Boxing at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Light welterweight

The Light welterweight boxing competition at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland took place between 26 July and 2 August at the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre.[1]

Boxing – Light welterweight at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
Venue	Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre
Dates	26 July – 2 August 2014
Competitors	29 from 29 nations
Medalists
Josh Taylor    Scotland   Jonas Junias    Namibia   Samuel Maxwell    England   Sean Duffy    Northern Ireland

Boxing at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
Light flyweight	men
Flyweight	men	women
Bantamweight	men
Lightweight	men	women
Light welterweight	men
Welterweight	men
Middleweight	men	women
Light heavyweight	men
Heavyweight	men
Super heavyweight	men

Like all Commonwealth 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 three rounds of three minutes each, with one-minute breaks between rounds. Punches scored only if 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.