Light middleweight boxing at the Games of the XVII Olympiad
Venue	Palazzo dello Sport
Dates	25 August – 5 September
Competitors	23 from 23 nations
Medalists
Wilbert McClure   United States Carmelo Bossi   Italy William Fisher   Great Britain Boris Lagutin   Soviet Union
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The men's light middleweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1960 Summer Olympics. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 71 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 25 August to 5 September 1960. 23 boxers from 23 nations competed. ^[1]

The competition was a straight single-elimination tournament, with no bronze medal match (two bronze medals were awarded, one to each semifinal loser).

Results of the light middleweight boxing competition. ^{[1] [2]}

Round of 16

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Frank Nyangweso ( UGA)

0

Wilbert McClure ( USA)

5

Wilbert McClure ( USA)

3

Celedonio Lima ( ARG)

KO-2

Celedonio Lima ( ARG)

2

Jeffrey Alleyne ( CAN)

L

Wilbert McClure ( USA)

3

Boris Lagutin ( URS)

KO-1

Boris Lagutin ( URS)

2

Alhassan Brimah ( GHA)

L

Boris Lagutin ( URS)

KO-2

Abrie Schutte ( RSA)

1

John Bukowski ( AUS)

L

John Bukowski ( AUS)

4

	Round of 32					Round of 16					Quarter-finals					Semi-finals
						Nicolae Stoenescu ( ROU)		2
	Dragoslav Jakovljević ( YUG)		0			Souleymane Diallo ( FRA)		3
	Souleymane Diallo ( FRA)		5								Souleymane Diallo ( FRA)		0
	Rolf Caroli ( EUA)		2								Carmelo Bossi ( ITA)		5
	Pedro Votta ( URU)		3			Pedro Votta ( URU)		1
	Carmelo Bossi ( ITA)		5			Carmelo Bossi ( ITA)		4
	Brian van Niekerk ( RHO)		0													Carmelo Bossi ( ITA)		3
	Cesáreo Barrera ( ESP)		2													William Fisher ( GBR)		2
	Bas van Duivenbode ( NED)		3			Bas van Duivenbode ( NED)		L
	William Fisher ( GBR)		5			William Fisher ( GBR)		KO-2
	Roy Askevold ( NOR)		0								William Fisher ( GBR)		4
	Michael Reid ( IRL)		4								Henryk Dampc ( POL)		1
	Hélio Crescêncio ( BRA)		1			Michael Reid ( IRL)		0
	Leif Hansen ( DEN)		1			Henryk Dampc ( POL)		5
	Henryk Dampc ( POL)		4

	Semifinals				Final
	Wilbert McClure ( USA)	3
	Boris Lagutin ( URS)	2
					Wilbert McClure ( USA)	4
					Carmelo Bossi ( ITA)	1
	Carmelo Bossi ( ITA)	3
	William Fisher ( GBR)	2