Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Flyweight

Boxing competitions

Men's Flyweight boxing

at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad

Venue

Workers Indoor Arena, Beijing

Date

12-23 August

Competitors

27 from 27 nations

Medalists

		Somjit Jongjohor	Thailand
		Andry Laffita	Cuba
		Georgy Balakshin	Russia
		Vincenzo Picardi	Italy

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The flyweight competition was the second-lowest weight class featured in amateur boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and was held at the Workers Indoor Arena. Flyweights were limited to a maximum of 51 kilograms (112.4 lbs) in body mass.^[1]

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.

Schedule

All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8)

Date	Time	Round
Tuesday 12 August 2008	13:30 - 14:45 & 19:00 - 20:30	Round of 32
Friday 16 August 2008	13:30 - 15:30	Round of 16
Monday 20 August 2008	19:00 - 20:00	Quarter-finals
Friday 22 August 2008	13:30 - 14:00	Semi-finals
Sunday 23 August 2008	19:00 - 19:20	Final

Draw

All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8)

Round of 32 Tuesday, August 12, 2008 13:30-14:45 & 19:00-20:30		Round of 16 Saturday, August 16, 2008 13:30-15:30		Quarterfinals Wednesday, August 20, 2008 19:00-20:00		Semifinals Friday, August 22, 2008 13:30-14:00		Final Saturday, August 23, 2008 19:00-19:20

		McWilliams Arroyo (PUR)	14
		Norbert Kalucza (HUN)	6
				McWilliams Arroyo (PUR)	2
				Andry Laffita (CUB)	11
		Andry Laffita (CUB)	9
		Khalid Saeed Yafai (GBR)	3
						Andry Laffita (CUB)	9
						Georgy Balakshin (RUS)	8
		Georgy Balakshin (RUS)	12
Mirat Sarsembayev (KAZ)	14	Mirat Sarsembayev (KAZ)	4
Rafał Kaczor (POL)	5			Georgy Balakshin (RUS)	15
Tulashboy Doniyorov (UZB)	10			Jitender Kumar (IND)	11
Bernard Ngumba Irungu (KEN)	1	Tulashboy Doniyorov (UZB)	6
Jitender Kumar (IND)	RET	Jitender Kumar (IND)	13
Furkan Ulaş Memiş (TUR)								Andry Laffita (CUB)	2
Juan Carlos Payano (DOM)	10							Somjit Jongjohor (THA)	8
Jérôme Thomas (FRA)	6	Juan Carlos Payano (DOM)	4
Vincenzo Picardi (ITA)	10	Vincenzo Picardi (ITA)	8
Cassius Chiyanika (ZAM)	3			Vincenzo Picardi (ITA)	7
Walid Cherif (TUN)	14			Walid Cherif (TUN)	5
Stephen Sutherland (AUS)	2	Walid Cherif (TUN)	11
Rau'shee Warren (USA)	8	Lee Ok-Sung (KOR)	5
Lee Ok-Sung (KOR)	9					Vincenzo Picardi (ITA)	1
Samir Mammadov (AZE)	19					Somjit Jongjohor (THA)	7
Abdelillah Nhaila (MAR)	4	Samir Mammadov (AZE)	2
Somjit Jongjohor (THA)	6	Somjit Jongjohor (THA)	10
Eddie Valenzuela (GUA)	1			Somjit Jongjohor (THA)	8
Anurudha Rathnayake (SRI)	3			Anvar Yunusov (TJK)	1
Robenílson de Jesus (BRA)	13	Robenílson de Jesus (BRA)	6
Jackson Chauke (RSA)	1	Anvar Yunusov (TJK)	12
Anvar Yunusov (TJK)	9