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| Men's heavyweight boxing at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad | |||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Riocentro – Pavilion 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Date | 6–15 August 2016 | ||||||||||||||||
| Competitors | 18 from 18 nations | ||||||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||||||
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| Boxing at the 2016 Summer Olympics | ||
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| Qualification | ||
| Men | Women | |
| 49 kg | 51 kg | |
| 52 kg | 60 kg | |
| 56 kg | 75 kg | |
| 60 kg | ||
| 64 kg | ||
| 69 kg | ||
| 75 kg | ||
| 81 kg | ||
| 91 kg | ||
| +91 kg | ||
The men's heavyweight boxing competition at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro was held from 6 to 15 August at the Riocentro. [1]
The final and medal ceremony saw angry crowd reactions after Russia's Evgeny Tishchenko controversially beat Vasily Levit of Kazakhstan on a unanimous judge's decision. [2] The competition had seen the return of judges scoring fighters on their overall performance in each round rather than a punch counting system originally introduced after controversy over judging in the Seoul Olympics. [3]
