Boxing at The Summer Olympics - Events

Events

The boxing competition is organized as a set of tournaments, one for each weight class. The number of weight classes has changed over the years (currently 10 for men and 3 for women), and the definition of each class has changed several times, as shown in the following table. Until 1936, weights were measured in pounds, and from 1948 onwards, weights were measured in kilograms.

Men's weight classes
1904 1908 1920-1936 1948 1952-1964 1968-1980 1984-2000 2004-2008 2012
Heavyweight
+158 lb
(+71.7 kg)		 Heavyweight
+175 lb
(+79.4 kg)		 Heavyweight
+80 kg		 Heavyweight
+81 kg		 Super-Heavyweight
+91 kg
Heavyweight
81-91 kg
Light-Heavyweight
75-81 kg
Light-Heavyweight
73-80 kg
Light-Heavyweight
160-175 lb
(72.6-79.4 kg)
Middleweight
71-75 kg		 Middleweight
69-75 kg
Middleweight
67-73 kg
Middleweight
147-160 lb
(66.7-72.6 kg)
Middleweight
145-158 lb
(65.8-71.7 kg)		 Middleweight
140-158 lb
(63.5-71.7 kg)
Light-Middleweight
67-71 kg
Welterweight
64-69 kg
Welterweight
62-67 kg		 Welterweight
63.5-67 kg
Welterweight
135-147 lb
(61.2-66.7 kg)
Welterweight
135-145 lb
(61.2-65.8 kg)
Light-Welterweight
60-64 kg
Lightweight
126-140 lb
(57.2-63.5 kg)		 Light-Welterweight
60-63.5 kg
Lightweight
58-62 kg
Lightweight
125-135 lb
(56.7-61.2 kg)		 Lightweight
126-135 lb
(57.2-61.2 kg)
Lightweight
57-60 kg		 Lightweight
56-60 kg
Featherweight
54-58 kg
Featherweight
116-126 lb
(52.6-57.2 kg)		 Featherweight
118-126 lb
(53.5-57.2 kg)
Featherweight
54-57 kg
Featherweight
115-125 lb
(52.2-56.7 kg)		 Bantamweight
52-56 kg
Bantamweight
51-54 kg
Bantamweight
112-118 lb
(50.8-53.5 kg)
Bantamweight
-116 lb
(-52.6 kg)
Bantamweight
105-115 lb
(47.6-52.2 kg)		 Flyweight
49-52 kg
Flyweight
-51 kg		 Flyweight
48-51 kg
Flyweight
-112 lb
(-50.8 kg)		 Light-Flyweight
46-49 kg
Light-Flyweight
-48 kg
Flyweight
-105 lb
(-47.6 kg)
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