He fell short to the eventual gold medalist 16:11, preventing Selby from earning at least a bronze medal.
However, he was later disqualified for having bitten his opponent, the eventual gold medalist, Harry Mallin.
There he was stopped in the second round by Cuba's eventual gold medalist Guillermo Rigondeaux.
However, in the quarter final they were eliminated by the eventual gold medalists from South Korea, despite a 217 points score.
Australia lost both their games against powerhouses Czechoslovakia (18-1) and eventual gold medalists, the United States (12-1).
In the final he lost to Thailand's eventual gold medalist Manus Boonjumnong.
The team finished third after losing to eventual gold medalist, Spain, during the semifinals.
Hungary, the eventual gold medalist, emerged the winner, 4-0, but not before a brawl broke out, and the match was prematurely called.
However, in the quarter-final they were eliminated by the eventual gold medalists from South Korea, despite a 217-point score.
There, he faced Marco Galiazzo of Italy, losing to the eventual gold medalist 110-108.