| Boxing at the 1932 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 lightweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1932 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the fourth-lightest contested, and allowed boxers of up to 135 pounds (61.2 kilograms). The competition was held from Tuesday, August 9, 1932 to Saturday, August 13, 1932.
Thirteen boxers from 13 nations competed.
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Lawrence Stevens South Africa (RSA) |
Thure Ahlqvist Sweden (SWE) |
Nathan Bor United States (USA) |
| Round of 16 August 9 |
Quarterfinals August 10 |
Semifinals August 11 |
Final August 13 |
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| Thure Ahlqvist (SWE) | - | ||||||||||||
| Bye | - | Ahlqvist (SWE) | PTS | ||||||||||
| Gaston Mayor (FRA) | PTS | Mayor (FRA) | L | ||||||||||
| Manuel Ponce (MEX) | L | Ahlqvist (SWE) | PTS | ||||||||||
| Nathan Bor (USA) | PTS | Bor (USA) | L | ||||||||||
| Harry Mizler (GBR) | L | Bor (USA) | - | ||||||||||
| - | - | Bye | - | ||||||||||
| - | - | Ahlqvist (SWE) | L | ||||||||||
| Mario Bianchini (ITA) | PTS | Stevens (RSA) | PTS | ||||||||||
| Robert Purdie (NZL) | L | Bianchini (ITA) | PTS | ||||||||||
| Frankie Genovese (CAN) | PTS | Genovese (CAN) | L | ||||||||||
| Eduardo Vargas (ARG) | L | Bianchini (ITA) | L | Bronze medal bout | |||||||||
| Franz Kartz (GER) | PTS | Stevens (RSA) | PTS | ||||||||||
| Otsu Shoko (JPN) | L | Kartz (GER) | L | Bor (USA) | PTS | ||||||||
| Lawrence Stevens (RSA) | PTS | Stevens (RSA) | PTS | Bianchini (ITA) | L | ||||||||
| José Padilla (PHI) | L | ||||||||||||
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