Boxing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's welterweight

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Men's welterweight
at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad
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Boxing pictogram
Venue Ryōgoku Kokugikan
Dates24 July 2021
3 August 2021
Competitors23 from 23 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Roniel Iglesias Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Silver medal icon.svg Pat McCormack Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Bronze medal icon.svg Aidan Walsh Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
Bronze medal icon.svg Andrey Zamkovoy Russian Olympic Committee flag.png  ROC
  2016
2024  

The men's welterweight boxing event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place between 24 July and 3 August 2021 at the Ryōgoku Kokugikan. [1] 23 boxers from 23 nations are expected to compete. [2]

Background

This will be the 25th appearance of the men's welterweight event. The event appeared at the first Olympic boxing tournament in 1904, was not held in 1908, and has been held at every Games with boxing (that is, excluding 1912) since, beginning with 1920. The maximum weight for the welterweight class has been 69 kg since 2004 and remains there for 2020; the removal of the light-welterweight class moves the lower bound of welterweight from 64 kg to 63 kg.

Three-time Olympian, 2012 bronze medalist and reigning World Champion Andrey Zamkovoy of Russia has qualified for the Games. The 2016 Olympic champion, Daniyar Yeleussinov of Kazakhstan, turned professional and did not attempt to qualify.

Qualification

A National Olympic Committee (NOC) could enter only 1 qualified boxer in the weight class. There were 23 quota places available for the men's welterweight, allocated as follows: [2]

No places were reserved for the host nation in the men's welterweight class.

Competition format

Like all Olympic boxing events, the competition is a straight single-elimination tournament. The competition begins with a preliminary round, where the number of competitors is reduced to 16, and concludes with a final. As there are fewer than 32 boxers in the competition, a number of boxers will receive a bye through the preliminary round. Both semifinal losers are awarded bronze medals.

Bouts consist of three three-minute rounds with a one-minute break between rounds. A boxer may win by knockout or by points. Scoring is on the "10-point-must" system, with 5 judges scoring each round. Judges consider "number of blows landed on the target areas, domination of the bout, technique and tactical superiority and competitiveness." Each judge determines a winner for each round, who receives 10 points for the round, and assigns the round's loser a number of points between 7 and 9 based on performance. The judge's scores for each round are added to give a total score for that judge. The boxer with the higher score from a majority of the judges is the winner. [3]

Schedule

The welterweight starts with the round of 32 on 24 July. There are two rest days before the round of 16 on 27 July, then two more rest days before the quarterfinals on 30 July. After that, there is only one rest day between rounds, with the semifinals on 1 August and the final on 3 August. [1] [4]

Legend
R32Round of 32R16Round of 16QFQuarterfinalsSFSemifinalsFFinal
DateJul 24Jul 25Jul 26Jul 27Jul 28Jul 29Jul 30Jul 31Aug 1Aug 2Aug 3Aug 4Aug 5Aug 6Aug 7Aug 8
EventAEAEAEAEAEAEAEAEAEAEAEAEAEAEAEAE
Men's welterweightR32R16QFSFF

Results

Finals

 
Final
 
  
 
 
 
 
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Pat McCormack  (GBR)0
 
 
Flag of Cuba.svg  Roniel Iglesias  (CUB)5
 

Top half

 
First roundSecond roundQuarterfinalsSemifinals
 
              
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Pat McCormack  (GBR)5
 
 
 
Flag of Belarus.svg  Aliaksandr Radzionau  (BLR)0
 
Flag of Turkey.svg  Necat Ekinci  (TUR)2
 
 
 
Flag of Belarus.svg  Aliaksandr Radzionau  (BLR)3
 
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Pat McCormack  (GBR)4
 
 
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Bobo-Usmon Baturov  (UZB)1
 
 
 
 
 
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Rohan Polanco  (DOM)0
 
 
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Bobo-Usmon Baturov  (UZB)4
 
 
 
 
 
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Pat McCormack  (GBR)WO
 
 
Flag of Ireland.svg  Aidan Walsh  (IRL)
 
 
 
 
 
Flag of Ireland.svg  Aidan Walsh  (IRL)5
 
 
 
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Albert Mengue  (CMR)0
 
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Albert Mengue  (CMR)RSC
 
 
 
Flag of Swaziland.svg  Thabiso Dlamini  (SWZ)
 
Flag of Ireland.svg  Aidan Walsh  (IRL)4
 
 
 
Flag of Mauritius.svg  Merven Clair  (MRI)1
 
Flag of Mauritius.svg  Merven Clair  (MRI)5
 
 
 
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Wyatt Sanford  (CAN)0
 
Flag of Mauritius.svg  Merven Clair  (MRI)3
 
 
Flag of Jordan.svg  Zeyad Ishaish  (JOR)2
 
 
 
 

Bottom half

 
First roundSecond roundQuarterfinalsSemifinals
 
              
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Flag of Cuba.svg  Roniel Iglesias  (CUB)3
 
 
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Sewon Okazawa  (JPN)2
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Sewon Okazawa  (JPN)5
 
 
 
Flag of India.svg  Vikas Krishan Yadav  (IND)0
 
Flag of Cuba.svg  Roniel Iglesias  (CUB)5
 
 
 
Flag of the United States.svg  Delante Johnson  (USA)0
 
Flag of the United States.svg  Delante Johnson  (USA)3
 
 
 
Flag of Argentina.svg  Brian Arregui  (ARG)2
 
Flag of the United States.svg  Delante Johnson  (USA)4
 
 
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Ablaikhan Zhussupov  (KAZ)1
 
 
 
 
 
Flag of Cuba.svg  Roniel Iglesias  (CUB)5
 
 
Russian Olympic Committee flag.png  Andrey Zamkovoy  (ROC)0
 
 
 
 
 
Flag of Uganda.svg  Shadiri Bwogi  (UGA)1
 
 
 
Flag of Georgia.svg  Eskerkhan Madiev  (GEO)3
 
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Lorenzo Sotomayor  (AZE)
 
 
 
Flag of Georgia.svg  Eskerkhan Madiev  (GEO)RSC-I
 
Flag of Georgia.svg  Eskerkhan Madiev  (GEO)0
 
 
 
Russian Olympic Committee flag.png  Andrey Zamkovoy  (ROC)5
 
Flag of Samoa.svg  Marion Faustino Ah Tong  (SAM)0
 
 
 
Flag of Zambia.svg  Stephen Zimba  (ZAM)5
 
Flag of Zambia.svg  Stephen Zimba  (ZAM)1
 
 
Russian Olympic Committee flag.png  Andrey Zamkovoy  (ROC)4
 
 
 
 

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