2009 World Amateur Boxing Championships – Light welterweight

The Light welterweight competition was the median weight class featured at the 2009 World Amateur Boxing Championships, and was held at the Mediolanum Forum. Welterweights were limited to a maximum of 64 kilograms in body mass.

Seeds

 * 1) 🇨🇺 Roniel Iglesias  (champion)
 * 2) 🇭🇺 Gyula Káté  (semifinals)
 * 3)  Richarno Colin (first round)
 * 4)  Uranchimegiin Mönkh-Erdene  (semifinals)
 * 5) 🇯🇵 Masatsugu Kawachi  (first round)
 * 6) 🇦🇲 Eduard Hambardzumyan  (second round)
 * 7) 🇫🇷 Alexis Vastine (third round)
 * 8) 🇲🇦 Driss Moussaid (third round)