Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Light flyweight

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Men's Light flyweight
at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
Venue Workers Indoor Arena
Date13–24 August 2008
Competitors28 from 28 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Zou Shiming Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Silver medal icon.svg Pürevdorjiin Serdamba Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia
Bronze medal icon.svg Paddy Barnes Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
Bronze medal icon.svg Yampier Hernández Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
  2004
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The Light Flyweight class in the boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics competition is the lightest class. Light flyweights were limited to those boxers weighing less than 48 kilograms (105.8 lbs).

29 boxers qualified for this category after the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships and 9 Continental Qualification Tournaments. [1]

The only Olympic medalist to participate in the flyweight at the Beijing Games is the host country boxer, Zou Shiming, bronze at the 2004 Games and defending World Champion.

Competition format

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.

Qualified Athletes

AthleteCountryNotes
1 Hovannas Danielyan Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia Bronze medal icon.svg 2006 European Championships
2 Paulo Carvalho Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
3 Thomas Essomba Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon Bronze medal icon.svg 2007 All Africa Games
4 Garrett White Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Gold medal icon.svg 2005 World Championships
Gold medal icon.svg 2007 World Championships
Gold medal icon.svg 2006 Asian Games
Silver medal icon.svg 2003 World Championships
Bronze medal icon.svg 2004 Athens Olympics
5 Yampier Hernández Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
6 Winston Méndez Montero Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic Bronze medal icon.svg 2007 Pan American Games
7 José Luis Meza Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg  Ecuador
8 Nordine Oubaali Flag of France.svg  France Bronze medal icon.svg 2007 Worlds
Bronze medal icon.svg 2007 EU Championships
9 Manyo Plange Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana Silver medal icon.svg 2007 All-Africa Games
10 Pál Bedák Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Silver medal icon.svg 2005 Worlds
11 Paddy Barnes Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
12 Birzhan Zhakypov Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Bronze medal icon.svg 2005 World Championships
13 Suleiman Bilali Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya Gold medal icon.svg 2003 All-Africa Games
Gold medal icon.svg 2007 All-Africa Games
14 Redouane Bouchtouk Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
15 Pürevdorjiin Serdamba Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia
16 Japhet Uutoni Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia Gold medal icon.svg 2006 Commonwealth Games
17 Jack Willie Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea
18 Harry Tañamor Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines Silver medal icon.svg 2007 World Championships
Silver medal icon.svg 2002 Asian Games
Bronze medal icon.svg 2001 World Championships
Bronze medal icon.svg 2003 World Championships
19 Lukasz Maszczyk Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
20 Dave Ayrapetyan Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Gold medal icon.svg 2006 European Championships
21 Kelvin de la Nieve Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Silver medal icon.svg 2007 EU Championships
22 Simanga Shiba Flag of Swaziland.svg  Swaziland IOC Tripartite Commission Invitation
23 Sherali Dostiev Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan Bronze medal icon.svg 2005 World Championships
24 Amnat Ruanroeng Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Bronze medal icon.svg 2007 World Championships
25 Ronald Serugo Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
26 Georgiy Chygayev Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
27 Luis Yanez Flag of the United States.svg  United States Gold medal icon.svg 2007 Pan American Games
28 Rafikjon Sultonov Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
29 Eduard Bermúdez Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela
29 Boxers

Schedule

All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8)

DateTimeRound
Wednesday, August 13, 200813:30-15:00
19:00-20:30
Round of 32
Saturday, August 16, 200819:00-21:00Round of 16
Tuesday, August 19, 200819:00-20:00Quarterfinals
Friday, August 22, 200819:00-19:30Semifinals
Sunday, August 24, 200813:30-13:45Final Bout

Draw

Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Flag of Ireland.svg  Paddy Barnes  (IRL)14
Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg  José Luis Meza  (ECU)8
Flag of Ireland.svg  Paddy Barnes  (IRL)11
Flag of Poland.svg  Łukasz Maszczyk  (POL)5
Flag of Namibia.svg  Japhet Uutoni  (NAM)5
Flag of Poland.svg  Łukasz Maszczyk  (POL)RSCFlag of Poland.svg  Łukasz Maszczyk  (POL)+5
Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Saidu Kargbo  (SLE)Flag of Ireland.svg  Paddy Barnes  (IRL)0
Flag of Hungary.svg  Pál Bedák  (HUN)6 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zou Shiming  (CHN)15
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Birzhan Zhakypov  (KAZ)7Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Birzhan Zhakypov  (KAZ)13
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Thomas Essomba  (CMR)3 Flag of Armenia.svg  Hovhannes Danielyan  (ARM)7
Flag of Armenia.svg  Hovhannes Danielyan  (ARM)9Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Birzhan Zhakypov  (KAZ)4
Flag of France.svg  Nordine Oubaali  (FRA)8Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zou Shiming  (CHN)9
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Rafikjon Sultonov  (UZB)7 Flag of France.svg  Nordine Oubaali  (FRA)3
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Eduard Bermúdez  (VEN)2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zou Shiming  (CHN)+3
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zou Shiming  (CHN)11Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zou Shiming  (CHN)
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Winston Mendez Montero  (DOM)9Flag of Mongolia.svg  Pürevdorjiin Serdamba  (MGL)RET
Flag of Kenya.svg  Suleiman Bilali  (KEN)3 Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Winston Mendez Montero  (DOM)3
Flag of Thailand.svg  Amnat Ruenroeng  (THA)14Flag of Thailand.svg  Amnat Ruanroeng  (THA)7
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Jack Willie  (PNG)2 Flag of Thailand.svg  Amnat Ruenroeng  (THA)2
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Pürevdorjiin Serdamba  (MGL)9Flag of Mongolia.svg  Pürevdorjiin Serdamba  (MGL)5
Flag of Uganda.svg  Ronald Serugo  (UGA)5 Flag of Mongolia.svg  Pürevdorjiin Serdamba  (MGL)8
Flag of Spain.svg  Kelvin de la Nieve  (ESP)9 Flag of the United States.svg  Luis Yáñez  (USA)7
Flag of the United States.svg  Luis Yáñez  (USA)12Flag of Mongolia.svg  Pürevdorjiin Serdamba  (MGL)+8
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Georgiy Chygayev  (UKR)13Flag of Cuba.svg  Yampier Hernández  (CUB)8
Flag of Russia.svg  David Ayrapetyan  (RUS)11 Flag of Ukraine.svg  Georgiy Chygayev  (UKR)3
Flag of Cuba.svg  Yampier Hernández  (CUB)12Flag of Cuba.svg  Yampier Hernández  (CUB)21
Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Sherali Dostiev  (TJK)1 Flag of Cuba.svg  Yampier Hernández  (CUB)21
Flag of Ghana.svg  Manyo Plange  (GHA)6Flag of Brazil.svg  Paulo Carvalho  (BRA)6
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Harry Tañamor  (PHI)3 Flag of Ghana.svg  Manyo Plange  (GHA)12
Flag of Morocco.svg  Redouane Bouchtouk  (MAR)7 Flag of Brazil.svg  Paulo Carvalho  (BRA)21
Flag of Brazil.svg  Paulo Carvalho  (BRA)13

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References

  1. "Boxing at the Summer Olympics – Men's Light Flyweight". Olympedia. Retrieved December 10, 2023.