Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Light welterweight

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Men's Super heavyweight
at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
Venue Workers Indoor Arena
Date10–23 August 2008
Competitors28 from 28 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Félix Díaz Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic
Silver medal icon.svg Manus Boonjumnong Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Bronze medal icon.svg Roniel Iglesias Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Bronze medal icon.svg Alexis Vastine Flag of France.svg  France
  2004
2012  

The light welterweight amateur boxing competition was the median weight class at the 2008 Summer Olympics. The competition was held at the Workers Indoor Arena. Light welterweights were limited to a maximum of 64 kilograms in body mass. [1]

Like all Olympic boxing events, the competition was a straight single-elimination tournament. Both semifinal losers were awarded bronze medals, so no boxers competed again after their first loss. Bouts consisted of four rounds of two minutes each, with one-minute breaks between rounds. Punches scored only if the white area on the front of the glove made full contact with the front of the head or torso of the opponent. Five judges scored each bout; three of the judges had to signal a scoring punch within one second for the punch to score. The winner of the bout was the boxer who scored the most valid punches by the end of the bout.

Draw

All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8)

Round of 32
Sunday, August 10, 2008
13:30-15:15 & 19:00-20:30
Round of 16
Thursday, August 14, 2008
19:00-21:00
Quarterfinals
Sunday, August 17, 2008
19:00-20:00
Semifinals
Friday, August 22, 2008
14:31-15:00
Final
Saturday, August 23, 2008
20:11-20:31
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Serik Sapiyev  (KAZ)22
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Jonny Sánchez  (VEN)3
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Serik Sapiyev  (KAZ)5
Flag of Thailand.svg  Manus Boonjumnong  (THA)7
Flag of Thailand.svg  Manus Boonjumnong  (THA)8
Flag of Japan.svg  Masatsugu Kawachi  (JPN)1
Flag of Thailand.svg  Manus Boonjumnong  (THA)10
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Maimaitituersun Qiong  (CHN)8 Flag of Cuba.svg  Roniel Iglesias  (CUB)5
Flag of Russia.svg  Gennady Kovalev  (RUS)15Flag of Russia.svg  Gennady Kovalev  (RUS)11
Flag of Brazil.svg  Myke Carvalho  (BRA)11 Flag of Mauritius.svg  Richarno Colin  (MRI)2
Flag of Mauritius.svg  Richarno Colin  (MRI)15Flag of Russia.svg  Gennady Kovalev  (RUS)2
Flag of Morocco.svg  Driss Moussaid  (MAR)23Flag of Cuba.svg  Roniel Iglesias  (CUB)5
Flag of Australia.svg  Todd Kidd  (AUS)2 Flag of Morocco.svg  Driss Moussaid  (MAR)4
Flag of Cuba.svg  Roniel Iglesias  (CUB)15Flag of Cuba.svg  Roniel Iglesias  (CUB)15
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Mahaman Smaila  (CMR)1 Flag of Thailand.svg  Manus Boonjumnong  (THA)4
Flag of Ireland.svg  John Joe Joyce  (IRL)9Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Manuel Félix Díaz  (DOM)12
Flag of Hungary.svg  Gyula Káté  (HUN)5 Flag of Ireland.svg  John Joe Joyce  (IRL)11
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Manuel Félix Díaz  (DOM)11Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Manuel Félix Díaz  (DOM)+11
Flag of Armenia.svg  Eduard Hambardzumyan  (ARM)4 Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Manuel Félix Díaz  (DOM)11
Flag of Iran.svg  Morteza Sepahvand  (IRI)16Flag of Iran.svg  Morteza Sepahvand  (IRI)6
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Hamza Hassini  (TUN)4 Flag of Iran.svg  Morteza Sepahvand  (IRI)8
Flag of Romania.svg  Ionuţ Gheorghe  (ROU)21Flag of Romania.svg  Ionuţ Gheorghe  (ROU)4
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Jonathan González  (PUR)4 Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Manuel Félix Díaz  (DOM)12
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Uranchimegiin Mönkh-Erdene  (MGL)12Flag of France.svg  Alexis Vastine  (FRA)10
Flag of Zambia.svg  Hastings Bwalya  (ZAM)8 Flag of Mongolia.svg  Uranchimegiin Mönkh-Erdene  (MGL)10
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Boris Georgiev  (BUL)14Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Boris Georgiev  (BUL)3
Flag of the United States.svg  Javier Molina  (USA)1 Flag of Mongolia.svg  Uranchimegiin Mönkh-Erdene  (MGL)4
Flag of Ghana.svg  Samuel Kotey Neequaye  (GHA) Flag of France.svg  Alexis Vastine  (FRA)12
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Bradley Saunders  (GBR)KOFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Bradley Saunders  (GBR)7
Flag of France.svg  Alexis Vastine  (FRA)13Flag of France.svg  Alexis Vastine  (FRA)11
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Egidijus Kavaliauskas  (LTU)2

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References

  1. "Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Light Welterweight". Olympedia. Retrieved December 8, 2023.