Boxing
Ukraine qualified eight boxers for the Olympic boxing tournament. Chygayev, Lomachenko, Dervyanchenko, and Glazkov earned their spots at the 2007 World Championships. The remaining four Ukrainian boxers qualified at the first European qualifying tournament.
Vasyl Lomachenko had an outstanding tournament winning all his bouts convincingly and finishing with gold medal victory in the final when the referee stopped the fight.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Georgiy Chygayev | Light flyweight | Ayrapetyan (RUS) W 13–11 |
Hernández (CUB) L 3–21 |
Did not advance | |||
| Vasyl Lomachenko | Featherweight | Selimov (RUS) W 14–7 |
Sooltonov (UZB) W 13–1 |
Li Y (CHN) W 12–3 |
Kılıç (TUR) W 10–1 |
Djelkhir (FRA) W RSC |
01 ! |
| Oleksandr Klyuchko | Lightweight | Hu Q (CHN) L 8–10 |
Did not advance | ||||
| Oleksandr Stretskyy | Welterweight | Castillo (DOM) W 9–6 |
Johnson (BAH) L 4–9 |
Did not advance | |||
| Sergiy Derevyanchenko | Middleweight | Wang Jz (CHN) W 15–6 |
Correa (CUB) L 4–18 |
Did not advance | |||
| Oleksandr Usyk | Heavyweight | Yushan (CHN) W 23–4 |
Russo (ITA) L 4–7 |
Did not advance | |||
| Vyacheslav Glazkov | Super heavyweight | Alfonso (CUB) W 5–3 |
Ouatah (ALG) W 10–4 |
Zhang Zl (CHN) L WO |
Did not advance | 03 ! | |
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