Boxing At The 1988 Summer Olympics – Light Flyweight
The men's light flyweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1988 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the lightest contested, and allowed boxers of up to 48 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 17 September to 1 October 1988. 34 boxers from 34 nations competed. 1980 bronze medalist Ivailo Marinov won the gold medal by controversially defeating young Michael Carbajal. There were suspicions of politics influencing the judges decision in the gold medal bout. Medalists Results The following boxers took part in the event: First round * Mark Epton (GBR) def. Damber Bhatta (NEP), 5:0 * Henry Martínez (ELS) def. Yacine Cheikh (ALG), 5:0 * Ochiryn Demberel (MGL) def. Mamoru Kuroiwa (JPN), KO-3 Second round * Michael Carbajal (USA) def. Oh Kwang Soo (KOR), 3:2 * Dang Nieu Hu (VIE) def. Antonio Caballero (ESP), Referee stopped contest (RSC)-2 * Wayne McCullough (IRL) def. Fred Mutuweta (UGA), 5:0 * Scotty Olson (CAN) def. Washington Banian (PN ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jamsil Students' Gymnasium
Jamsil Students' Gymnasium () is an indoor sporting arena located in Seoul, South Korea. The capacity of the arena is 7,500 and was built from November 1972 to December 1976 to host Boxing events at the 1986 Asian Games and 2-years later the same sport on the 1988 Summer Olympics, and wheelchair basketball events at the 1988 Summer Paralympics. The arena's name is derived from the fact that it owned by the Korea University Sports Federation, and usually host university sports events, most notably the annual MBC Cup for college basketball teams. Events Jamsil has held a number of Esports events, including the StarCraft competitions the 2015 10th SonicTV Starleague and 2012 Tving OSL. PWF Korea Life Attack Pro wrestling event will be held on April 27, 2014 at this venue. A historical moment in Korean culture history as a lost sport has regained its popularity in this country. Aside from the Olympics, it also hosted boxing events at the 1986 Asian Games, and is the home stadium f ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sammy Stewart (boxer)
Sammy Stewart (born 9 March 1969) is a Liberian boxer. He competed in the men's light flyweight event at the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October .... References 1969 births Living people Liberian male boxers Olympic boxers for Liberia Boxers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Monrovia Light-flyweight boxers {{Liberia-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Darwin Angeles
Darwin Angeles Discua (born 22 October 1968) is a retired male boxer from Honduras, who competed in the men's light flyweight (– 48 kg) and flyweight (– 51 kg) division during his career. He twice competed for his native country at the Summer Olympics (1988 and 1996). Angeles carried the flag for Honduras at the opening ceremony of the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,7 .... At the competition he was defeated in the first round of the men's flyweight competition by Ukraine's Serhiy Kovganko on points: 6-12. References External links sports-referenceDarwin Angeles at Olympic.org 1968 births Living people Flyweight boxers Boxers at the 1995 Pan American Games Boxers at the 1988 Summer Olympics B ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Moustafa Esmail
Moustafa Esmail (born 23 June 1965) is an Egyptian boxer. He competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics and the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as .... References 1965 births Living people Egyptian male boxers Olympic boxers for Egypt Boxers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) AIBA World Boxing Championships medalists Flyweight boxers 20th-century Egyptian people {{Egypt-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Bounmy Thephavong
Bounmy Thephavong (born 12 December 1965) is a Laotian boxer. He competed in the men's light flyweight event at the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October .... References External links * 1965 births Living people Laotian male boxers Olympic boxers for Laos Boxers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) Light-flyweight boxers {{Laos-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Colin Moore
Colin Moore is a Guyanese Olympic boxer. He represented his country in the light-flyweight division at the 1988 Summer Olympics. He lost his first bout against Róbert Isaszegi of Hungary. Moore also represented Guyana at the 1987 Pan American Games, losing his first fight to Michael Carbajal of the United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territorie .... References 1962 births Living people Guyanese male boxers Olympic boxers for Guyana Boxers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Pan American Games competitors for Guyana Boxers at the 1987 Pan American Games Light-flyweight boxers {{Guyana-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mohamed Haddad (boxer)
Mohamed Haddad ( ar, محمد حداد; born February 22, 1960) is a Syrian Olympic boxer. He represented his country in the light-flyweight division at the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October .... He lost his first bout against Maurice Maina of Kenya. References 1960 births Living people Syrian male boxers Olympic boxers for Syria Boxers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Competitors at the 1983 Mediterranean Games Competitors at the 1987 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Syria Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Syria Mediterranean Games medalists in boxing Light-flyweight boxers 20th-century Syrian people {{Syria-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Luis Rolón
Luis is a given name. It is the Spanish form of the originally Germanic name or . Other Iberian Romance languages have comparable forms: (with an accent mark on the i) in Portuguese and Galician, in Aragonese and Catalan, while is archaic in Portugal, but common in Brazil. Origins The Germanic name (and its variants) is usually said to be composed of the words for "fame" () and "warrior" () and hence may be translated to ''famous warrior'' or "famous in battle". According to Dutch onomatologists however, it is more likely that the first stem was , meaning fame, which would give the meaning 'warrior for the gods' (or: 'warrior who captured stability') for the full name.J. van der Schaar, ''Woordenboek van voornamen'' (Prisma Voornamenboek), 4e druk 1990; see also thLodewijs in the Dutch given names database Modern forms of the name are the German name Ludwig and the Dutch form Lodewijk. and the other Iberian forms more closely resemble the French name Louis, a deriva ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Washington Banian
Washington Banian is a Papua New Guinean Olympic boxer. He represented his country in the light-flyweight division at the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October .... He lost his first bout against Scotty Olson. 1988 Olympic results Below is the record of Washington Banian, a light flyweight boxer from Papua New Guinea who competed at the 1988 Seoul Olympics: * Round of 64: bye * Round of 32: lost to Scotty Olson (Canada) referee stopped contest in the first round References External links * 1963 births Living people Papua New Guinean male boxers Olympic boxers for Papua New Guinea Boxers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Light-flyweight boxers Place of birth missing (living people) {{PapuaNewGuinea-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Fred Muteweta
Fredrick "Fred" Muteweta (born November 4, 1971, in Kampala) is a retired boxer from Uganda, who represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea in the light-flyweight class. There he was defeated in the second round by Wayne McCullough of Ireland. In the bantamweight class at the 1992 Summer Olympics, he was once again defeated in his opening bout, once again by Wayne McCullough. He also represented Uganda at the 1991 All-Africa Games, winning a gold medal as a bantamweight and at the 1994 Commonwealth Games The 1994 Commonwealth Games ( French: ''XVéme Jeux du Commonwealth'') were held in Victoria, British Columbia, from 18 to 28 August 1994. Ten types of sports were featured at the Victoria Games: athletics, aquatics, badminton, boxing, cycling, ..., winning a bronze medal in the bantamweight category. Muteweta made his professional debut in 1996, and retired after ten professional bouts, losing five and winning five. External lin ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Antonio Caballero (boxer)
Antonio Caballero Bravo (born 24 June 1967 in Guipúzcoa) is a retired boxer from Spain, who represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October ... in Seoul. There he was stopped in the second round of the light flyweight division (– 48 kg) by Vietnam's Dang Nieu Hu. References Spanish Olympic Committee External links * 1967 births Living people Flyweight boxers Boxers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers for Spain Spanish male boxers People from Gipuzkoa {{Spain-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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O Gwang-su
Oh Kwang-Soo ( Hangul: 오광수) (born October 30, 1965 in Goheung, Jeollanam-do) is a former South Korean boxer. Amateur career In 1985, Oh won the light flyweight gold medal at the Boxing World Cup. He defeated 1983 Pan American Games gold medalist Rafael Ramos in the semifinal bout. In 1986, Oh won the bronze medal at the World Amateur Boxing Championships. In the preliminary bout, he beat Róbert Isaszegi, who won bronze at the 1988 Olympics, by RSC, scoring three knockdowns in the first round. Oh competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics where he was a favorite to medal, however, he was eliminated in his first bout by a narrow 3–2 decision against eventual silver medalist and future hall of fame champion Michael Carbajal. Oh had defeated Carbajal by a 3-0 margin in a previous meeting. Results Pro career In February 1990, Oh made his pro debut in minimumweight, and after only six fights challenged Ricardo Lopez for the WBC WBC may stand for: Business *Westin ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |