The men's
welterweight
Welterweight is a weight class in combat sports. Originally the term ''welterweight'' was used only in boxing, but other combat sports like muay Thai, taekwondo, and mixed martial arts also use it for their own weight division system to classify th ...
boxing
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competition at the
2012 Olympic Games
The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...
in
London
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was held between 31 July and 12 August at the
ExCeL Exhibition Centre.
Twenty-eight boxers from 28 nations competed.
Competition format
The competition consisted of a single-elimination tournament. Bronze medals were awarded to both semifinal losers. Bouts were three rounds of three minutes each.
Schedule
All times are British Summer Time
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(UTC+1
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)
Results
Finals
Top half
Bottom half
*Spence successfully appealed his initial 11–13 loss. Using video review, AIBA determined the bout referee gave too few cautions for holding fouls and should have awarded Spence at least four more points.
References
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Boxing at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Men's events at the 2012 Summer Olympics