The 1st AIBA African 2004 Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament was held in Casablanca, Morocco from January 15 to January 22, 2004. It was the first chance for amateur boxers from Africa to qualify for the 2004 Summer Olympics since the 2003 All-Africa Games. First and second place qualified for the Olympic Tournament in Athens, Greece, except for the heavyweight and super heavyweight events, which only qualified for first place. A total of 89 fighters from 18 countries competed.
Petit Jesus Ngnitedem (GAB) replaced Mohamed Abdelsayed (Egypt).
Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Peristeri Olympic Boxing Hall. The event was only open to men and bouts were contested over four rounds of two minutes each. Five judges scored the fighters in real time and the boxer with the most points at the end was the winner.
David Munyasia, a Kenyan boxer, was the first athlete to be found in violation of International Olympic Committee anti-doping rules at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.
Utkirbek Haydarov is an Uzbekistani boxer who competed in the light heavyweight (81 kg) at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal.
The bantamweight boxing competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens was held from 17 to 29 August at Peristeri Olympic Boxing Hall. This is limited to those boxers weighing between 51 and 54 kilograms.
Devin Vargas is an American professional boxer. As an amateur, he won a bronze medal at the 2003 Pan American Games and competed at the 2004 Olympics, both in the heavyweight division.
Mourad Sahraoui is an amateur boxer from Tunisia best known to win Gold in the heavyweight division at the 2007 All-African Games.
Abdelhafid Benchabla is an Algerian boxer. He represented Algeria at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, and the 2012 Summer Olympics and is the current World Series of Boxing Light heavyweight champion.
The Bantamweight class in the 1st AIBA African Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament competition.
The Featherweight class in the 1st AIBA African Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament competition was the lightest class. Featherweights were limited to those boxers weighing between 54–57 kilograms (119–126 lb).
The Light Heavyweight class in the 1st AIBA African Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament competition was the lightest class. Light Heavyweights were limited to those boxers weighing between 75 - 81 kilograms.
The Heavyweight class in the 1st AIBA African Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament competition was the lightest class. Heavyweights were limited to those boxers weighing between 81 - 91 kilograms.
The Super Heavyweight class in the 1st AIBA African Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament competition was the lightest class. Super Heavyweights were limited to those boxers weighing more than 91 kilograms.
Washington Luís da Silva is a Brazilian amateur boxer best known to participate in the 2004 Olympics and qualifying for 2008 at light-heavyweight. He is the uncle of Hamilton Ventura but only five years older.
Mohamed Ali Sassi is a Tunisian Olympic boxer. He represented his native North African country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. There he was stopped in the first round of the Men's Light-Welterweight competition by France's Willy Blain.
The 22nd edition of the Men's Asian Amateur Boxing Championships were held from January 11 to January 18, 2004 in Puerto Princesa Coliseum, Puerto Princesa, Philippines. The tournament served as a qualification event for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.
The 2nd AIBA African 2004 Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament was held in Gaborone, Botswana from March 15 to March 22, 2004. It was the second and last chance for amateur boxers from Africa to qualify for the 2004 Summer Olympics after the 2003 All-Africa Games in Abuja, Nigeria. The number one and two earned a ticket for the Olympic Tournament in Athens, Greece, except for the heavyweight and super heavyweight division.
Algeria competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's twelfth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics, except for the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal because of the African boycott.
Mohamed Flissi is an Algerian boxer. He represented Algeria at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom and at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He has qualified to represent Algeria again at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.
Flávio Furtado is a Cape Verdean former amateur boxer who competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics and the 2005 World Championships.
Algeria competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. Since the nation's debut in 1964, Algerian athletes had appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, but did not attend the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, because of the African boycott.
