Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Light heavyweight
The light heavyweight competition was the third-highest weight class featured in amateur boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and was held at the Workers Indoor Arena. Light heavyweights were limited to a maximum of 81 kilograms in body mass.
Like all Olympic boxing events, the competition was a straight single-elimination tournament. Both semifinal losers were awarded bronze medals, so no boxers competed again after their first loss. Bouts consisted of four rounds of two minutes each, with one-minute breaks between rounds. Punches scored only if the white area on the front of the glove made full contact with the front of the head or torso of the opponent. Five judges scored each bout; three of the judges had to signal a scoring punch within one second for the punch to score. The winner of the bout was the boxer who scored the most valid punches by the end of the bout.
The round of 32 was marked by injury when Samoa's Farani Tavui was taken to hospital after being knocked unconscious during his first match.[1]
Medalists
| Gold | Zhang Xiaoping China |
| Silver | Kenneth Egan Ireland |
| Bronze | Tony Jeffries Great Britain |
| Yerkebulan Shynaliyev Kazakhstan |
Schedule
All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8)
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday, August 9, 2008 | 15:30-16:30 19:00-20:30 | Round of 32 |
| Thursday, August 14, 2008 | 14:30-16:30 | Round of 16 |
| Tuesday, August 19, 2008 | 21:01-22:00 | Quarterfinals |
| Friday, August 22, 2008 | 21:01-21:30 | Semifinals |
| Sunday, August 24, 2008 | 15:51-16:05 | Final Bout |
Draw
Finals
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| 1 | Tony Jeffries (GBR) | 3 | |||||||
| 4 | Kenneth Egan (IRL) | 10 | |||||||
| Kenneth Egan (IRL) | 7 | ||||||||
| Zhang Xiaoping (CHN) | 11 | ||||||||
| 3 | Zhang Xiaoping (CHN) | 4+ | |||||||
| 2 | Yerkebuian Shynaliyev (KAZ) | 4 | |||||||
Top half
| Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||
| Eleider Álvarez (COL) | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tony Jeffries (GBR) | +5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tony Jeffries (GBR) | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Imre Szellő (HUN) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Luis González (VEN) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Imre Szellő (HUN) | RSCH | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tony Jeffries (GBR) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Azea Augustama (HAI) | 2 | Kenneth Egan (IRL) | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| Washington Silva (BRA) | 6 | Washington Silva (BRA) | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bastir Samir (GHA) | RSC | Bastir Samir (GHA) | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dauda Izobo (NGR) | Washington Silva (BRA) | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Julius Jackson (ISV) | 2 | Kenneth Egan (IRL) | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kenneth Egan (IRL) | 22 | Kenneth Egan (IRL) | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| Aziz Ali (KEN) | 3 | Bahram Muzaffer (TUR) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bahram Muzaffer (TUR) | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
Bottom half
| Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||
| Mourad Sahraoui (TUN) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Zhang Xiaoping (CHN) | 3 | Zhang Xiaoping (CHN) | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Artur Beterbiyev (RUS) | 15 | Artur Beterbiyev (RUS) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kennedy Katende (SWE) | 3 | Zhang Xiaoping (CHN) | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ramadan Yasser (EGY) | +10 | Abdelhafid Benchabla (ALG) | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ramazan Magomedov (BLR) | 10 | Ramadan Yasser (EGY) | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dinesh Kumar (IND) | Abdelhafid Benchabla (ALG) | 13 | |||||||||||||||||
| Abdelhafid Benchabla (ALG) | RSCOS | Zhang Xiaoping (CHN) | 4+ | ||||||||||||||||
| Marijo Šivolija (CRO) | RSCH | Yerkebulan Shynaliyev (KAZ) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Satupaitea Farani Tavui (SAM) | Marijo Šivolija (CRO) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Abbos Atoev (UZB) | 3 | Dzhakhon Kurbanov (TJK) | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dzhakhon Kurbanov (TJK) | 11 | Dzhakhon Kurbanov (TJK) | DSQ | ||||||||||||||||
| Mehdi Ghorbani (IRI) | 4 | Yerkebulan Shynaliyev (KAZ) | |||||||||||||||||
| Carlos Negrón (PUR) | 13 | Carlos Negrón (PUR) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Yerkebulan Shynaliyev (KAZ) | 11 | Yerkebulan Shynaliyev (KAZ) | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Daugirdas Semiotas (LTU) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
See also
References
- ^ "Samoan boxer injured in knockout", Associated Press, August 9, 2008
External links
- at the Wayback Machine (archived August 10, 2008)