Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Middleweight

Middleweight boxing
at the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad
Middleweight boxing; at the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad
Venue	Peristeri Olympic Boxing Hall
Date	14–28 August
Competitors	28 from 28 nations
Medalists
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The middleweight boxing competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens was held from 14 to 28 August at Peristeri Olympic Boxing Hall. This is limited to those boxers weighing between 69 and 75 kilograms.

Competition format

Like all Olympic boxing events, the competition was a straight single-elimination tournament. This event consisted of 28 boxers who have qualified for the competition through various tournaments held in 2003 and 2004.^[1] The competition began with a preliminary round on 14 August, where the number of competitors was reduced to 16, and concluded with the final on 28 August.^[2] As there were fewer than 32 boxers in the competition, a number of boxers received a bye through the preliminary round. Both semi-final losers were awarded bronze medals.

All bouts consisted of four rounds of two minutes each, with one-minute breaks between rounds.^[1] Punches scored only if the white area on the front of the glove made full contact with the front of the head or torso of the opponent. Five judges scored each bout; three of the judges had to signal a scoring punch within one second for the punch to score. The winner of the bout was the boxer who scored the most valid punches by the end of the bout.

Schedule

All times are Greece Standard Time (UTC+2)

Date	Time	Round
Saturday, 14 August 2004	13:30 & 19:30	Round of 32
Saturday, 21 August 2004	13:30 & 19:30	Round of 16
Wednesday, 25 August 2004	19:30	Quarterfinals
Friday, 27 August 2004	13:30	Semifinals
Saturday, 28 August 2004	19:30	Final

Qualifying athletes

Athlete	Country
Ahmed Ali Khan	Pakistan
Gennady Golovkin	Kazakhstan
Ramadan Yasser	Egypt
Marian Simion	Romania
Nabil Kassel	Algeria
Glaucelio Abreu	Brazil
Andre Dirrell	United States
Ha Dabateer	China
Yordanis Despaigne	Cuba
Jean Pascal	Canada
Károly Balzsay	Hungary
Mohamed Sahraoui	Tunisia
Gaydarbek Gaydarbekov	Russia
Christopher Camat	Philippines
Sherzod Abdurahmonov	Uzbekistan
Serdar Ustuner	Turkey
Andy Lee	Ireland
Alfredo Angulo	Mexico
Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam	Cameroon
Juan Ubaldo	Dominican Republic
Javid Taghiyev	Azerbaijan
Georgios Gazis	Greece
Suriya Prasathinphimai	Thailand
Joseph Lubega	Uganda
Lukas Wilaschek	Germany
Jamie Pittman	Australia
Oleg Mashkin	Ukraine
Khotso Motau	South Africa

Results

Round of 32		Round of 16		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Finals

		Ahmed Ali Khan (PAK)	10
		Gennady Golovkin (KAZ)	31
				Gennady Golovkin (KAZ)	31
				Ramadan Yasser (EGY)	20
		Ramadan Yasser (EGY)	36
		Marian Simion (ROU)	24
						Gennady Golovkin (KAZ)	23
Nabil Kassel (ALG)	41					Andre Dirrell (USA)	18
Glaucelio Abreu (BRA)	36	Nabil Kassel (ALG)
Andre Dirrell (USA)	25	Andre Dirrell (USA)	RSC
Ha Dabateer (CHN)	18			Andre Dirrell (USA)	12
Yordanis Despaigne (CUB)	36			Yordanis Despaigne (CUB)	11
Jean Pascal (CAN)	24	Yordanis Despaigne (CUB)	38
Károly Balzsay (HUN)	29	Károly Balzsay (HUN)	25
Mohammed Sahraoui (TUN)	24							Gennady Golovkin (KAZ)	18
Gaydarbek Gaydarbekov (RUS)	35							Gaydarbek Gaydarbekov (RUS)	28
Christopher Camat (PHI)	13	Gaydarbek Gaydarbekov (RUS)	33
Sherzod Abdurahmonov (UZB)	34	Sherzod Abdurahmonov (UZB)	19
Serdar Ustuner (TUR)	16			Gaydarbek Gaydarbekov (RUS)	26
Andy Lee (IRL)	38			Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam (CMR)	13
Alfredo Angulo (MEX)	23	Andy Lee (IRL)	27
Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam (CMR)	22+	Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam (CMR)	27+
Juan Ubaldo (DOM)	22					Gaydarbek Gaydarbekov (RUS)	24
Javid Taghiyev (AZE)	32					Suriya Prasathinphimai (THA)	18
Georgios Gazis (GRE)	31	Javid Taghiyev (AZE)	19
Suriya Prasathinphimai (THA)	30	Suriya Prasathinphimai (THA)	19+
Joseph Lubega (UGA)	21			Suriya Prasathinphimai (THA)	28
Lukas Wilaschek (GER)	24			Oleg Mashkin (UKR)	22
Jamie Pittman (AUS)	23	Lukas Wilaschek (GER)	24
Oleg Mashkin (UKR)	25	Oleg Mashkin (UKR)	34
Khotso Motau (RSA)	22