Boxing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Middleweight
The men's middleweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1972 Summer Olympics. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 75 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 29 August to 10 September 1972. 22 boxers from 22 nations competed.
Medalists
Results
The following boxers took part in the event:| Rank | Name | Country |
| 1 | Vyacheslav Lemeshev | |
| 2 | Reima Virtanen | |
| 3T | Prince Amartey | |
| 3T | Marvin Johnson | |
| 5T | Witold Stachurski | |
| 5T | Poul Knudsen | |
| 5T | Alejandro Montoya | |
| 5T | Nazif Kuran | |
| 9T | Titus Simba | |
| 9T | Peter Dula | |
| 9T | José Luis Espinosa | |
| 9T | William Peets | |
| 9T | Ewald Jarmer | |
| 9T | Bill Knight | |
| 9T | Hans-Joachim Brauske | |
| 9T | Nat Knowles | |
| 17T | Alec Năstac | |
| 17T | Julius Luipa | |
| 17T | Abdel Wahab Abdullah Salih | |
| 17T | Wiem Gommies | |
| 17T | Athanasios Giannopoulos | |
| 17T | Faustino Quinales |
First round
- Alejandro Montoya def. Alec Năstac, KO-1
- Bill Knight def. Julius Luipa, 3:2
- Hans-Joachim Brauske def. Abdalla Abdelwahb Salih, 3:2
- Vyacheslav Lemeshev def. William Gomnies, KO-1
- Nazif Kuran def. Athanasios Giannopoulos, TKO-2
- Nathaniel Knowles def. Faustino Quinales, TKO-1
Second round
- Reima Virtanen def. Titus Simba, 3:2
- Witold Stachurski def. Peter Dula, 4:1
- Prince Amartey def. José Luis Espinosa, 5:0
- Poul Knudsen def. William Peets, 5:0
- Marvin Johnson def. Ewald Jarmer, 5:0
- Alejandro Montoya def. Bill Knight, TKO-2
- Vyacheslav Lemeshev def. Hans-Joachim Brauske, 5:0
- Nazif Kuran def. Nathaniel Knowles, KO-1
Quarterfinals
- Reima Virtanen def. Witold Stachurski, TKO-3
- Prince Amartey def. Poul Knudsen, 3:2
- Marvin Johnson def. Alejandro Montoya, 5:0
- Vyacheslav Lemeshev def. Nazif Kuran, TKO-2
Semifinals
- Reima Virtanen def. Prince Amartey, 3:2
- Vyacheslav Lemeshev def. Marvin Johnson, TKO-2
Final
- Vyacheslav Lemeshev def. Reima Virtanen, KO-1