The men's bantamweight boxing competition at the 2012 Olympic Games in London was held from 28 July to 11 August at the ExCeL Exhibition Centre.
Twenty-eight boxers from 28 nations competed. Luke Campbell of Great Britain won the gold medal, defeating Ireland's John Joe Nevin in the final. Nevin took the silver medal and bronze medals were awarded to both semi-final losers.
Competition format Like all Olympic boxing events, the competition was a straight single-elimination tournament.Men's Bantam Men's Competition Format. Accessed 2 May 2012. The competition consisted of 28 boxers who had qualified through various qualifying tournaments held in 2011 and 2012. The competition began with a preliminary round on 28 July, where the number of competitors was reduced to 16, and concluded with a final on 11 August.Men's bantemweight Accessed 18 July 2012. As there were less than 32 boxers in the competition a number of boxers received a bye for the preliminary round. Both semi-final losers were awarded bronze medals, so no boxers competed again after their first loss.
All bouts comprised three three-minute periods where the boxers received points for every successful punch they could land on their opponent's head or upper body. The boxer with the most points at the end of the bouts won. If a boxer was 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 RoundSaturday 28 July 2012 13:30 & 20:30 Round of 32 Wednesday 1 August 2012 13:30 & 20:30 Round of 16Sunday 5 August 2012 20:30 Quarter-finalsFriday 10 August 2012 14:00 Semi-finalsSaturday 11 August 2012 20:45 Final
Results
Finals
Top half
Bottom half
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