The following is the qualification summary for boxing competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
| Event | Date | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Championships | Oct 23 – Nov 3, 2007 |  Chicago | |
| African Qualifiers | 1st Qualifier | January 23–31, 2008 |  Algiers |
| 2nd Qualifier | March 24–29, 2008 |  Windhoek | |
| Asian Qualifiers | 1st Qualifier Archived 2010-06-13 at the Wayback Machine | Jan 25 – Feb 2, 2008 |  Bangkok |
| 2nd Qualifier Archived 2008-04-30 at the Wayback Machine | March 17–23, 2008 |  Astana | |
| American Qualifiers | 1st Qualifier | March 12–18, 2008 |  Port of Spain |
| 2nd Qualifier | April 25–30, 2008 |  Guatemala City | |
| European Qualifiers | 1st Qualifier | Feb 25 – Mar 1, 2008 |  Roseto degli Abruzzi |
| 2nd Qualifier | April 7–12, 2008 |  Athens | |
| Oceania Championships | April 21–25, 2008 |  Apia | |
| Event | Vacancies | Qualified | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Africa | World Championships | 0 | |
| 1st Qualifier | 3 | Jafet Uutoni  Suleiman Bilali  Manyo Plange | |
| 2nd Qualifier | 3 |  Thomas Essomba  Redouane Bouchtouk  Ronald Serugo | |
| Asia | World Championships | 3 |  Zou Shiming  Harry Tanamor Amnat Ruanroeng |
| 1st Qualifier | 2 | Birzhan Zhakypov  Rafikjon Sultonov | |
| 2nd Qualifier | 2 |  Sherali Dostiev  Pürevdorjiin Serdamba | |
| America | World Championships | 1 | Luis Yanez |
| 1st Qualifier | 2 |  José Luis Meza  Eduard Bermúdez | |
| 2nd Qualifier | 3 |  Paulo Carvalho  Winston Mendez  Yampier Hernández | |
| Europe | World Championships | 4 |  Nordine Oubaali  Hovhannes Danielyan  Georgiy Chygayev  Patrick Barnes |
| 1st Qualifier | 2 |  David Ayrapetyan  Lukasz Maszczyk | |
| 2nd Qualifier | 2 |  Pál Bedák  Kelvin de la Nieve | |
| Oceania | World Championships | 0 | |
| Oceania Championships | 1 |  Jack Willie | |
| Tripartite Commission Invitation | 1 |  Saidu Kargbo | |
| TOTAL | 29 | ||
| Event | Vacancies | Qualified | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Africa | World Championships | 0 | |
| 1st Qualifier | 3 |  Walid Cherif Abdelillah Nhaila  Molla Getachew | |
| 2nd Qualifier | 3 |  Cassius Chiyanika Bernard Ngumba  Jackson Chauke | |
| Asia | World Championships | 2 | Somjit Jongjohor  Anurudha Rathnayake |
| 1st Qualifier | 2 | Anvar Yunusov  Lee Ok-Sung | |
| 2nd Qualifier | 3 | Mirat Sarsembayev Tulashboy Doniyorov  Jitender Kumar | |
| America | World Championships | 2 | Raushee Warren  McWilliams Arroyo |
| 1st Qualifier | 2 | Juan Carlos Payano Andry Laffita | |
| 2nd Qualifier | 2 | Eddie Valenzuela Robenilson Vieria | |
| Europe | World Championships | 4 | Vincenzo Picardi  Samir Mammadov Rafal Kaczor Georgy Balakshin |
| 1st Qualifier | 2 | Norbert Kalucza  Khalid Saeed Yafai | |
| 2nd Qualifier | 2 |  Furkan Ulaş Memiş Jérôme Thomas | |
| Oceania | World Championships | 0 | |
| Oceania Championships | 1 |  Stephen Sutherland | |
| TOTAL | 27 | ||
| Event | Vacancies | Qualified | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Africa | World Championships | 0 | |
| 1st Qualifier | 3 | Abdelhalim Ouradi Hicham Mesbahi  Khumiso Ikgopoleng | |
| 2nd Qualifier | 2 | Issah Samir  Bruno Julie  Emilian Polino | |
| Re-allocation Places | 1 |  Thabiso Nketu | |
| Asia | World Championships | 2 | Enkhbatyn Badar-Uugan Gu Yu |
| 1st Qualifier | 2 | Akhil Kumar Worapoj Petchkoom | |
| 2nd Qualifier | 3 | Kanat Abutalipov Khurshid Tadjibayev Han Soon-Chul | |
| America | World Championships | 4 | McJoe Arroyo  Jonatan Romero Gary Russell Héctor Manzanilla |
| 1st Qualifier | 2 | Yankiel León  Óscar Valdez | |
| 2nd Qualifier | 0 | ||
| Europe | World Championships | 2 | Sergey Vodopyanov Joseph Murray |
| 1st Qualifier | 3 | John Joe Nevin  Veaceslav Gojan  Rustamhodza Rahimov | |
| 2nd Qualifier | 3 | Ali Hallab  Khavazhi Khatsigov Vittorio Parrinello | |
| Oceania | World Championships | 0 | |
| Oceania Championships | 1 | Luke Boyd | |
| TOTAL | 27 | ||
| Event | Vacancies | Qualified | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Africa | World Championships | 0 | |
| 1st Qualifier | 3 | Mahdi Ouatine Abdelkader Chadi Alaa Shili | |
| 2nd Qualifier | 3 | Nick Okoth Thato Batshegi Prince Dzanie | |
| Asia | World Championships | 3 | Li Yang Sailom Adi Anthresh Lalit Lakra |
| 1st Qualifier | 2 | Bahodirjon Sultonov  Satoshi Shimizu | |
| 2nd Qualifier | 2 | Galib Jafarov Zorigtbaataryn Enkhzorig | |
| America | World Championships | 2 | Raynell Williams Arturo Santos Reyes |
| 1st Qualifier | 2 | Idel Torriente Luis Enrique Porozo | |
| 2nd Qualifier | 2 | Robson Conceiçao Roberto Navarro | |
| Europe | World Championships | 3 | Albert Selimov Vasyl Lomachenko Yakup Kilic |
| 1st Qualifier | 3 | Khedafi Djelkhir Shahin Imranov Wilhelm Gratschow | |
| 2nd Qualifier | 2 | Alessio di Savino  Nikoloz Izoria | |
| Oceania | World Championships | 0 | |
| Oceania Championships | 1 | Paul Flemming | |
| TOTAL | 28 | ||
| Event | Vacancies | Qualified | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Africa | World Championships | 0 | |
| 1st Qualifier | 3 | Saifeddine Nejmaoui Hamza Kramou Tahar Tamsamani | |
| 2nd Qualifier | 3 |  Jean de Dieu Soloniaina  Rasheed Lawal Julius Indongo | |
| Asia | World Championships | 2 |  Kim Song Guk Pichai Sayotha |
| 1st Qualifier | 2 | Hu Qing Baik Jong-Sub | |
| 2nd Qualifier | 2 | Merey Akshalov  Asylbek Talasbayev | |
| America | World Championships | 1 | Darley Perez |
| 1st Qualifier | 2 | Yordenis Ugás Sadam Ali | |
| 2nd Qualifier | 3 | Jose Pedraza Éverton Lopes Francisco Vargas | |
| Europe | World Championships | 5 | Frankie Gavin Domenico Valentino Alexey Tishchenko Onur Sipal Hrachik Javakhyan |
| 1st Qualifier | 2 | Olexandr Klyuchko Miklos Varga | |
| 2nd Qualifier | 2 | Daouda Sow  Georgian Popescu | |
| Oceania | World Championships | 0 | |
| Oceania Championships | 1 | Anthony Little | |
| TOTAL | 27 | ||
| Event | Vacancies | Qualified | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Africa | World Championships | 0 | |
| 1st Qualifier | 3 | Driss Moussaid Hamza Hassini Hastings Bwalya | |
| 2nd Qualifier | 3 | Richarno Colin Samuel Kotey Neequaye Mahaman Smaila | |
| Asia | World Championships | 3 | Serik Sapiyev Masatsugu Kawachi  Morteza Sepahvand |
| 1st Qualifier | 2 | Manus Boonjumnong Maimaitituersun Qiong | |
| 2nd Qualifier | 1 | Uranchimegiin Mönkh-Erdene | |
| America | World Championships | 0 | |
| 1st Qualifier | 3 | Roniel Iglesias Jonny Sanchez Javier Molina | |
| 2nd Qualifier | 3 | Jonathan González Manuel Félix Díaz Myke Carvalho | |
| Europe | World Championships | 5 | Gennady Kovalev Bradley Saunders Eduard Hambardzumyan Alexis Vastine  Boris Georgiev |
| 1st Qualifier | 2 | Gyula Kate Ionut Gheorghe | |
| 2nd Qualifier | 2 | John Joe Joyce  Egidijus Kavaliauskas | |
| Oceania | World Championships | 0 | |
| Oceania Championships | 1 | Todd Kidd | |
| TOTAL | 28 | ||
| Event | Vacancies | Qualified | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Africa | World Championships | 0 | |
| 1st Qualifier | 2 |  Hosam Bakr Abdin Joseph Mulema Choayeb Oussassi | |
| 2nd Qualifier | 2 | Mujandjae Kasuto Nickson Abaka Mehdi Khalsi | |
| Re-allocation Places | 2 |  Bruno Bongongo Precious Makina | |
| Asia | World Championships | 3 | Non Boonjumnong Hanati Silamu Bakhyt Sarsekbayev |
| 1st Qualifier | 2 | Kim Jung-Joo Dilshod Mahmudov | |
| 2nd Qualifier | 1 |  Aliasker Bashirov | |
| America | World Championships | 2 | Demetrius Andrade  Adam Trupish |
| 1st Qualifier | 2 | Carlos Banteaux  John Jackson | |
| 2nd Qualifier | 2 | Gilbert Lenin Castillo  Tureano Johnson | |
| Europe | World Championships | 3 | Adem Kilicci Vitalie Gruşac Jack Culcay-Keth |
| 1st Qualifier | 3 | Mahamed Nurudzinau Oleksandr Stretskyy Billy Joe Saunders | |
| 2nd Qualifier | 3 | Jaoid Chiguer Kakhaber Zhvania Andrey Balanov | |
| Oceania | World Championships | 0 | |
| Oceania Championships | 1 | Gerard O'Mahony | |
| Tripartite Commission Invitation | 1 |  Rolande Moses | |
| TOTAL | 29 | ||
| Event | Vacancies | Qualified | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Africa | World Championships | 1 | Said Rachidi |
| 1st Qualifier | 3 | Mohamed Hikal Ahmed Saraku Nabil Kassel | |
| 2nd Qualifier | 2 |  Badou Jack  Herry Saliku Biembe | |
| Asia | World Championships | 2 | Bakhtiyar Artayev Wang Jianzheng |
| 1st Qualifier | 2 | Angkhan Chomphuphuang Elshod Rasulov | |
| 2nd Qualifier | 2 | Vijender Kumar Cho Deok-Jin | |
| America | World Championships | 2 | Alfonso Blanco Argenis Casimiro |
| 1st Qualifier | 2 | Emilio Correa Carlos Góngora | |
| 2nd Qualifier | 2 | Shawn Estrada  Ezequiel Maderna | |
| Europe | World Championships | 3 | Matvey Korobov Sergiy Derevyanchenko Konstantin Buga |
| 1st Qualifier | 3 |  Naim Terbunja James DeGale Andranik Hakobyan | |
| 2nd Qualifier | 3 | Darren Sutherland Jean-Mickaël Raymond Georgios Gazis | |
| Oceania | World Championships | 0 | |
| Oceania Championships | 1 | Jarrod Fletcher | |
| TOTAL | 28 | ||
| Event | Vacancies | Qualified | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Africa | World Championships | 1 | Ramadan Yasser |
| 1st Qualifier | 2 | Abdelhafid Benchebla Mourad Sahraoui | |
| 2nd Qualifier | 3 | Bastir Samir Aziz Ali Dauda Izobo | |
| Asia | World Championships | 2 | Abbos Atoev Yerkebuian Shynaliyev |
| 1st Qualifier | 2 | Djakhon Kurbanov Zhang Xiaoping | |
| 2nd Qualifier | 2 | Mehdi Ghorbani Dinesh Kumar | |
| America | World Championships | 0 | |
| 1st Qualifier | 3 | Carlos Negron Luis González Washington Silva | |
| 2nd Qualifier | 3 | Eleider Alvarez Julius Jackson  Azea Austinama | |
| Europe | World Championships | 5 | Artur Beterbiev Daugirdas Semiotas Imre Szellő  Marijo Sivolija Tony Jeffries |
| 1st Qualifier | 1 | Ismayl Sillakh Ramazan Magamedau | |
| 2nd Qualifier | 2 | Kenneth Egan Kennedy Katende | |
| Re-allocation Places | 1 | Bahram Muzaffer | |
| Oceania | World Championships | 0 | |
| Oceania Championships | 1 | Satupaitea Farani Tavui | |
| TOTAL | 28 | ||
| Event | Vacancies | Qualified | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Africa | World Championships | 0 | |
| 1st Qualifier | 2 | Abdelaziz Touilbini Mohamed Arjaoui | |
| 2nd Qualifier | 1 | Olanrewaju Durodola | |
| Asia | World Championships | 1 | Yushan Nijiati |
| 1st Qualifier | 1 | Ali Mazaheri | |
| 2nd Qualifier | 0 | ||
| America | World Championships | 0 | |
| 1st Qualifier | 2 | Osmay Acosta Deontay Wilder | |
| 2nd Qualifier | 1 | Deivi Julio Blanco | |
| Europe | World Championships | 3 | Clemente Russo Rakhim Chakhkeiv John M'Bumba |
| 1st Qualifier | 2 | Viktar Zuyeu Oleksandr Usyk | |
| 2nd Qualifier | 2 |  Milorad Gajovic Elias Pavlidis | |
| Oceania | World Championships | 0 | |
| Oceania Championships | 1 | Bradley Pitt | |
| TOTAL | 16 | ||
| Event | Vacancies | Qualified | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Africa | World Championships | 0 | |
| 1st Qualifier | 1 | Newfel Ouatah | |
| 2nd Qualifier | 2 | Mohamed Amanissi Onorede Ehwareme | |
| Asia | World Championships | 1 | Zhang Zhilei |
| 1st Qualifier | 0 | ||
| 2nd Qualifier | 1 | Ruslan Myrsatayev | |
| America | World Championships | 0 | |
| 1st Qualifier | 1 | Robert Alfonso | |
| 2nd Qualifier | 2 | José Payares Oscar Rivas | |
| Europe | World Championships | 3 | Roberto Cammarelle Vyacheslav Glazkov Islam Timurziev |
| 1st Qualifier | 2 | Kubrat Pulev Marko Tomasović | |
| 2nd Qualifier | 2 | Jaroslavas Jakšto David Price | |
| Oceania | World Championships | 0 | |
| Oceania Championships | 1 | Daniel Beahan | |
| TOTAL | 16 | ||
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