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The following tournaments were used as qualification tournaments for boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Africa. All-Africa Games in Abuja, Nigeria from 4 to 20 October 2003; Qualification Tournament in Casablanca, Morocco from 15 to 22 January 2004; Qualification Tournament in Gaborone, Botswana from 15 to 22 March 2004; North and South America
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]
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]
Lightweight Keyshawn Davis won a hotly contested semifinal on Friday to join super heavyweight Richard Torrez Jr. in the gold-medal round.
Boxers who have won 3 or more Olympic medals. Western athletes usually participate in a single Olympic tournament and then turn pro, while boxers from Cuba and other countries with state support of the sport might compete in several Olympics, therefore having a clear advantage in terms of age and experience.
Boxing made its first appearance at the 1904 Summer Olympics as a men's event. Due to few competitors at the time, only North American boxers competed for this edition. [ 3 ] Since the 1908 Olympics, boxing has been contested at every Summer Olympic Games besides the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm , because Swedish law banned the martial ...
As such, the IBA isn’t in charge of the Olympic boxing competition. That job has fallen on the IOC, which, perhaps clouded by its feud with the IBA, is skeptical of the administration.
What might be the final Olympic boxing tournament got underway Saturday in the Villepinte suburb of Paris with all the usual delights and annoyances of this idiosyncratic version of the sport.