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.
| 1904 | 1908 | 1920-1936 | 1948 | 1952-1964 | 1968-1980 | 1984-2000 | 2004-2008 | 2012 |
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| Heavyweight +158 lb (+71.7 kg) |
Heavyweight +175 lb (+79.4 kg) |
Heavyweight +80 kg |
Heavyweight +81 kg |
Super-Heavyweight +91 kg |
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| Heavyweight 81-91 kg |
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| Light-Heavyweight 75-81 kg |
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| Light-Heavyweight 73-80 kg |
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| Light-Heavyweight 160-175 lb (72.6-79.4 kg) |
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| Middleweight 71-75 kg |
Middleweight 69-75 kg |
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| Middleweight 67-73 kg |
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| Middleweight 147-160 lb (66.7-72.6 kg) |
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| Middleweight 145-158 lb (65.8-71.7 kg) |
Middleweight 140-158 lb (63.5-71.7 kg) |
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| Light-Middleweight 67-71 kg |
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| Welterweight 64-69 kg |
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| Welterweight 62-67 kg |
Welterweight 63.5-67 kg |
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| Welterweight 135-147 lb (61.2-66.7 kg) |
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| Welterweight 135-145 lb (61.2-65.8 kg) |
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| Light-Welterweight 60-64 kg |
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| Lightweight 126-140 lb (57.2-63.5 kg) |
Light-Welterweight 60-63.5 kg |
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| Lightweight 58-62 kg |
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| Lightweight 125-135 lb (56.7-61.2 kg) |
Lightweight 126-135 lb (57.2-61.2 kg) |
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| Lightweight 57-60 kg |
Lightweight 56-60 kg |
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| Featherweight 54-58 kg |
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| Featherweight 116-126 lb (52.6-57.2 kg) |
Featherweight 118-126 lb (53.5-57.2 kg) |
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| Featherweight 54-57 kg |
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| Featherweight 115-125 lb (52.2-56.7 kg) |
Bantamweight 52-56 kg |
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| Bantamweight 51-54 kg |
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| Bantamweight 112-118 lb (50.8-53.5 kg) |
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| Bantamweight -116 lb (-52.6 kg) |
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| Bantamweight 105-115 lb (47.6-52.2 kg) |
Flyweight 49-52 kg |
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| Flyweight -51 kg |
Flyweight 48-51 kg |
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| Flyweight -112 lb (-50.8 kg) |
Light-Flyweight 46-49 kg |
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| Light-Flyweight -48 kg |
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| Flyweight -105 lb (-47.6 kg) |
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| 7 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
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