Boxing
Russia qualified eleven boxers for the Olympic boxing tournament, the maximum possible. Russia was the only nation to qualify a boxer in each weight class. Nine boxers qualified at the World Championships. Ayrapetyan qualified at the first European qualifying tournament. Balanov fill out the Russian team, earning a welterweight spot at the second European continental qualifying tournament.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| David Ayrapetyan | Light flyweight | Chygayev (UKR) L 11–13 |
Did not advance | ||||
| Georgy Balakshin | Flyweight | Sarsembayev (KAZ) W 12–4 |
Kumar (IND) W 15–11 |
Laffita (CUB) L 8–9 |
Did not advance | 03 ! | |
| Sergey Vodopyanov | Bantamweight | Arroyo (PUR) W 10–5 |
Kumar (IND) L 9–9+ |
Did not advance | |||
| Albert Selimov | Featherweight | Lomachenko (UKR) L 7–14 |
Did not advance | ||||
| Alexey Tishchenko | Lightweight | Nejmaoui (TUN) W 10–2 |
Little (AUS) W 11–3 |
Pérez (COL) W 13–5 |
Javakhyan (ARM) W 10–5 |
Sow (FRA) W 11–9 |
01 ! |
| Gennady Kovalev | Light welterweight | Qiong (CHN) W 15–8 |
Colin (MRI) W 15–4 |
Iglesias (CUB) L 2–5 |
Did not advance | ||
| Andrey Balanov | Welterweight | Kasuto (NAM) W 8–5 |
Andrade (USA) L 3–14 |
Did not advance | |||
| Matvey Korobov | Middleweight | Terbunja (SWE) W 18–6 |
Artayev (KAZ) L 7–10 |
Did not advance | |||
| Artur Beterbiev | Light heavyweight | Katende (SWE) W 15–3 |
Zhang Xp (CHN) L 2–8 |
Did not advance | |||
| Rakhim Chakhkeiv | Heavyweight | Mazaheri (IRI) W 7–3 |
M'Bumba (FRA) W 18–9 |
Acosta (CUB) W 10–5 |
Russo (ITA) W 4–2 |
01 ! | |
| Islam Timurziev | Super heavyweight | Price (GBR) L RSC |
Did not advance | ||||
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