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Korean boxers' uniforms at the games. Boxing at the 1988 Summer Olympics took place in the Jamsil Students' Gymnasium in Seoul between 17 September and 2 October. Twelve men's individual boxing events were contested, attended by 432 athletes and 159 officials from 106 countries. [1]
The two weeks of events during the sweaty summer of 1988 had an impact that reached far beyond sports and influenced the shaping of South Korea as the nation it is today. Evictions, drugs, boxing ...
The men's light middleweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1988 Summer Olympics.The weight class allowed boxers of up to 71 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 20 September to 2 October 1988. 36 boxers from 36 nations competed.
Jones represented the United States at the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games in the 156-pound weight class, being the youngest member of the U.S. Olympic Boxing Team, where he won the silver medal. [ 9 ] 1/16: Defeated M'tendere Makalamba (Malawi) KO 1 (1:44)
The super heavyweight event of the 1988 Olympics was weakened by the absence of a Cuban boxer. Teófilo Stevenson, a veteran three-time Olympic champion whose first Olympics were back in 1972, did not retire anticipating these Olympics. [3] He announced his retirement shortly after the Cuban government decided to boycott the Games.
The men's light heavyweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1988 Summer Olympics. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 81 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 21 September to 2 October 1988. 26 boxers from 26 nations competed. Having started boxing just four years prior, Andrew Maynard won the gold medal. [1]
He represented Thailand as a Light Flyweight at the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games. The results of his fights were: 1st round bye; Defeated Luis Rolon (Puerto Rico) 3-2; Defeated Maurice Maina (Kenya) 5-0; Lost to Róbert Isaszegi (Hungary) 2-3
At the 1988 Seoul Olympics, Byun defeated Jean-Marc Augustin of France in the first round of the bantamweight competition. In the second round, he refused to leave the ring after losing a 4-1 decision to Aleksandar Khristov of Bulgaria. He was penalized two points by New Zealand referee Keith Walker for headbutting.