Boxing at the 2015 Pan American Games

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Boxing at the 2015 Pan American Games
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Boxing pictogram for the games
Venue Oshawa Sports Centre
DatesJuly 18–25
No. of events13 (10 men, 3 women)
Competitors120 from 24 nations
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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]

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Venue

The General Motors Centre (Oshawa Sports Centre), in Oshawa, was the venue for the boxing competitions Boxing venue 2015 Pan Am Games.jpg
The General Motors Centre (Oshawa Sports Centre), in Oshawa, was the venue for the boxing competitions

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]

New rules

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]

Competition schedule

The following is the competition schedule for the boxing competitions: [6]

PPreliminaries¼Quarterfinals½SemifinalsFFinal
Event↓/Date →Sat 18Sun 19Mon 20Tue 21Wed 22Thu 23Fri 24Sat 25
Men's light flyweight P¼½F
Men's flyweight P¼½F
Men's bantamweight P¼½F
Men's lightweight P¼½F
Men's light welterweight P¼½F
Men's welterweight P¼½F
Men's middleweight P¼½F
Men's light heavyweight P¼½F
Men's heavyweight ¼½F
Men's super heavyweight ¼½F
Women's flyweight ¼½F
Women's lightweight ¼½F
Women's light heavyweight ¼½F

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Canada)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 64010
2Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada*3036
3Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2125
4Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 1236
5Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 1135
6Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 0235
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 0235
8Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 0123
9Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 0022
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 0022
11Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 0011
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 0011
Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 0011
Totals (13 entries)13132652

Medalists

Men's events

EventGoldSilverBronze
Light flyweight
details
Joselito Velázquez
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Joahnys Argilagos
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Yoel Finol Rivas
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela
Victor Santillan
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic
Flyweight
details
Antonio Vargas
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Yosvany Veitía
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Céiber Ávila
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
David Jimenez
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
Bantamweight
details
Andy Cruz Gómez
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Héctor García
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic
Kenny Lally
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Francisco Martinez
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Lightweight
details
Lázaro Álvarez
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Lindolfo Delgado
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Kevin Luna
Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala
José Rosario
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
Light welterweight
details
Arthur Biyarslanov
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Yasniel Toledo
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Joedison Teixeira
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Luis Arcon
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela
Welterweight
details
Gabriel Maestre
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela
Roniel Iglesias
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Juan Ramón Solano
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic
Alberto Palmetta
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Middleweight
details
Arlen López
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Jorge Vivas
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Misael Rodríguez
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Endry Saavedra
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela
Light heavyweight
details
Julio César la Cruz
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Albert Ramirez Duran
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela
Juan Carlos Carrillo
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Rogelio Romero
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Heavyweight
details
Erislandy Savón
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Deivi Julio
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Samir El-Mais
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Miguel Veliz
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
Super heavyweight
details
Lenier Pero
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Edgar Muñoz
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela
Cam Awesome
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Rafael Lima
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil

Women's events

EventGoldSilverBronze
Flyweight
details
Mandy Bujold
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Marlen Esparza
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Monica Gonzalez Rivera
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
Ingrit Valencia
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Lightweight
details
Caroline Veyre
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Dayana Sánchez
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Victoria Torres
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Mirquin Sena
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic
Light heavyweight
details
Claressa Shields
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Yenebier Guillén
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic
Ariane Fortin
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Lucía Pérez
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina

Participating nations

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.

Qualification

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]

See also

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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.

References

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