Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Qualification

The following is the qualification summary for boxing competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Qualification summary

NOC	Men											Total
NOC	-48kg	-51kg	-54kg	-57kg	-60kg	-64kg	-69kg	-75kg	-81kg	-91kg	+91kg	Total
Algeria			X	X	X			X	X	X	X	7
Argentina								X				1
Armenia	X				X	X		X				4
Australia		X	X	X	X	X	X	X		X	X	9
Azerbaijan		X		X								2
Bahamas							X					1
Belarus			X				X		X	X		4
Botswana			X	X								2
Brazil	X	X		X	X	X			X			6
Bulgaria						X					X	2
Cameroon	X					X	X					3
Canada							X					1
Central African Republic							X					1
China	X		X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	10
Colombia			X		X				X	X	X	5
Croatia									X		X	2
Cuba	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X		X	X	10
Dominican Republic	X	X		X		X	X	X				6
Democratic Republic of the Congo								X				1
Ecuador	X			X				X				3
Egypt							X	X	X			3
France	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X		X		9
The Gambia								X				1
Georgia				X			X					2
Germany			X	X			X	X				4
Ghana	X		X	X		X		X	X			6
Great Britain		X	X			X	X	X	X		X	7
Greece								X		X		2
Grenada							X					1
Guatemala		X										1
Haiti									X			1
Hungary	X	X			X	X			X			5
India		X	X	X				X	X			5
Iran						X			X	X		3
Ireland	X		X			X		X	X			5
Italy		X	X	X	X					X	X	6
Japan				X		X						2
Kazakhstan	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X		X	10
Kenya	X	X		X					X			4
Kyrgyzstan					X							1
Lesotho			X									1
Lithuania						X			X		X	3
Madagascar					X							1
Mauritius			X			X						2
Mexico			X	X	X							3
Moldova			X				X					2
Mongolia	X		X	X		X						4
Montenegro										X		1
Morocco	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X		X	X	10
Namibia	X				X		X					3
Nigeria					X				X	X	X	4
North Korea					X							1
Papua New Guinea	X											1
Philippines	X											1
Poland	X	X										2
Puerto Rico		X	X		X	X			X			5
Romania					X	X						2
Russia	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	11
Samoa									X			1
Sierra Leone	X											1
South Africa		X										1
South Korea		X	X		X		X	X				5
Spain	X											1
Sri Lanka		X										1
Sweden								X	X			2
Tajikistan	X	X							X			3
Thailand	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X				8
Tunisia		X		X	X	X			X			5
Turkey		X		X	X		X		X			5
Turkmenistan							X					1
Uganda	X											1
Ukraine	X			X	X		X	X		X	X	7
United States	X	X		X	X	X	X	X		X		8
Uzbekistan	X	X	X	X			X	X	X			7
Venezuela	X		X			X		X	X		X	6
Virgin Islands							X		X			2
Zambia		X				X	X					3
Total: 77 NOCs	29	27	27	28	27	28	29	28	28	16	16	283

Qualification timeline

Event		Date	Venue
World Championships		Oct 23 – Nov 3, 2007	Chicago
African Qualifiers	1st Qualifier	January 23–31, 2008	Algiers
African Qualifiers	2nd Qualifier	March 24–29, 2008	Windhoek
Asian Qualifiers	1st Qualifier Archived 2010-06-13 at the Wayback Machine	Jan 25 – Feb 2, 2008	Bangkok
Asian Qualifiers	2nd Qualifier Archived 2008-04-30 at the Wayback Machine	March 17–23, 2008	Astana
American Qualifiers	1st Qualifier	March 12–18, 2008	Port of Spain
American Qualifiers	2nd Qualifier	April 25–30, 2008	Guatemala City
European Qualifiers	1st Qualifier	Feb 25 – Mar 1, 2008	Roseto degli Abruzzi
European Qualifiers	2nd Qualifier	April 7–12, 2008	Athens
Oceania Championships		April 21–25, 2008	Apia

Light Flyweight (-48kg)

Event		Vacancies	Qualified
Africa	World Championships	0
	1st Qualifier	3	Jafet Uutoni Suleiman Bilali Manyo Plange
	2nd Qualifier	3	Thomas Essomba Redouane Bouchtouk Ronald Serugo
Asia	World Championships	3	Zou Shiming Harry Tanamor Amnat Ruanroeng
	1st Qualifier	2	Birzhan Zhakypov Rafikjon Sultonov
	2nd Qualifier	2	Sherali Dostiev Pürevdorjiin Serdamba
America	World Championships	1	Luis Yanez
	1st Qualifier	2	José Luis Meza Eduard Bermúdez
	2nd Qualifier	3	Paulo Carvalho Winston Mendez Yampier Hernández
Europe	World Championships	4	Nordine Oubaali Hovhannes Danielyan Georgiy Chygayev Patrick Barnes
	1st Qualifier	2	David Ayrapetyan Lukasz Maszczyk
	2nd Qualifier	2	Pál Bedák Kelvin de la Nieve
Oceania	World Championships	0
Oceania	Oceania Championships	1	Jack Willie
Tripartite Commission Invitation		1	Saidu Kargbo
TOTAL		29

Flyweight (-51kg)

Event		Vacancies	Qualified
Africa	World Championships	0
	1st Qualifier	3	Walid Cherif Abdelillah Nhaila ~~Molla Getachew~~
	2nd Qualifier	3	Cassius Chiyanika Bernard Ngumba Jackson Chauke
Asia	World Championships	2	Somjit Jongjohor Anurudha Rathnayake
	1st Qualifier	2	Anvar Yunusov Lee Ok-Sung
	2nd Qualifier	3	Mirat Sarsembayev Tulashboy Doniyorov Jitender Kumar
America	World Championships	2	Raushee Warren McWilliams Arroyo
	1st Qualifier	2	Juan Carlos Payano Andry Laffita
	2nd Qualifier	2	Eddie Valenzuela Robenilson Vieria
Europe	World Championships	4	Vincenzo Picardi Samir Mammadov Rafal Kaczor Georgy Balakshin
	1st Qualifier	2	Norbert Kalucza Khalid Saeed Yafai
	2nd Qualifier	2	Furkan Ulaş Memiş Jérôme Thomas
Oceania	World Championships	0
Oceania	Oceania Championships	1	Stephen Sutherland
TOTAL		27

Bantamweight (-54kg)

Event		Vacancies	Qualified
Africa	World Championships	0
	1st Qualifier	3	Abdelhalim Ouradi Hicham Mesbahi Khumiso Ikgopoleng
	2nd Qualifier	2	Issah Samir Bruno Julie ~~Emilian Polino~~
	Re-allocation Places	1	Thabiso Nketu
Asia	World Championships	2	Enkhbatyn Badar-Uugan Gu Yu
	1st Qualifier	2	Akhil Kumar Worapoj Petchkoom
	2nd Qualifier	3	Kanat Abutalipov Khurshid Tadjibayev Han Soon-Chul
America	World Championships	4	McJoe Arroyo Jonatan Romero ~~Gary Russell~~ Héctor Manzanilla
	1st Qualifier	2	Yankiel León Óscar Valdez
	2nd Qualifier	0
Europe	World Championships	2	Sergey Vodopyanov Joseph Murray
	1st Qualifier	3	John Joe Nevin Veaceslav Gojan Rustamhodza Rahimov
	2nd Qualifier	3	Ali Hallab Khavazhi Khatsigov Vittorio Parrinello
Oceania	World Championships	0
Oceania	Oceania Championships	1	Luke Boyd
TOTAL		27

Featherweight (-57kg)

Event		Vacancies	Qualified
Africa	World Championships	0
	1st Qualifier	3	Mahdi Ouatine Abdelkader Chadi Alaa Shili
	2nd Qualifier	3	Nick Okoth Thato Batshegi Prince Dzanie
Asia	World Championships	3	Li Yang Sailom Adi Anthresh Lalit Lakra
	1st Qualifier	2	Bahodirjon Sultonov Satoshi Shimizu
	2nd Qualifier	2	Galib Jafarov Zorigtbaataryn Enkhzorig
America	World Championships	2	Raynell Williams Arturo Santos Reyes
	1st Qualifier	2	Idel Torriente Luis Enrique Porozo
	2nd Qualifier	2	Robson Conceiçao Roberto Navarro
Europe	World Championships	3	Albert Selimov Vasyl Lomachenko Yakup Kilic
	1st Qualifier	3	Khedafi Djelkhir Shahin Imranov Wilhelm Gratschow
	2nd Qualifier	2	Alessio di Savino Nikoloz Izoria
Oceania	World Championships	0
Oceania	Oceania Championships	1	Paul Flemming
TOTAL		28

Lightweight (-60kg)

Event		Vacancies	Qualified
Africa	World Championships	0
	1st Qualifier	3	Saifeddine Nejmaoui Hamza Kramou Tahar Tamsamani
	2nd Qualifier	3	Jean de Dieu Soloniaina Rasheed Lawal Julius Indongo
Asia	World Championships	2	Kim Song Guk Pichai Sayotha
	1st Qualifier	2	Hu Qing Baik Jong-Sub
	2nd Qualifier	2	Merey Akshalov Asylbek Talasbayev
America	World Championships	1	Darley Perez
	1st Qualifier	2	Yordenis Ugás Sadam Ali
	2nd Qualifier	3	Jose Pedraza Éverton Lopes Francisco Vargas
Europe	World Championships	5	~~Frankie Gavin~~ Domenico Valentino Alexey Tishchenko Onur Sipal Hrachik Javakhyan
	1st Qualifier	2	Olexandr Klyuchko Miklos Varga
	2nd Qualifier	2	Daouda Sow Georgian Popescu
Oceania	World Championships	0
Oceania	Oceania Championships	1	Anthony Little
TOTAL		27

Light Welterweight (-64kg)

Event		Vacancies	Qualified
Africa	World Championships	0
	1st Qualifier	3	Driss Moussaid Hamza Hassini Hastings Bwalya
	2nd Qualifier	3	Richarno Colin Samuel Kotey Neequaye Mahaman Smaila
Asia	World Championships	3	Serik Sapiyev Masatsugu Kawachi Morteza Sepahvand
	1st Qualifier	2	Manus Boonjumnong Maimaitituersun Qiong
	2nd Qualifier	1	Uranchimegiin Mönkh-Erdene
America	World Championships	0
	1st Qualifier	3	Roniel Iglesias Jonny Sanchez Javier Molina
	2nd Qualifier	3	Jonathan González Manuel Félix Díaz Myke Carvalho
Europe	World Championships	5	Gennady Kovalev Bradley Saunders Eduard Hambardzumyan Alexis Vastine Boris Georgiev
	1st Qualifier	2	Gyula Kate Ionut Gheorghe
	2nd Qualifier	2	John Joe Joyce Egidijus Kavaliauskas
Oceania	World Championships	0
Oceania	Oceania Championships	1	Todd Kidd
TOTAL		28

Welterweight (-69kg)

Event		Vacancies	Qualified
Africa	World Championships	0
	1st Qualifier	2	Hosam Bakr Abdin Joseph Mulema ~~Choayeb Oussassi~~
	2nd Qualifier	2	Mujandjae Kasuto ~~Nickson Abaka~~ Mehdi Khalsi
	Re-allocation Places	2	Bruno Bongongo Precious Makina
Asia	World Championships	3	Non Boonjumnong Hanati Silamu Bakhyt Sarsekbayev
	1st Qualifier	2	Kim Jung-Joo Dilshod Mahmudov
	2nd Qualifier	1	Aliasker Bashirov
America	World Championships	2	Demetrius Andrade Adam Trupish
	1st Qualifier	2	Carlos Banteaux John Jackson
	2nd Qualifier	2	Gilbert Lenin Castillo Tureano Johnson
Europe	World Championships	3	Adem Kilicci Vitalie Gruşac Jack Culcay-Keth
	1st Qualifier	3	Mahamed Nurudzinau Oleksandr Stretskyy Billy Joe Saunders
	2nd Qualifier	3	Jaoid Chiguer Kakhaber Zhvania Andrey Balanov
Oceania	World Championships	0
Oceania	Oceania Championships	1	Gerard O'Mahony
Tripartite Commission Invitation		1	Rolande Moses
TOTAL		29

Middleweight (-75kg)

Event		Vacancies	Qualified
Africa	World Championships	1	Said Rachidi
	1st Qualifier	3	Mohamed Hikal Ahmed Saraku Nabil Kassel
	2nd Qualifier	2	Badou Jack Herry Saliku Biembe
Asia	World Championships	2	Bakhtiyar Artayev Wang Jianzheng
	1st Qualifier	2	Angkhan Chomphuphuang Elshod Rasulov
	2nd Qualifier	2	Vijender Kumar Cho Deok-Jin
America	World Championships	2	Alfonso Blanco Argenis Casimiro
	1st Qualifier	2	Emilio Correa Carlos Góngora
	2nd Qualifier	2	Shawn Estrada Ezequiel Maderna
Europe	World Championships	3	Matvey Korobov Sergiy Derevyanchenko Konstantin Buga
	1st Qualifier	3	Naim Terbunja James DeGale Andranik Hakobyan
	2nd Qualifier	3	Darren Sutherland Jean-Mickaël Raymond Georgios Gazis
Oceania	World Championships	0
Oceania	Oceania Championships	1	Jarrod Fletcher
TOTAL		28

Light Heavyweight (-81kg)

Event		Vacancies	Qualified
Africa	World Championships	1	Ramadan Yasser
	1st Qualifier	2	Abdelhafid Benchebla Mourad Sahraoui
	2nd Qualifier	3	Bastir Samir Aziz Ali Dauda Izobo
Asia	World Championships	2	Abbos Atoev Yerkebuian Shynaliyev
	1st Qualifier	2	Djakhon Kurbanov Zhang Xiaoping
	2nd Qualifier	2	Mehdi Ghorbani Dinesh Kumar
America	World Championships	0
	1st Qualifier	3	Carlos Negron Luis González Washington Silva
	2nd Qualifier	3	Eleider Alvarez Julius Jackson Azea Austinama
Europe	World Championships	5	Artur Beterbiev Daugirdas Semiotas Imre Szellő Marijo Sivolija Tony Jeffries
	1st Qualifier	1	~~Ismayl Sillakh~~ Ramazan Magamedau
	2nd Qualifier	2	Kenneth Egan Kennedy Katende
	Re-allocation Places	1	Bahram Muzaffer
Oceania	World Championships	0
Oceania	Oceania Championships	1	Satupaitea Farani Tavui
TOTAL		28

Heavyweight (-91kg)

Event		Vacancies	Qualified
Africa	World Championships	0
	1st Qualifier	2	Abdelaziz Touilbini Mohamed Arjaoui
	2nd Qualifier	1	Olanrewaju Durodola
Asia	World Championships	1	Yushan Nijiati
	1st Qualifier	1	Ali Mazaheri
	2nd Qualifier	0
America	World Championships	0
	1st Qualifier	2	Osmay Acosta Deontay Wilder
	2nd Qualifier	1	Deivi Julio Blanco
Europe	World Championships	3	Clemente Russo Rakhim Chakhkeiv John M'Bumba
	1st Qualifier	2	Viktar Zuyeu Oleksandr Usyk
	2nd Qualifier	2	Milorad Gajovic Elias Pavlidis
Oceania	World Championships	0
Oceania	Oceania Championships	1	Bradley Pitt
TOTAL		16

Super Heavyweight (+91kg)

Event		Vacancies	Qualified
Africa	World Championships	0
	1st Qualifier	1	Newfel Ouatah
	2nd Qualifier	2	Mohamed Amanissi Onorede Ehwareme
Asia	World Championships	1	Zhang Zhilei
	1st Qualifier	0
	2nd Qualifier	1	Ruslan Myrsatayev
America	World Championships	0
	1st Qualifier	1	Robert Alfonso
	2nd Qualifier	2	José Payares Oscar Rivas
Europe	World Championships	3	Roberto Cammarelle Vyacheslav Glazkov Islam Timurziev
	1st Qualifier	2	Kubrat Pulev Marko Tomasović
	2nd Qualifier	2	Jaroslavas Jakšto David Price
Oceania	World Championships	0
Oceania	Oceania Championships	1	Daniel Beahan
TOTAL		16

Qualification summary

Qualification timeline

Light Flyweight (-48kg)

Flyweight (-51kg)

Bantamweight (-54kg)

Featherweight (-57kg)

Lightweight (-60kg)

Light Welterweight (-64kg)

Welterweight (-69kg)

Middleweight (-75kg)

Light Heavyweight (-81kg)

Heavyweight (-91kg)

Super Heavyweight (+91kg)

References