Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Light flyweight

The Light Flyweight class in the boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics competition is the lightest class. Light flyweights were limited to those boxers weighing less than 48 kilograms (105.8 lbs).

Men's Light flyweight at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
Venue	Workers Indoor Arena
Date	13–24 August 2008
Competitors	28 from 28 nations
Medalists
Zou Shiming  China Pürevdorjiin Serdamba  Mongolia Paddy Barnes  Ireland Yampier Hernández  Cuba

29 boxers qualified for this category after the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships and 9 Continental Qualification Tournaments.

The only Olympic medalist to participate in the flyweight at the Beijing Games is the host country boxer, Zou Shiming, bronze at the 2004 Games and defending World Champion.

Competition format

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.

Qualified Athletes

	Athlete	Country	Notes
1	Hovannas Danielyan	Armenia	2006 European Championships
2	Paulo Carvalho	Brazil
3	Thomas Essomba	Cameroon	2007 All Africa Games
4	Garrett White	Canada	2005 World Championships 2007 World Championships 2006 Asian Games 2003 World Championships 2004 Athens Olympics
5	Yampier Hernández	Cuba
6	Winston Méndez Montero	Dominican Republic	2007 Pan American Games
7	José Luis Meza	Ecuador
8	Nordine Oubaali	France	2007 Worlds 2007 EU Championships
9	Manyo Plange	Ghana	2007 All-Africa Games
10	Pál Bedák	Hungary	2005 Worlds
11	Paddy Barnes	Ireland
12	Birzhan Zhakypov	Kazakhstan	2005 World Championships
13	Suleiman Bilali	Kenya	2003 All-Africa Games 2007 All-Africa Games
14	Redouane Bouchtouk	Morocco
15	Pürevdorjiin Serdamba	Mongolia
16	Japhet Uutoni	Namibia	2006 Commonwealth Games
17	Jack Willie	Papua New Guinea
18	Harry Tañamor	Philippines	2007 World Championships 2002 Asian Games 2001 World Championships 2003 World Championships
19	Lukasz Maszczyk	Poland
20	Dave Ayrapetyan	Russia	2006 European Championships
21	Kelvin de la Nieve	Spain	2007 EU Championships
22	Simanga Shiba	Swaziland	IOC Tripartite Commission Invitation
23	Sherali Dostiev	Tajikistan	2005 World Championships
24	Amnat Ruanroeng	Thailand	2007 World Championships
25	Ronald Serugo	Uganda
26	Georgiy Chygayev	Ukraine
27	Luis Yanez	United States	2007 Pan American Games
28	Rafikjon Sultonov	Uzbekistan
29	Eduard Bermúdez	Venezuela
29 Boxers

Schedule

All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8)

Date	Time	Round
Wednesday, August 13, 2008	13:30-15:00 19:00-20:30	Round of 32
Saturday, August 16, 2008	19:00-21:00	Round of 16
Tuesday, August 19, 2008	19:00-20:00	Quarterfinals
Friday, August 22, 2008	19:00-19:30	Semifinals
Sunday, August 24, 2008	13:30-13:45	Final Bout

Draw

	Round of 32					Round of 16					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
						Paddy Barnes (IRL)		14
						José Luis Meza (ECU)		8
											Paddy Barnes (IRL)		11
											Łukasz Maszczyk (POL)		5
						Japhet Uutoni (NAM)		5
	Łukasz Maszczyk (POL)		RSC			Łukasz Maszczyk (POL)		+5
	Saidu Kargbo (SLE)															Paddy Barnes (IRL)		0
	Pál Bedák (HUN)		6													Zou Shiming (CHN)		15
	Birzhan Zhakypov (KAZ)		7			Birzhan Zhakypov (KAZ)		13
	Thomas Essomba (CMR)		3			Hovhannes Danielyan (ARM)		7
	Hovhannes Danielyan (ARM)		9								Birzhan Zhakypov (KAZ)		4
	Nordine Oubaali (FRA)		8								Zou Shiming (CHN)		9
	Rafikjon Sultonov (UZB)		7			Nordine Oubaali (FRA)		3
	Eduard Bermúdez (VEN)		2			Zou Shiming (CHN)		+3
	Zou Shiming (CHN)		11																		Zou Shiming (CHN)
	Winston Mendez Montero (DOM)		9																		Pürevdorjiin Serdamba (MGL)		RET
	Suleiman Bilali (KEN)		3			Winston Mendez Montero (DOM)		3
	Amnat Ruenroeng (THA)		14			Amnat Ruanroeng (THA)		7
	Jack Willie (PNG)		2								Amnat Ruenroeng (THA)		2
	Pürevdorjiin Serdamba (MGL)		9								Pürevdorjiin Serdamba (MGL)		5
	Ronald Serugo (UGA)		5			Pürevdorjiin Serdamba (MGL)		8
	Kelvin de la Nieve (ESP)		9			Luis Yáñez (USA)		7
	Luis Yáñez (USA)		12													Pürevdorjiin Serdamba (MGL)		+8
	Georgiy Chygayev (UKR)		13													Yampier Hernández (CUB)		8
	David Ayrapetyan (RUS)		11			Georgiy Chygayev (UKR)		3
	Yampier Hernández (CUB)		12			Yampier Hernández (CUB)		21
	Sherali Dostiev (TJK)		1								Yampier Hernández (CUB)		21
	Manyo Plange (GHA)		6								Paulo Carvalho (BRA)		6
	Harry Tañamor (PHI)		3			Manyo Plange (GHA)		12
	Redouane Bouchtouk (MAR)		7			Paulo Carvalho (BRA)		21
	Paulo Carvalho (BRA)		13

See also

• 2009 World Amateur Boxing Championships – Light flyweight

External links

• AIBA
• Results