Boxing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's featherweight

The men's featherweight boxing event at the 2020 Summer Olympics is scheduled to take place between 24 July and 5 August 2021 at the Ryōgoku Kokugikan.[1] 27 boxers from 27 nations are expected to compete.[2]

Men's featherweight
at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad
Boxing pictogram
VenueRyōgoku Kokugikan
Dates24 July 2021
5 August 2021
Competitors27 from 27 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Albert Batyrgaziev  ROC
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Duke Ragan  United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Samuel Takyi  Ghana
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Lázaro Álvarez  Cuba
← 2008
2024 →

Background

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This will be the 24th appearance of the men's featherweight event. The event appeared at the first Olympic boxing tournament in 1904 and was held at every Games with boxing (that is, excluding 1912) until 2008. In 2012 and 2016, there was no featherweight class; the classes went directly from bantamweight to lightweight. For 2020, the featherweight returns and bantamweight is eliminated. With no bantamweight, the lower end of the featherweight drops to 52 kg; the maximum remains 57 kg.

Reigning World Champion Mirazizbek Mirzakhalilov of Uzbekistan has qualified for the Games. Mirzarkhalilov is a professional with a 1–0 record. The 2016 Olympic bantamweight champion, Robeisy Ramírez of Cuba, defected from the Cuban National Team in 2018 to turn professional and was therefore prevented from attempting to qualify by the Cuban boxing federation.[3][4]

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 featherweight, allocated as follows:[2]

No host places are available in the men's featherweight.

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.[5]

Schedule

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The featherweight starts with the round of 32 on 24 July. There are three rest days before the round of 16 on 28 July and three more rest days before the quarterfinals on 1 August. After that, there is only one rest day between rounds with the semifinals on 3 August and the final on 5 August.[1][6]

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 featherweight R32 R16 QF SF F

Results

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Finals

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Final
 
  
 
 
 
 
  Duke Ragan (USA)2
 
 
  Albert Batyrgaziev (ROC)3
 

Top half

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Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinals
              
  Mirazizbek Mirzakhalilov (UZB)1
  Kurt Walker (IRL)4
  José Quiles (ESP)0
  Kurt Walker (IRL)5
  Kurt Walker (IRL)2
  Duke Ragan (USA)3
  Roland Gálos (HUN)0
  Serik Temirzhanov (KAZ)5
  Serik Temirzhanov (KAZ)0
  Duke Ragan (USA)5
  Duke Ragan (USA)3
  Samuel Kistohurry (FRA)2
  Duke Ragan (USA)4
  Samuel Takyi (GHA)1
  Samuel Takyi (GHA)5
  Jean Caicedo (ECU)0
  Mykola Butsenko (UKR)2
  Jean Caicedo (ECU)3
  Samuel Takyi (GHA)3
  Ceiber Ávila (COL)2
  Mohammad Al-Wadi (JOR)0
  Ceiber Ávila (COL)5
  Ceiber Ávila (COL)3
  Everisto Mulenga (ZAM)2

Bottom half

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Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinals
              
  Lázaro Álvarez (CUB)RSC
  Danial Shahbakhsh (IRI)
  Danial Shahbakhsh (IRI)5
  Mohamed Hamout (MAR)0
  Lázaro Álvarez (CUB)3
  Chatchai-decha Butdee (THA)2
  Chatchai-decha Butdee (THA)5
  Peter McGrail (GBR)0
  Chatchai-decha Butdee (THA)4
  Mirko Cuello (ARG)1
  Mirko Cuello (ARG)3
  Hamsat Shadalov (GER)2
  Lázaro Álvarez (CUB)2
  Albert Batyrgaziev (ROC)3
  Nguyễn Văn Đương (VIE)3
  Tayfur Aliyev (AZE)2
  Nguyễn Văn Đương (VIE)0
  Erdenebatyn Tsendbaatar (MGL)5
  Erdenebatyn Tsendbaatar (MGL)3
  Nick Okoth (KEN)2
  Erdenebatyn Tsendbaatar (MGL)2
  Albert Batyrgaziev (ROC)3
  Keevin Allicock (GUY)0
  Alexy de la Cruz (DOM)5
  Alexy de la Cruz (DOM)0
  Albert Batyrgaziev (ROC)5

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. ^ "Robeisy Ramirez leaves Cuban national team during training camp". ESPN.co.uk. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
  4. ^ "Cuban Olympic boxing champ abandons team in Mexico". reuters.com. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  5. ^ "BOXING IN THE OLYMPICS: EVERYTHING YOU WANTED TO KNOW". IOC. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Schedule - Boxing Tokyo 2020 Olympics". Olympian Database. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
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