Boxing at the 2015 Pan American Games

Boxing at the XVII Pan American Games
Boxing at the XVII Pan American Games
	Boxing pictogram for the games
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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Last updated April 19, 2022

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]

Venue

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]

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
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 light welterweight			¼	½				F
Women's light heavyweight			¼	½			F

Medal table

* Host nation (Canada)


Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
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
6	Dominican Republic	0	2	3	5
8	Argentina	0	1	2	3
9	Brazil	0	0	2	2
9	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 nations)		13	13	26	52

Medalists

Men's events

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

Women's events

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Flyweight details	Mandy Bujold Canada	Marlen Esparza United States	Monica Gonzalez Rivera Puerto Rico
Flyweight details	Mandy Bujold Canada	Marlen Esparza United States	Ingrit Valencia Colombia
Light welterweight details	Caroline Veyre Canada	Dayana Sánchez Argentina	Victoria Torres Mexico
Light welterweight details	Caroline Veyre Canada	Dayana Sánchez Argentina	Mirquin Sena Dominican Republic
Light heavyweight details	Claressa Shields United States	Yenebier Guillén Dominican Republic	Ariane Fortin Canada
Light heavyweight details	Claressa Shields United States	Yenebier Guillén Dominican Republic	Lucía Pérez 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]

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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 Velazquez 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 Yasnier 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 light welterweight 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. Light welterweights 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

↑ "Competition Schedule" (PDF). toronto2015.org. TO2015. 18 August 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
1 2 "Oshawa Sports Centre". toronto2015.org. TO2015 . Retrieved 13 August 2014.
↑ "Boxing". toronto2015.org. TO2015 . Retrieved 19 January 2015.
↑ McMillan, Ian (17 July 2014). "Cashing in on the Pan Am Games in Durham". DurhamRegion.com. Metroland Media Group . Retrieved 13 August 2014.
↑ Cbc.ca Pan Am Boxing will feature new rules
↑ "Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games Ticket Program Guide" (PDF). toronto2015.org. TO2015. 20 April 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 April 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
↑ "Qualification System Boxing" (pdf). teamusa.org. TO2015 . Retrieved 19 January 2015.

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[1] "Competition Schedule" (PDF). toronto2015.org. TO2015. 18 August 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014.

[a-2] 1 2 "Oshawa Sports Centre". toronto2015.org. TO2015 . Retrieved 13 August 2014.

[3] "Boxing". toronto2015.org. TO2015 . Retrieved 19 January 2015.

[4] McMillan, Ian (17 July 2014). "Cashing in on the Pan Am Games in Durham". DurhamRegion.com. Metroland Media Group . Retrieved 13 August 2014.

[5] Cbc.ca Pan Am Boxing will feature new rules

[6] "Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games Ticket Program Guide" (PDF). toronto2015.org. TO2015. 20 April 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 April 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.

[7] "Qualification System Boxing" (pdf). teamusa.org. TO2015 . Retrieved 19 January 2015.

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