The men's light flyweight boxing competition at the 2012 Olympic Games in London was held from 31 July to 12 August at the ExCeL Exhibition Centre.
Competition format Like all Olympic boxing events, the competition was a straight single-elimination tournament.Men's light flyweight competition format. Accessed 2 May 2012. This event consisted of 26 boxers who have qualified for the competition through various qualifying tournaments held in 2011 and 2012. The competition began with a preliminary round on 31 July, where the number of competitors was reduced to 16, and concluded with the final on 11 August.Men's light flyweight Accessed 18 July 2012. As there were fewer than 32 boxers in the competition, a number of boxers received a bye through the preliminary round. Both semi-final losers were awarded bronze medals.
All bouts consisted of three three-minute rounds. The boxers receive points for every successful punch they land on their opponent's head or upper body. The boxer with the most points at the end of the bouts wins. If a boxer is knocked to the ground and cannot get up before the referee counts to 10 then the bout is over and the opponent wins.
Schedule All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1) Date Time RoundTuesday 31 July 2012 13:30 & 20:30 Round of 32 Saturday 4 August 2012 13:30 & 20:30 Round of 16Wednesday 8 August 2012 20:30 Quarter-finalsFriday 10 August 2012 13:30 Semi-finalsSaturday 11 August 2012 20:30 Final
Results
Finals
Top half
Bottom half
References