The men's light middleweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

[1] 19-year-old Roy Jones Jr. of the U.S. dominated his opponents, never losing a single round en route to the final.

[2][3][4] The following boxers took part in the event:[1] Judges Zaur Gvadzhava of the Soviet Union and Sándor Pajar of Hungary each voted for Jones, 60–56, on the 20-point must system.

Alberto Duran of Uruguay and Hiouad Larbi of Morocco voted for Park, each by 59–58.

[5] As the decision was highly controversial, it eventually led the Olympic authorities to introduce a new high-tech scoring system, which in turn was intended to eliminate biased judging.