Boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics

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VenueAlexander Memorial Coliseum
Dates20 July-4 August 1996
Competitors355 from 97 nations
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VenueAlexander Memorial Coliseum
Dates20 July-4 August 1996
Competitors355 from 97 nations
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Boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics took place in the Alexander Memorial Coliseum in Atlanta. The boxing schedule began on 20 July and ended on 4 August. Twelve boxing events were contested, with the participation of 355 athletes from 97 countries.[1]

There was significant controversy surrounding the judging of the fight between Floyd Mayweather of the U.S. and Serafim Todorov of Bulgaria, with Todorov being awarded the semi-final bout win which according to many observers, was won by Mayweather.[2] Additionally, in the final of the light flyweight bout between Bulgaria's Daniel Petrov and Mansueto Velasco of the Philippines, Petrov claimed gold as many spectators believed that Velasco should have won the match and questioned the one-sided scoring of the judges.[3][4]

The following tournaments were used as qualification tournaments for boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

EventDateVenue
Asian Championships1 to October 8, 1995Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan
European ChampionshipsMarch 30 to April 7, 1996Denmark Vejle, Denmark
All-Africa Games13 to September 23, 1995Zimbabwe Harare, Zimbabwe
Africa Qualification TournamentApril/May 1996Egypt Cairo, Egypt
Australia and Oceania Qualification TournamentOctober 1995Tonga Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Pan American GamesMarch 1995Argentina Mar del Plata, Argentina
Central America Qualification TournamentFebruary 1996Puerto Rico Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
North America Qualification TournamentApril 1996Canada Halifax, Canada
South American ChampionshipsMarch 1996Argentina Buenos Aires, Argentina
Asian Qualification TournamentApril 19–20, 1996Philippines Pasay, Philippines

Medal winners

Medal table

References

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