Boxing at the 2011 Pan American Games – Light welterweight

The men's light welterweight competition of the boxing events at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico, was held between October 21 and 28 at the Expo Guadalajara Arena.[1] The defending champion was Karl Dargan from the United States. Light welterweights were limited to those boxers weighing less than or equal to 64 kilograms.

Men's light welterweight at the XVI Pan American Games
Venue	Expo Guadalajara Arena
Dates	October 21 – 28
Competitors	12 from 12 nations
Medalists
Roniel Iglesias   Cuba   Valentino Knowles   Bahamas   Éverton Lopes   Brazil   Joelvis Hernandes   Venezuela
«2007 2015»

Boxing at the 2011 Pan American Games
Light flyweight	men
Flyweight	men	women
Bantamweight	men
Lightweight	men
Light welterweight	men	women
Welterweight	men
Middleweight	men
Light heavyweight	men	women
Heavyweight	men
Super heavyweight	men

Like all Pan American boxing events, the competition was a straight single-elimination tournament. Both semifinal losers were awarded bronze medals, so no boxers competed again after their first loss. Bouts consisted of four rounds of two minutes each, with one-minute breaks between rounds. Punches scored only if the white area on the front of the glove made full contact with the front of the head or torso of the opponent. Five judges scored each bout; three of the judges had to signal a scoring punch within one second for the punch to score. The winner of the bout was the boxer who scored the most valid punches by the end of the bout.