Boxing at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Light middleweight

The men's light middleweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1956 Summer Olympics. The weight class was allowed boxers of up to 71 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 24 November to 1 December 1956. 14 boxers from 14 nations competed.

First round

 * Boris Nikolov (BUL) def. Muhammad Safdar (PAK), PTS
 * Zbigniew Pietrzykowski (POL) def. Rychard Karpov (URS), PTS
 * Ulrich Kienast (FRG) def. James Montgomery (CAN), PTS
 * John McCormack (GBR) def. Alexander Webster (RSA), PTS
 * José Torres (USA) def. Peter Read (AUS), PTS
 * Franco Scisciani (ITA) def. Eugène Legrand (FRA), PTS

Quarterfinals

 * László Papp (HUN) def. Alberto Sáenz (ARG), RSC-3
 * Zbigniew Pietrzykowski (POL) def. Boris Nikolov (BUL), PTS
 * John McCormack (GBR) def. Ulrich Kienast (FRG), RSC-3
 * José Torres (USA) def. Franco Scisciani (ITA), PTS

Semifinals

 * László Papp (HUN) def. Zbigniew Pietrzykowski (POL), PTS
 * José Torres (USA) def. John McCormack (GBR), PTS

Final

 * László Papp (HUN) def. José Torres (USA), PTS