2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships – Light heavyweight

The Light heavyweight competition was the third-heaviest class featured at the 2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships, held at the Heydar Aliyev Sports and Exhibition Complex. Heavyweights were limited to a maximum of 81 kilogram in body mass.

Seeds

 * 1) 🇷🇺 Egor Mekhontsev (semifinals)
 * 2) 🇮🇪 Joseph Ward (third round)
 * 3)  Hrvoje Sep (second round)
 * 4) 🇩🇪 Enrico Kölling (third round)
 * 5) 🇦🇺 Damien Hooper (quarterfinals)
 * 6) 🇰🇷 Kim Hyeong-kyu (second round)
 * 7) 🇺🇿 Elshod Rasulov (semifinals)
 * 8) 🇦🇿 Ramil Aliyev (third round)
 * 9) 🇭🇺 Imre Szellő (second round)
 * 10) 🇧🇷 Yamaguchi Falcao (third round)
 * 11) 🇹🇳 Yahia El-Mekachari (second round)
 * 12) 🇮🇳 Dinesh Kumar (third round)