Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Light heavyweight

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The light heavyweight competition was the third-highest weight class featured in amateur boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and was held at the Workers Indoor Arena. Light heavyweights were limited to a maximum of 81 kilograms in body mass.

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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.

The round of 32 was marked by injury when Samoa's Farani Tavui was taken to hospital after being knocked unconscious during his first match. [1]

Medalists

Gold Zhang Xiaoping
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
Silver Kenneth Egan
Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg Ireland
Bronze Tony Jeffries
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
Yerkebulan Shynaliyev
Flag of Kazakhstan (3-2).svg  Kazakhstan

Schedule

All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8)

DateTimeRound
Saturday, August 9, 200815:30-16:30
19:00-20:30
Round of 32
Thursday, August 14, 200814:30-16:30Round of 16
Tuesday, August 19, 200821:01-22:00Quarterfinals
Friday, August 22, 200821:01-21:30Semifinals
Sunday, August 24, 200815:51-16:05Final Bout

Draw

Finals

Semifinals Final
      
1 Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Tony Jeffries  (GBR)3
4 Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg  Kenneth Egan  (IRL)10
Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg  Kenneth Egan  (IRL)7
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhang Xiaoping  (CHN)11
3 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhang Xiaoping  (CHN)4+
2 Flag of Kazakhstan (3-2).svg  Yerkebuian Shynaliyev  (KAZ)4

Top half

Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals
Flag of Colombia.svg  Eleider Álvarez  (COL)5
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Tony Jeffries  (GBR)+5
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Tony Jeffries  (GBR)10
Flag of Hungary.svg  Imre Szellő  (HUN)2
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Luis González  (VEN)
Flag of Hungary.svg  Imre Szellő  (HUN)RSCH
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Tony Jeffries  (GBR)3
Flag of Haiti.svg  Azea Augustama  (HAI)2 Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg  Kenneth Egan  (IRL)10
Flag of Brazil.svg  Washington Silva  (BRA)6Flag of Brazil.svg  Washington Silva  (BRA)9
Flag of Ghana.svg  Bastir Samir  (GHA)RSCFlag of Ghana.svg  Bastir Samir  (GHA)7
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Dauda Izobo  (NGR) Flag of Brazil.svg  Washington Silva  (BRA)0
Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg  Julius Jackson  (ISV)2 Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg  Kenneth Egan  (IRL)8
Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg  Kenneth Egan  (IRL)22Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg  Kenneth Egan  (IRL)10
Flag of Kenya.svg  Aziz Ali  (KEN)3 Flag of Turkey.svg  Bahram Muzaffer  (TUR)2
Flag of Turkey.svg  Bahram Muzaffer  (TUR)8

Bottom half

Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Mourad Sahraoui  (TUN)1
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhang Xiaoping  (CHN)3Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhang Xiaoping  (CHN)8
Flag of Russia.svg  Artur Beterbiyev  (RUS)15Flag of Russia.svg  Artur Beterbiyev  (RUS)2
Flag of Sweden.svg  Kennedy Katende  (SWE)3 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhang Xiaoping  (CHN)12
Flag of Egypt.svg  Ramadan Yasser  (EGY)+10Flag of Algeria.svg  Abdelhafid Benchabla  (ALG)7
Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Ramazan Magomedov  (BLR)10 Flag of Egypt.svg  Ramadan Yasser  (EGY)6
Flag of India.svg  Dinesh Kumar  (IND) Flag of Algeria.svg  Abdelhafid Benchabla  (ALG)13
Flag of Algeria.svg  Abdelhafid Benchabla  (ALG)RSCOSFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhang Xiaoping  (CHN)4+
Civil ensign of Croatia.svg  Marijo Šivolija  (CRO)RSCHFlag of Kazakhstan (3-2).svg  Yerkebulan Shynaliyev  (KAZ)4
Flag of Samoa.svg  Satupaitea Farani Tavui  (SAM) Civil ensign of Croatia.svg  Marijo Šivolija  (CRO)1
Flag of Uzbekistan (3-2).svg  Abbos Atoev  (UZB)3 Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Dzhakhon Kurbanov  (TJK)8
Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Dzhakhon Kurbanov  (TJK)11Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Dzhakhon Kurbanov  (TJK)DSQ
Flag of Iran.svg  Mehdi Ghorbani  (IRI)4 Flag of Kazakhstan (3-2).svg  Yerkebulan Shynaliyev  (KAZ) 
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Carlos Negrón  (PUR)13Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Carlos Negrón  (PUR)3
Flag of Kazakhstan (3-2).svg  Yerkebulan Shynaliyev  (KAZ)11Flag of Kazakhstan (3-2).svg  Yerkebulan Shynaliyev  (KAZ)9
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Daugirdas Semiotas  (LTU)3

See also

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References

  1. "Samoan boxer injured in knockout" [ dead link ], Associated Press, August 9, 2008