| Boxing at the 1928 Summer Olympics |
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| Flyweight | men | |
| Bantamweight | men | |
| Featherweight | men | |
| Lightweight | men | |
| Welterweight | men | |
| Middleweight | men | |
| Light heavyweight | men | |
| Heavyweight | men | |
The men's light heavyweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1928 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the second-heaviest contested, and allowed boxers of up to 175 pounds (79.4 kilograms). The competition was held from Wednesday, August 8, 1928 to Saturday, August 11, 1928.
16 boxers from 16 nations competed.
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Víctor Avendaño Argentina (ARG) |
Ernst Pistulla Germany (GER) |
Karel Miljon Netherlands (NED) |
| Round of 16 August 8 |
Quarterfinals August 9 |
Semifinals August 10 |
Final August 11 |
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| Don McCorkindale (RSA) | PTS | ||||||||||||
| Domenico Ceccarelli (ITA) | L | McCorkindale (RSA) | W | ||||||||||
| Juozas Vinča (LTU) | PTS | Vinča (LTU) | KO2 | ||||||||||
| Robert Foquet (FRA) | L | McCorkindale (RSA) | L | ||||||||||
| Víctor Avendaño (ARG) | PTS | Avendaño (ARG) | PTS | ||||||||||
| Sergio Ojeda (CHI) | L | Avendaño (ARG) | PTS | ||||||||||
| Donald Carrick (CAN) | PTS | Carrick (CAN) | L | ||||||||||
| Jean Welter (LUX) | L | Avendaño (ARG) | PTS | ||||||||||
| Ernst Pistulla (GER) | PTS | Pistulla (GER) | L | ||||||||||
| Leon Lucas (USA) | L | Pistulla (GER) | PTS | ||||||||||
| William Murphy (IRL) | W | Murphy (IRL) | L | ||||||||||
| José Montllor (ESP) | KO1 | Pistulla (GER) | PTS | Bronze medal bout | |||||||||
| Karel Miljon (NED) | PTS | Miljon (NED) | L | ||||||||||
| Emil Johansson (SWE) | L | Miljon (NED) | PTS | Miljon (NED) | PTS | ||||||||
| Alf Jackson (GBR) | PTS | Jackson (GBR) | L | McCorkindale (RSA) | L | ||||||||
| Alf Cleverley (NZL) | L | ||||||||||||
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