Boxing at the 2015 Pan American Games | |
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Venue | Oshawa Sports Centre |
Dates | July 18–25 |
No. of events | 13 (10 men, 3 women) |
Competitors | 120 from 24 nations |
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Boxing at the 2015 Pan American Games | ||
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Qualification | ||
Light flyweight | men | |
Flyweight | men | women |
Bantamweight | men | |
Lightweight | men | |
Light welterweight | men | women |
Welterweight | men | |
Middleweight | men | |
Light heavyweight | men | women |
Heavyweight | men | |
Super heavyweight | men | |
Boxing competitions at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto were held from July 18 to 25 at the General Motors Centre (Oshawa Sports Centre) in Oshawa. [1] Due to naming rights the arena was known as the latter for the duration of the games. [2] A total of thirteen boxing events will be held: ten for men and three for women. [3]
The competitions will take place at the General Motors Centre (Oshawa Sports Centre) located about in the city of Oshawa, about 60 kilometers from the athletes village. The arena will have a reduced capacity (from its normal of about 5,500) of about 3,000 people per session. [2] The venue will also host weightlifting competitions earlier during the games. [4]
To harmonise with the rules of amateur boxing decided by the Association Internationale de Boxe Amateur (AIBA), Pan Am Boxing will feature new rules. There will be an introduction of the "10-point must" scoring system used in the pro game, where the winner of each round must be awarded 10 points and the loser a lesser amount, and the elimination of the padded headgear. AIBA new rules want to take away the focus on the head as the key scoring location. The AIBA, boxing's world body, said removing the headgear would actually make things safer by reducing concussions, and the jury is out on that. Now, the boxer will have to concentrate on the whole body and proper ring tactics. The International Olympic Committee has not as yet decided whether to permit boxing without headgear for Rio in 2016. How thing go in Toronto this year may go a long way to a final decision. AIBA officials are also waiting to see how things go in the men's game before making a decision to take headgear off women fighters. [5]
The following is the competition schedule for the boxing competitions: [6]
P | Preliminaries | ¼ | Quarterfinals | ½ | Semifinals | F | Final |
Event↓/Date → | Sat 18 | Sun 19 | Mon 20 | Tue 21 | Wed 22 | Thu 23 | Fri 24 | Sat 25 |
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Men's light flyweight | P | ¼ | ½ | F | ||||
Men's flyweight | P | ¼ | ½ | F | ||||
Men's bantamweight | P | ¼ | ½ | F | ||||
Men's lightweight | P | ¼ | ½ | F | ||||
Men's light welterweight | P | ¼ | ½ | F | ||||
Men's welterweight | P | ¼ | ½ | F | ||||
Men's middleweight | P | ¼ | ½ | F | ||||
Men's light heavyweight | P | ¼ | ½ | F | ||||
Men's heavyweight | ¼ | ½ | F | |||||
Men's super heavyweight | ¼ | ½ | F | |||||
Women's flyweight | ¼ | ½ | F | |||||
Women's lightweight | ¼ | ½ | F | |||||
Women's light heavyweight | ¼ | ½ | F |
* Host nation (Canada)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Cuba | 6 | 4 | 0 | 10 |
2 | Canada* | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
3 | United States | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
4 | Venezuela | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
5 | Mexico | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
6 | Colombia | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
Dominican Republic | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
8 | Argentina | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
9 | Brazil | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Puerto Rico | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
11 | Chile | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Costa Rica | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Guatemala | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (13 entries) | 13 | 13 | 26 | 52 |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Flyweight | Mandy Bujold Canada | Marlen Esparza United States | Monica Gonzalez Rivera Puerto Rico |
Ingrit Valencia Colombia | |||
Lightweight | Caroline Veyre Canada | Dayana Sánchez Argentina | Victoria Torres Mexico |
Mirquin Sena Dominican Republic | |||
Light heavyweight | Claressa Shields United States | Yenebier Guillén Dominican Republic | Ariane Fortin Canada |
Lucía Pérez Argentina |
A total of 24 countries have qualified athletes. The number of athletes a nation has entered is in parentheses beside the name of the country.
A total of 120 boxers (96 male and 24 women) will qualify to compete at the games. The top three boxers in each men's category at the 2015 World Series of Boxing will qualify. The rest of the quotas (including all the women's quotas) will be awarded at a qualification tournament in June 2015. Canada as host nation has an automatic berth in one women's and five men's categories, and will need to qualify in all other categories. [7]
Barbados competed at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Ontario, Canada from July 10 to 26, 2015.
Bolivia competed at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada from July 10 to 26, 2015.
Weightlifting competitions at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto was held from July 11 to 15 at the General Motors Centre in Oshawa. Due to naming rights the arena was as the latter for the duration of the games. A total of fifteen weightlifting events were held: eight for men and seven for women.
Trinidad and Tobago competed in the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada from July 10 to 26, 2015.
The Virgin Islands competed at the 2015 Pan American Games held in Toronto, Canada from July 10 to 26, 2015.
Taekwondo competitions at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto was held from July 19 to 22 at the Hershey Centre in Mississauga. Due to naming rights the arena will be known as the latter for the duration of the games. A total of eight taekwondo events were held: four each for men and women.
The following describes the qualification process for boxing at the 2015 Pan American Games.
The men's light flyweight competition of the boxing events at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, was held between the 18 and 24 of July at the Oshawa Sports Centre. The defending champion is Joselito Velázquez of Mexico. Light flyweights is limited to those boxers weighing less than or equal to 49 kilograms.
The men's flyweight competition of the boxing events at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, was held between the 19 and 25 of July at the Oshawa Sports Centre. The defending champion is Robeisy Ramirez of Mexico. Flyweights is limited to those boxers weighing less than or equal to 52 kilograms.
The women's flyweight competition of the boxing events at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, was held between the 20 and 25 of July at the Oshawa Sports Centre. The defending champion is Mandy Bujold of Canada. Flyweights is limited to those boxers weighing less than or equal to 51 kilograms.
The bantamweight competition of the boxing events at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, was held between the 18 and 24 of July at the Oshawa Sports Centre. The defending champion is Lazaro Alvarez of Cuba. Bantamweights is limited to those boxers weighing less than or equal to 56 kilograms.
The men's lightweight competition of the boxing events at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, was held between the 19 and 25 of July at the Oshawa Sports Centre. The defending champion is Yasniel Toledo of Cuba. Lightweights is limited to those boxers weighing less than or equal to 60 kilograms.
The light welterweight competition of the boxing events at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, was held between the 18 and 24 of July at the Oshawa Sports Centre. The defending champion is Roniel Iglesias of Cuba. Light welterweights is limited to those boxers weighing less than or equal to 60 kilograms.
The women's lightweight competition of the boxing events at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, was held between the 20 and 25 of July at the Oshawa Sports Centre. The defending champion is Kiria Tapia of Puerto Rico. Lightweights is limited to those boxers weighing less than or equal to 60 kilograms.
The men's welterweight competition of the boxing events at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, was held between the 19 and 25 of July at the Oshawa Sports Centre. The defending champion is Carlos Banteux of Cuba. Welterweights is limited to those boxers weighing less than or equal to 69 kilograms.
The men's middleweight competition of the boxing events at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, was held between the 18 and 24 of July at the Oshawa Sports Centre. The defending champion is Emilio Correa of Cuba. Middleweights is limited to those boxers weighing less than or equal to 75 kilograms.
The light heavyweight competition of the boxing events at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, was held between the 19 and 25 of July at the Oshawa Sports Centre. The defending champion is Julio La Cruz of Cuba. Light heavyweights is limited to those boxers weighing less than or equal to 81 kilograms.
The light heavyweight competition of the boxing events at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, was held between the 20 and 24 of July at the Oshawa Sports Centre. The defending champion was Mary Spencer of Canada. Light heavyweights is limited to those boxers weighing less than or equal to 75 kilograms.
The men's heavyweight competition of the boxing events at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, was held between the 18 and 24 of July at the Oshawa Sports Centre. The defending champion is Lenier Pero of Cuba. Heavyweights is limited to those boxers weighing less than or equal to 91 kilograms.
The super heavyweight competition of the boxing events at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, was held between the 19 and 25 of July at the Oshawa Sports Centre. The defending champion is Italo Perea of Ecuador. Super heavyweights is limited to those boxers weighing greater than 91 kilograms.