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The ever-popular men’s Boxing events are joined on the Olympic programme by women’s events for the first time.
Boxing featured at the original Olympic Games in the 7th century BC, when opponents fought with strips of leather wrapped around their fists. The sport’s regulations were codified in 1867 as the Marquess of Queensberry Rules, named in honour of the nobleman who endorsed them. The essence of these rules is still in place today, governing this exciting and dramatic Olympic sport.
Competition dates:
Saturday 28 July – Sunday 12 August
Competition venue:
ExCeL
Number of medal events
13: 10 men’s weight categories; three women’s weight categories.
Number of competitors
286: 250 men and 36 women
Each country is limited to one athlete in each weight category.
Field of play
The boxing ring is 6.1m x 6.1m inside the ropes, which are 1.32m high.
History of Boxing at the Olympic Games
Since the first Olympic Boxing competition in St Louis 1904, many of the sport’s biggest names have come to prominence at the Games: Cassius Clay (later known as Muhammad Ali; 1960), George Foreman (1968) and Oscar de la Hoya (1992) have all won Olympic gold in the past.
Find out more about Boxing at the Olympic Games on the International Olympic Committee website.
The basics
The Olympic Boxing competition will feature 10 men’s weight categories, from Light Fly Weight (46-49kg) to Super Heavy Weight (over 91kg). Women’s Boxing will feature as a full Olympic medal event for the first time, with medals in three weights: Fly Weight (48-51kg), Light Weight (57-60kg) and Middle Weight (69-75kg).
Men’s bouts take place over three rounds of three minutes each; women’s bouts are four rounds of two minutes each. Boxers score points for every punch they land successfully on their opponent’s head or upper body.
If a boxer is knocked to the ground and fails to get up within a count of 10 from the referee, the bout is over. Bouts can also be won or lost due to retirement or disqualification. A referee can also decide to stop the fight at any point if they think a boxer is unfit to continue.
