Boxing at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Light middleweight
October 24, 2023
The men's light middleweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1988 Summer Olympics. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 71 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 20 September to 2 October 1988. 36 boxers from 36 nations competed.[1]
19-year-old Roy Jones Jr. of the U.S. dominated his opponents, never losing a single round en route to the final. In the final, he controversially lost a 3–2 decision to South Korean fighter Park Si-Hun, four years his senior, despite pummeling Park for three rounds and landing 86 punches to Park's 32.[2][3][4]
Judges Zaur Gvadzhava of the Soviet Union and Sándor Pajar of Hungary each voted for Jones, 60–56, on the 20-point must system. Alberto Duran of Uruguay and Hiouad Larbi of Morocco voted for Park, each by 59–58. Bob D. Kasule of Uganda gave 59–59 a draw, but decided that Park was more aggressive.[5] As the decision was highly controversial, it eventually led the Olympic authorities to introduce a new high-tech scoring system, which in turn was intended to eliminate biased judging.[6]
ReferencesEdit
^ ab. Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
^Mamet, David (7 October 1988). "In Losing, a Boxer Won". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 April 2010.
^"Sports of The Times – Nice Gesture Substitutes For Justice – NYTimes.com". Query.nytimes.com. 26 September 1997. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
^"Seoul Games scarred by riots". in.rediff.com. Retrieved 22 August 2008.
^Boxers Rise From Swamp By Dave Nightingale, St Louis Sporting News, October 10, 1988.
^Higher, Further, Faster: Is Technology Improving Sport? by Stewart Ross.
October 24, 2023
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The men s light middleweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1988 Summer Olympics The weight class allowed boxers of up to 71 kilograms to compete The competition was held from 20 September to 2 October 1988 36 boxers from 36 nations competed 1 Light middleweight boxingat the Games of the XXIV OlympiadVenueJamsil Students GymnasiumDates20 September 2 OctoberCompetitors36 from 36 nationsMedalistsPark Si hun South KoreaRoy Jones Jr United StatesRaymond Downey CanadaRichard Woodhall Great Britain 19841992 19 year old Roy Jones Jr of the U S dominated his opponents never losing a single round en route to the final In the final he controversially lost a 3 2 decision to South Korean fighter Park Si Hun four years his senior despite pummeling Park for three rounds and landing 86 punches to Park s 32 2 3 4 Contents 1 Medalists 2 Results 2 1 First round 2 2 Second round 2 3 Third round 2 4 Quarterfinals 2 5 Semifinals 2 6 Final 3 ReferencesMedalists EditGold Park Si hun nbsp South KoreaSilver Roy Jones Jr nbsp United StatesBronze Raymond Downey nbsp CanadaBronze Richard Woodhall nbsp Great BritainResults EditThe following boxers took part in the event 1 Rank Name Country1 Park Si hun nbsp South Korea2 Roy Jones Jr nbsp United States3T Raymond Downey nbsp Canada3T Richard Woodhall nbsp Great Britain5T Rey Rivera nbsp Puerto Rico5T Yevgeny Zaytsev nbsp Soviet Union5T Vincenzo Nardiello nbsp Italy5T Martin Kitel nbsp Sweden9T Peter Silva nbsp Brazil9T Apolinario de Silveira nbsp Angola9T Michal Franek nbsp Czechoslovakia9T Sounaila Sagnon nbsp Burkina Faso9T Torsten Schmitz nbsp East Germany9T Quinn Paynter nbsp Bermuda9T Laurensio Mercado nbsp Ecuador9T Abrar Hussain Syed nbsp Pakistan17T Charles Mahlalela nbsp Swaziland17T George Allison nbsp Guyana17T Desmond Williams nbsp Sierra Leone17T Mohamad Orungi nbsp Kenya17T M tendere Makalamba nbsp Malawi17T Gary Smikle nbsp Jamaica17T John Boscoe Waigo nbsp Uganda17T Abdullah Ramadan nbsp Sudan17T Angel Stoyanov nbsp Bulgaria17T Johnny de Lima nbsp Denmark17T Likou Aliu nbsp Western Samoa17T Ncholu Monontsi nbsp Lesotho17T Wabanko Banko nbsp Zaire17T Norbert Nieroba nbsp West Germany17T Francois Mayo nbsp Cameroon32T Emmanuel Quaye nbsp Ghana32T Jorge Oscar Lopez nbsp Argentina32T Garth Felix nbsp Grenada32T Noureddine Meziane nbsp Algeria32T Moussa Wiawindi nbsp Central African RepublicFirst round Edit Segundo Mercado ECU def Kofi Emmanuel Quaye GHA KO 3 Raymond Downey CAN def Jorge Lopez ARG 5 0 Norbert Nieroba FRG def Garth Felix GRN KO 1 Abrar Hussain PAK def Noureddine Meziane ALG KO 2 Francois Mayo CMR def Moussa Viavindi RCA RSC 1Second round Edit Peter Silva BRA def Charles Mahlalela SWZ 5 0 Rey Rivera PUR def George Allison GUY 5 0 Richard Woodhall GBR def Desmond Williams SLE 5 0 Apolinario Silveira ANG def Mohamed Orungi KEN RSC 2 Michal Franek TCH def Isaack Impatu VAN walk over Roy Jones Jr USA def M tendere Makalamba MLW KO 1 Yevgeni Zaytsev URS def Gary Smikle JAM 5 0 Sounaila Sagnon BUR def John Bosco Waigo UGA RSC 1 Park Si Hun KOR def Abdullah Ramadan SUD RSC 2 Torsten Schmitz GDR def Angel Stoyanov BUL 3 2 Quinn Paynter BER def Johnny de Lima DEN RSC 3 Vincenzo Nardiello ITA def Likou Aliu SAM KO 3 Martin Kitel SWE def Ncholu Monontsi LES 5 0 Segundo Mercado ECU def Vaban Banko ZAI 5 0 Raymond Downey CAN def Norbert Nieroba FRG 3 2 Abrar Hussain PAK def Francois Mayo CMR RSC 2Third round Edit Rey Rivera PUR def Peter Silva BRA KO 1 Richard Woodhall GBR def Apolinario Silveira ANG 5 0 Roy Jones Jr USA def Michal Franek TCH 5 0 Yevgeni Zaytsev URS def Sounaila Sagnon BUR RSC 2 Park Si Hun KOR def Torsten Schmitz GDR 5 0 Vincenzo Nardiello ITA def Quinn Paynter BER KO 2 Martin Kitel SWE def Segundo Mercado ECU 3 2 Raymond Downey CAN def Abrar Hussain PAK 5 0Quarterfinals Edit Richard Woodhall GBR def Rey Rivera PUR 5 0 Roy Jones Jr USA def Yevgeni Zaytsev URS 5 0 Park Si Hun KOR def Vincenzo Nardiello ITA 3 2 Raymond Downey CAN def Martin Kitel SWE 5 0Semifinals Edit Roy Jones Jr USA def Richard Woodhall GBR 5 0 Park Si Hun KOR def Raymond Downey CAN 5 0Final Edit Park Si Hun KOR def Roy Jones Jr USA 3 2Judges Zaur Gvadzhava of the Soviet Union and Sandor Pajar of Hungary each voted for Jones 60 56 on the 20 point must system Alberto Duran of Uruguay and Hiouad Larbi of Morocco voted for Park each by 59 58 Bob D Kasule of Uganda gave 59 59 a draw but decided that Park was more aggressive 5 As the decision was highly controversial it eventually led the Olympic authorities to introduce a new high tech scoring system which in turn was intended to eliminate biased judging 6 References Edit a b Boxing at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games Men s Light Middleweight Sports Reference Archived from the original on 18 April 2020 Retrieved 5 January 2019 Mamet David 7 October 1988 In Losing a Boxer Won The New York Times Retrieved 10 April 2010 Sports of The Times Nice Gesture Substitutes For Justice NYTimes com Query nytimes com 26 September 1997 Retrieved 16 April 2015 Seoul Games scarred by riots in rediff com Retrieved 22 August 2008 Boxers Rise From Swamp By Dave Nightingale St Louis Sporting News October 10 1988 Higher Further Faster Is Technology Improving Sport by Stewart Ross Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Boxing at the 1988 Summer Olympics Light middleweight amp oldid 1041921314, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
