| Boxing at the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games | |
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| Location | San Salvador |
| Dates | 29 November-6 December |
The Boxing Tournament at the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games was held in San Salvador, El Salvador from November 29 to December 6.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Light Flyweight (– 48 kilograms) |  Joseph Serrano Puerto Rico |  Raúl Castañeda Mexico |  Ronald de la Rosa Dominican Republic |
| Flyweight (– 51 kilograms) |  Jean Pérez Venezuela | Carlos Valcárcel Puerto Rico |  Castulo Gonzalez Guatemala |
| Bantamweight (– 54 kilograms) | Abner Mares Mexico |  Yonnhy Pérez Colombia | Juan Lopez Puerto Rico |
| Featherweight (– 57 kilograms) | Elio Rojas Dominican Republic | Likar Ramos Concha Colombia |  Paul Lewis Guyana |
| Lightweight (– 60 kilograms) | Felix Díaz Dominican Republic | Alexander de Jesus Puerto Rico | Eddy Monzón Guatemala |
| Light Welterweight (– 63.5 kilograms) | Patrick López Venezuela |  CarlosTorres El Salvador | Isidro Mosquea Dominican Republic |
| Welterweight (– 67 kilograms) | Euris González Dominican Republic | Norberto González Mexico | José Morales Puerto Rico |
| Light Middleweight (– 71 kilograms) | Juan Camilo Novoa Colombia | Juan Ubaldo Dominican Republic | Alfredo Angulo Mexico |
| Middleweight (– 75 kilograms) | Alexander Brand Colombia | Guillermo Reyes Dominican Republic | Marco Periban Mexico |
| Light Heavyweight (– 81 kilograms) |  Shawn Terry Cox Barbados | Ramiro Reducindo Mexico |  Denzil Salazar Trinidad & Tobago |
| Heavyweight (– 91 kilograms) | Victor Bisbal Puerto Rico | Kertson Manswell Trinidad & Tobago | Francisco Garcia Dominican Republic |
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