Qualifying Criteria
A National Olympic Committee (NOC) may enter up to 1 athlete in each event. Nine places will be reserved for the host nation, from which it will choose 6 places maximum, while the remaining places will be allocated to the Tripartite Invitation Commission. For each athlete from the host NOC who qualifies through the AIBA World Amateur Boxing Championships, the host nation will lose a guaranteed place.
Qualification events are:
- 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships - Chicago, United States, October 23-November 3 (8 athletes for -81 kg categories, 4 athletes for +81 kg)
- Continental Olympic Qualifying Events (during 2008, two events in Africa, America, Asia and Europe)
- 2008 Oceania Boxing Championships
The quota awarded to each of the continents is as follows:
| Event | Africa | Asia | Europe | America | Oceania | Host/Invitation | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Light Fly (-48 kg) | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 28 |
| Fly (48-51 kg) | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 28 |
| Bantam (51-54 kg) | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 28 |
| Feather (54-57 kg) | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 28 |
| Light (57-60 kg) | 6 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 28 |
| Light Welter (60-64 kg) | 6 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 28 |
| Welter (64-69 kg) | 6 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 28 |
| Middle (69-75 kg) | 6 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 28 |
| Light Heavy (75-81 kg) | 6 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 28 |
| Heavy (81-91 kg) | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | - | 16 |
| Super Heavy (+91 kg) | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | - | 16 |
| TOTAL | 60 | 53 | 91 | 60 | 11 | 9 | 284* |
* Two additional places will be awarded by Tripartite Invitation Commission, so the athlete quota will be 286
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