1974 World Amateur Boxing Championships
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The Men's 1974 World Amateur Boxing Championships
were held in Havana, Cuba from August 17 to 30. The first edition of this competition, held two years before the Summer Olympics
in Montreal, Canada, was organised by the world governing body for amateur boxing AIBA
. A total number of 274 boxers from 45 countries entered.
World Amateur Boxing Championships
The World Amateur Boxing Championships is a biennial amateur boxing competition organised by the International Boxing Association , which is the sport governing body. Alongside the Olympic boxing programme, it is the highest level of competition for the sport...
were held in Havana, Cuba from August 17 to 30. The first edition of this competition, held two years before the Summer Olympics
Boxing at the 1976 Summer Olympics
There were eleven boxing events at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.-Light Flyweight :-First Round:* Armando Guevara def. Eduardo Baltar , 5:0* Li Byong-Uk def. Sidney McKnight , KO-1...
in Montreal, Canada, was organised by the world governing body for amateur boxing AIBA
International Boxing Association
The International Boxing Association is a for-profit organization that sanctions professional boxing matches and awards world and subordinate championships.- Origins :...
. A total number of 274 boxers from 45 countries entered.
Medal winners
| Light Flyweight (– 48 kilograms) |
 Jorge HernándezCuba |
 Stephen MuchokiStephen Muchoki Stephen Muchoki is a retired flyweight boxer from Kenya, who had an excellent career as an amateur. He won the silver medal at the inaugural 1974 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Havana, Cuba... Kenya |
 Enrique RodríguezSpain  Yevgeni YudinSoviet Union |
| Flyweight (– 51 kilograms) |
Douglas Rodríguez Douglas Rodríguez (boxer) Douglas Rodríguez is a retired amateur boxer from Cuba, who represented his native country in the Men's Flyweight category at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany.... Cuba |
 Alfredo PérezAlfredo Pérez Alfredo Pérez is a retired Venezuelan boxer. He competed for his South American nation at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. There, he was defeated in the Men's Flyweight division by Poland's eventual bronze medal winner Leszek Błażyński... Venezuela |
Vladislav Zasypko Soviet Union  Constantin GruiescuRomania |
| Bantamweight (– 54 kilograms) |
 Wilfredo GómezWilfredo Gómez Wilfredo Gómez , sometimes referred to as Bazooka Gómez, is a former boxer and three time world champion.-Biography:... Puerto Rico |
Luis Jorge Romero Cuba |
 Aldo CosentinoFrance David TorosyanDavid Torosyan David Torosyan is a retired boxer of Armenian descent, who represented the USSR at the Summer Olympics at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. There he won the bronze medal in the flyweight division , after being defeated in a controversial decision in the semifinals by Cuba's Ramón Duvalón... Soviet Union |
| Featherweight (– 57 kilograms) |
 Howard DavisHoward Davis Jr. Howard Edward Davis, Jr. is a retired world-class American amateur and professional boxer. Growing up on Long Island as the eldest of 10 children, Davis first learned boxing from his father. After being inspired by a movie about Muhammad Ali, Davis embarked on his amateur career. He won the 1976... United States |
Boris Kuznetsov Boris Kuznetsov (boxer) Boris Georgievich Kuznetsov , February 23, 1947 – May 3, 2006) was a Russian boxer, who won the gold medal in the men's featherweight division at the 1972 Summer Olympics for the USSR.He was born in Astrakhan.... Soviet Union |
Mariano Álvarez Cuba  Rigoberto GaribaldiPanama |
| Lightweight (– 60 kilograms) |
Vassily Solomin Vassily Anatolyevich Solomin Vassily Anatolyevich Solomin was a boxer who represented the Soviet Union at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada... Soviet Union |
Simion Cuţov Simion Cutov Simion Cuţov was a boxer from Romania, who represented his native country at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. There he won the silver medal in the lightweight division after being defeated in the final by Howard Davis Jr. of the United States.Cuţov also competed at the 1980 Summer... Romania |
Luis Echaide Cuba José Luis VellonPuerto Rico |
| Light Welterweight (– 63,5 kilograms) |
 Ayub KaluleUganda |
 Vladimir KolevVladimir Kolev Vladimir Kolev is a retired boxer from Bulgaria and Olympic bronze medalist.At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada, he won the bronze medal in the light welterweight division after being defeated in the semifinals by eventual runner-up Andrés Aldama of Cuba.Two years earlier, at the... Bulgaria |
 Ulrich BeyerEast Germany  Amon KoteyGhana |
| Welterweight (– 67 kilograms) |
Emilio Correa Cuba |
Clinton Jackson Clinton Jackson Clint Jackson is a former American boxer, who competed on behalf of the U.S. in the 1976 Summer Olympics.-Amateur highlights:*1974 National AAU Welterweight Champion... United States |
Plamen Yankov Bulgaria  Zbigniew KickaPoland |
| Light Middleweight (– 71 kilograms) |
Rolando Garbey Rolando Garbey Rolando Garbey Garbey is a Cuban boxer. He competed in the Light Middleweight category. He won an Olympic silver medal in 1968 and a bronze medal in 1976. In 1974, at the inaugural 1974 World Championships in Havana, Cuba, he won the world title... Cuba |
Alfredo Lemus Venezuela |
Anatoliy Klimanov Soviet Union Joseph NsubugaUganda |
| Middleweight (– 75 kilograms) |
Rufat Riskiyev Rufat Riskiyev Rufat Asadovich Riskiyev is a retired boxer, who represented the USSR at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. There he won the silver medal in the middleweight division... Soviet Union |
Alec Năstac Alec Nastac Alec Năstac is a retired boxer from Romania, who represented his native country at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. There he won the bronze medal in the middleweight division after being defeated in the semifinals by eventual winner Michael Spinks of the United States... Romania |
Bernd Wittenburg Bernd Wittenburg Bernd Wittenburg is a German boxer who won titles for the SC Dynamo Berlin/ Sportvereinigung Dynamo. He won even the GDR-Championships in Boxing 1972,1973, 1974, 1975, 1976.- External links :*... East Germany  Dragomir VujkovićYugoslavia |
| Light Heavyweight (– 81 kilograms) |
Mate Parlov Mate Parlov Mate Parlov was a Croatian boxer, and an Olympic gold medalist for former Yugoslavia. As a professional, he won the European light heavyweight title in 1976 and WBC light heavyweight world title in 1978.... Yugoslavia |
Oleg Korotayev Soviet Union |
Ottomar Sachse East Germany Leon SpinksLeon Spinks Leon Spinks is a former American boxer. He had an overall record of 26 wins, 17 losses and 3 draws as a professional, with 14 knockout wins, and was the former World Boxing Council and World Boxing Association heavyweight champion of the world... United States |
| Heavyweight (> 81 kilograms) |
Teófilo Stevenson Teófilo Stevenson Teófilo Stevenson Lawrence or Teófilo Stevenson is a former Cuban amateur boxer. He is one of the only three boxers to win three Olympic gold medals, alongside Hungarian László Papp and fellow Cuban Félix Savón.... Cuba |
Marvin Stinson United States |
 Fatai AyinlaFatai Ayinla Fatai Ayinla-Adekunle is a retired amateur boxer from Nigeria, who is best known for winning the gold medal in the men's heavyweight division at the 1973 All-Africa Games in Lagos, Nigeria.... Nigeria Rajko MiljićYugoslavia |