The men's flyweight boxing competition at the 2012 Olympic Games in London was held from 30 July to 12 August at the ExCeL Exhibition Centre. The gold medal was won by Robeisy Ramírez
Twenty-six boxers from 26 nations are competing.
Competition format Like all Olympic boxing events, the competition was a straight single-elimination tournament.Men's flyweight competition format. Accessed 2 May 2012. This competition consisted of 26 boxers who had qualified for the competition through various qualifying tournaments held in 2011 and 2012. The competition began with a preliminary round on 30 July, where the number of competitors was reduced to 16, and concluded with a final on 12 August.Men's flyweight 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 semifinal losers were awarded bronze medals, so no boxers competed again after their first loss.
All bouts consist of three three-minute periods where the boxers receive points for every successful punch they landed 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 RoundMonday 30 July 2012 13:30 & 20:30 Round of 32 Friday 3 August 2012 13:30 & 20:30 Round of 16Tuesday 7 August 2012 20:30 Quarter-finalsFriday 10 August 2012 20:30 Semi-finalsSunday 12 August 2012 13:30 Final
Results
Finals
Top half
Bottom half
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