Boxing
Cuba qualified ten boxers for the Olympic boxing tournament. The light heavyweight class was the only one in which Cuba did not qualify a boxer. Nine of the ten Cuban qualifiers did so at the first American qualifying tournament. For the first time since the 1988 Olympic Games, Cuba did not win a gold medal.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Yampier Hernández | Light flyweight | Dostiev (TJK) W 12–1 |
Chygayev (UKR) W 21–3 |
Carvalho (BRA) W 21–6 |
Serdamba (MGL) L 8–8+ |
Did not advance | 03 ! |
| Andry Laffita | Flyweight | Yafai (GBR) W 9–3 |
Arroyo (PUR) W 11–2 |
Balakshin (RUS) W 9–8 |
Jongjohor (THA) L 2–8 |
02 ! | |
| Yankiel León | Bantamweight | Abutalipov (KAZ) W 10–3 |
Petchkoom (THA) W 10–2 |
Julie (MRI) W 7–5 |
Badar-Uugan (MGL) L 5–16 |
02 ! | |
| Idel Torriente | Featherweight | Dzanie (GHA) W 11–2 |
Enkhzorig (MGL) W 10–9 |
Imranov (AZE) L 14–16 |
Did not advance | ||
| Yordenis Ugás | Lightweight | Kramou (ALG) W 21–3 |
Valentino (ITA) W 10–2 |
Popescu (ROU) W 11–7 |
Sow (FRA) L 8-15 |
Did not advance | 03 ! |
| Roniel Iglesias | Light welterweight | Smaila (CMR) W 15–1 |
Moussaid (MAR) W 15–4 |
Kovalev (RUS) W 5–2 |
Boonjumnong (THA) L 5–10 |
Did not advance | 03 ! |
| Carlos Banteaux | Welterweight | Saunders (GBR) W 13–6 |
Abdin (EGY) W 10–2 |
Hanati (CHN) W 17–4 |
Sarsekbayev (KAZ) L 9–18 |
02 ! | |
| Emilio Correa | Middleweight | Fletcher (AUS) W 17–4 |
Derevyanchenko (UKR) W 18–4 |
Rasulov (UZB) W 9–7 |
Kumar (IND) W 8–5 |
DeGale (GBR) L 14-16 |
02 ! |
| Osmay Acosta | Heavyweight | Durodola (NGR) W 11–0 |
Pavlidis (GRE) W 7–4 |
Chakhkiev (RUS) L 5–10 |
Did not advance | 03 ! | |
| Robert Alfonso | Super heavyweight | Glazkov (UKR) L 3–5 |
Did not advance | ||||
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