The Men's 1974 World Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Havana, Cuba from August 17 to 30. The first edition of this competition, held two years before the Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, was organised by the world governing body for amateur boxing AIBA. A total number of 274 boxers from 45 countries entered.
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Cuba | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 2 |  Soviet Union | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 3 |  United States | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 |  Yugoslavia | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 |  Puerto Rico | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Uganda | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 7 |  Romania (ROU) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 |  Venezuela (VEN) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 |  Bulgaria (BUL) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 |  Kenya | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 |  East Germany | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 12 |  France | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Ghana | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Nigeria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Panama | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Poland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Spain (ESP) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (17 entries) | 11 | 11 | 22 | 44 | |
Medal winners
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Light Flyweight (– 48 kilograms) |
Jorge Hernández Cuba |
Stephen Muchoki Kenya |
Enrique Rodríguez Spain
|
| Flyweight (– 51 kilograms) |
Douglas Rodríguez Cuba |
Alfredo Pérez Venezuela |
Vladislav Zasypko Soviet Union
|
| Bantamweight (– 54 kilograms) |
Wilfredo Gómez Puerto Rico |
Luis Jorge Romero Cuba |
Aldo Cosentino France
|
| Featherweight (– 57 kilograms) |
 Howard DavisUnited States |
Boris Kuznetsov Soviet Union |
Mariano Álvarez Cuba
|
| Lightweight (– 60 kilograms) |
Vassily Solomin Soviet Union |
Simion Cuţov Romania |
Luis Echaide Cuba
|
| Light Welterweight (– 63,5 kilograms) |
Ayub Kalule Uganda |
Vladimir Kolev Bulgaria |
Ulrich Beyer East Germany
|
| Welterweight (– 67 kilograms) |
Emilio Correa Cuba |
Clinton Jackson United States |
Plamen Yankov Bulgaria
|
| Light Middleweight (– 71 kilograms) |
Rolando Garbey Cuba |
Alfredo Lemus Venezuela |
Anatoliy Klimanov Soviet Union
|
| Middleweight (– 75 kilograms) |
Rufat Riskiyev Soviet Union |
Alec Năstac Romania |
Bernd Wittenburg East Germany
|
| Light Heavyweight (– 81 kilograms) |
Mate Parlov Yugoslavia |
Oleg Korotaev Soviet Union |
Ottomar Sachse East Germany
|
| Heavyweight (> 81 kilograms) |
Teófilo Stevenson Cuba |
Marvin Stinson United States |
Fatai Ayinla Nigeria
|