The men's
light flyweight
Light flyweight, also known as junior flyweight or super strawweight, is a weight class in boxing.
Professional boxing
The weight limit at light flyweight in professional boxing is 108 pounds (49 kilograms). When New York legalized boxing in 1920 ...
boxing competition at the
2012 Olympic Games
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in
London
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was held from 31 July to 12 August at the
ExCeL Exhibition Centre
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.
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.
Schedule
All times are British Summer Time
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Results
Finals
Top half
Bottom half
References
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Boxing at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Men's events at the 2012 Summer Olympics