Boxing
France qualified nine boxers for the Olympic boxing tournament. Oubaali, Vastine, and M'Bumba qualified at the 2007 World Championships. Djelkhir became the fourth French qualifier at the first European qualifying tournament. Thomas, Hallab, Sow, and Chiguer joined the French Olympic team by qualifying at the 2nd continental qualifier.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Nordine Oubaali | Light flyweight | Sultonov (UZB) W 8–7 |
Zou (CHN) L 3–3+ |
Did not advance | |||
| Jérôme Thomas | Flyweight | Payano (DOM) L 6–10 |
Did not advance | ||||
| Ali Hallab | Bantamweight | Kumar (IND) L 5–12 |
Did not advance | ||||
| Khedafi Djelkhir | Featherweight | Fleming (AUS) W 13–9 |
Williams (USA) W 9–7 |
Santos (MEX) W 14–9 |
Imranov (AZE) W WO |
Lomachenko (UKR) L RSC |
02 ! |
| Daouda Sow | Lightweight | Kim S-G (PRK) W 13–3 |
Pedraza (PUR) W 13–9 |
Hu Q (CHN) W 9–6 |
Ugás (CUB) W 15–8 |
Tishchenko (RUS) L 9–11 |
02 ! |
| Alexis Vastine | Light welterweight | Kavaliauskas (LTU) W 13–2 |
Saunders (GBR) W 11–7 |
Mönkh-Erdene (MGL) W 12–4 |
Díaz (DOM) L 10–12 |
Did not advance | 03 ! |
| Jaoid Chiguer | Welterweight | Bashirov (TKM) W 17–6 |
Mahmudov (UZB) L 3–8 |
Did not advance | |||
| Jean-Mickaël Raymond | Middleweight | Rasulov (UZB) L 2–8 |
Did not advance | ||||
| John M'Bumba | Heavyweight | Bianco (COL) W 11–5 |
Chakhkeiv (RUS) L 9–18 |
Did not advance | |||
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