Boxing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's lightweight

The men's lightweight boxing event at the 2020 Summer Olympics is scheduled to take place between 25 July and 8 August 2021 at the Ryōgoku Kokugikan.[1] 29 boxers from 29 nations are expected to compete.[2]

Men's lightweight
at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad
Boxing pictogram
VenueRyōgoku Kokugikan
Dates25 July 2021
8 August 2021
Competitors29 from 29 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Andy Cruz  Cuba
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Keyshawn Davis  United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Hovhannes Bachkov  Armenia
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Harry Garside  Australia
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The medals for the competition were presented by William Frederick Blick, Uganda; IOC Member, and the medalists' bouquets were presented by Willi Kaltschmitt Luján, Guatemala; BTF Member.

Background

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This will be the 26th appearance of the men's lightweight event. The event appeared at the first Olympic boxing tournament in 1904 and has been held at every Games with boxing (that is, excluding 1912) since. The maximum weight for the lightweight class had been 60 kg since 1952; for 2020, with the removal of the light-welterweight class, the lightweight class expands from 56–60 kg to 57–63 kg.

Reigning World Champion Andy Cruz of Cuba has qualified for the Games. The 2016 Olympic champion, Robson Conceição of Brazil, turned professional and did not attempt to qualify.

Qualification

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A National Olympic Committee (NOC) could enter only 1 qualified boxer in the weight class. There were 28 quota places available for the men's lightweight, allocated as follows:[2]

In addition, an invitation for the Refugee Olympic Team was made to Wessam Salamana, bringing the total number of boxers in the weight class to 29.

Competition format

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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

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The lightweight starts with the round of 32 on 25 July. There are five rest days before the round of 16 on 31 July, two more rest days before the quarterfinals on 3 August, two rest days before the semifinals on 6 August, and one day off before the final on 8 August.[1][4]

Legend
R32 Round of 32 R16 Round of 16 QF Quarterfinals SF Semifinals F Final
Date Jul 24 Jul 25 Jul 26 Jul 27 Jul 28 Jul 29 Jul 30 Jul 31 Aug 1 Aug 2 Aug 3 Aug 4 Aug 5 Aug 6 Aug 7 Aug 8
Event A E A E A E A E A E A E A E A E A E A E A E A E A E A E A E A E
Men's lightweight R32 R16 QF SF F

Results

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Finals

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Final
 
  
 
 
 
 
  Keyshawn Davis (USA)1
 
 
  Andy Cruz (CUB)4
 

Top half

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Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinals
              
  Sofiane Oumiha (FRA)
  Keyshawn Davis (USA)RSC
  Enrico Lacruz (NED)0
  Keyshawn Davis (USA)5
  Keyshawn Davis (USA)4
  Gabil Mamedov (ROC)1
  Abdelhaq Nadir (MAR)1
  Richarno Colin (MRI)4
  Richarno Colin (MRI)0
  Gabil Mamedov (ROC)5
  Damian Durkacz (POL)0
  Gabil Mamedov (ROC)5
  Keyshawn Davis (USA)5
  Hovhannes Bachkov (ARM)0
  Hovhannes Bachkov (ARM)5
  Alston Ryan (ANT)0
  Hovhannes Bachkov (ARM)4
  Javid Chalabiyev (AZE)1
  Yaroslav Khartsyz (UKR)0
  Javid Chalabiyev (AZE)5
  Hovhannes Bachkov (ARM)5
  Elnur Abduraimov (UZB)0
  Bakhodur Usmonov (TJK)4
  Leonel de los Santos (DOM)1
  Bakhodur Usmonov (TJK)0
  Elnur Abduraimov (UZB)5
  Baatarsükhiin Chinzorig (MGL)1
  Elnur Abduraimov (UZB)4

Bottom half

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Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinals
              
  Andy Cruz (CUB)5
  Luke McCormack (GBR)0
  Manish Kaushik (IND)1
  Luke McCormack (GBR)4
  Andy Cruz (CUB)4
  Wanderson Oliveira (BRA)1
  Dzmitry Asanau (BLR)5
  Obada Al-Kasbeh (JOR)0
  Dzmitry Asanau (BLR)2
  Wanderson Oliveira (BRA)3
  Wessam Salamana (EOR)0
  Wanderson Oliveira (BRA)5
  Andy Cruz (CUB)5
  Harry Garside (AUS)0
  Zakir Safiullin (KAZ)5
  Leodan Pezo (PER)0
  Zakir Safiullin (KAZ)WO
  Daisuke Narimatsu (JPN)
  Daisuke Narimatsu (JPN)5
  Fiston Mbaya (COD)0
  Zakir Safiullin (KAZ)2
  Harry Garside (AUS)3
  Harry Garside (AUS)5
  John Ume (PNG)0
  Harry Garside (AUS)5
  Jonas Jonas (NAM)0

References

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  1. ^ a b "Boxing Competition Schedule". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 4 July 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Qualification System – Games of the XXXI Olympiad – Boxing" (PDF). IOC. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  3. ^ "BOXING IN THE OLYMPICS: EVERYTHING YOU WANTED TO KNOW". IOC. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Schedule - Boxing Tokyo 2020 Olympics". Olympian Database. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
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