Kenny Egan (IRL)

9

Ahmad Alteimat (JOR)

4

Abdelkader Bouhenia (FRA)

17

Sandagsürengiin Erdenebayar (MGL)

10

Sandagsürengiin Erdenebayar (MGL)

9

Maxwell Amponsah (GHA)

RSC

Maxwell Amponsah (GHA)

9

Campbell Kirmani (JAM)

Sandagsürengiin Erdenebayar (MGL)

5

Daniyar Ustembayev (KAZ)

8

Abdelkader Bouhenia (FRA)

17

Abdelkader Bouhenia (FRA)

20

Abdelkader Bouhenia (FRA)

11

Elnur Gadirov (AZE)

5

Daugirdas Semiotas (LTU)

7

Daugirdas Semiotas (LTU)

9

Section 4

	Round 1					Round 2					Round 3					Quarterfinals
	Imre Szellő (HUN)		7
	Kim Dong Hoe (KOR)		13			Kim Dong Hoe (KOR)		1
	Mario Lakatos (SVK)		1			Rene Krause (GER)		5
	Rene Krause (GER)		11								Rene Krause (GER)		+2
	Oleksandr Hvozdyk (UKR)		14								Oleksandr Hvozdyk (UKR)		2
	Nikolajs Grisunins (LAT)		6			Oleksandr Hvozdyk (UKR)		RSCI
	Dzemal Bosniac (BIH)		7			Faye Assane (SEN)
	Faye Assane (SEN)		10													Rene Krause (GER)		2
	Meng Fanlong (CHN)		17													Elshod Rasulov (UZB)		8
	Bosko Draskovic (MNE)		6			Meng Fanlong (CHN)		2
	Gilbert Castillo Rivera (DOM)		DSQ			Gilbert Castillo Rivera (DOM)		14
	Lennon Bannis (DMA)										Gilbert Castillo Rivera (DOM)		1
	Moussa Konate (MLI)		5								Elshod Rasulov (UZB)		11
	Joshua Ndere (KEN)		18			Joshua Ndere (KEN)		2
	Ainar Karlson (EST)		3			Elshod Rasulov (UZB)		13
	Elshod Rasulov (UZB)		19

See also

• Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Light heavyweight

External links

• Draw