# Boxing at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Light middleweight

The men's light middleweight boxing competition at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney was held from 19 September to 1 October at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre. This was also the last Olympic games for the light middleweight category in Olympic boxing.

## 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 qualifying tournaments held in 1999 and 2000. The competition began with a preliminary round on 19 September, where the number of competitors was reduced to 16, and concluded with the final on 1 October. 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. 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.

## Competitors

| Name | Country |
| Mohamed Hikal | Egypt |
| Song In-Joon | South Korea |
| Pornchai Thongburan | Thailand |
| Károly Balzsay | Hungary |
| Andrey Mishin | Russia |
| Frédéric Esther | France |
| Michael Roche | Ireland |
| Firat Karagollu | Turkey |
| José Luis Zertuche | Mexico |
| Sidy Sandy | Guinea |
| Ciro Di Corcia | Italy |
| Marian Simion | Romania |
| Stephan Nzue Mba | Gabon |
| Juan Hernández Sierra | Cuba |
| Osumanu Adama | Ghana |
| Mohamed Marmouri | Tunisia |
| Yousif Massas | Syria |
| Yermakhan Ibraimov | Kazakhstan |
| Hely Yánes | Venezuela |
| Nurbek Kasenov | Kyrgyzstan |
| Dmitry Usagin | Bulgaria |
| Jermain Taylor | United States |
| Scott MacIntosh | Canada |
| Sakio Bika | Cameroon |
| Juan José Ubaldo | Dominican Republic |
| Richard Rowles | Australia |
| Adnan Ćatić | Germany |
| Dilshod Yarbekov | Uzbekistan |

## Results

All times are Australian Time (UTC+10)
| Round of 32 Tuesday, September 19, 2000 13:00 & 19:30 | Round of 32 Tuesday, September 19, 2000 13:00 & 19:30 | Round of 32 Tuesday, September 19, 2000 13:00 & 19:30 | Round of 16 Sunday, September 24, 2000 13:00 & 19:30 | Round of 16 Sunday, September 24, 2000 13:00 & 19:30 | Round of 16 Sunday, September 24, 2000 13:00 & 19:30 | Quarter-finals Wednesday, September 27, 2000 13:00 & 19:30 | Quarter-finals Wednesday, September 27, 2000 13:00 & 19:30 | Quarter-finals Wednesday, September 27, 2000 13:00 & 19:30 | Semi-finals Friday, September 29, 2000 19:30 | Semi-finals Friday, September 29, 2000 19:30 | Semi-finals Friday, September 29, 2000 19:30 | Final Sunday, October 1, 2000 13:00 | Final Sunday, October 1, 2000 13:00 | Final Sunday, October 1, 2000 13:00 |
| | | | Mohamed Hikal (EGY) | Mohamed Hikal (EGY) | 16 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Song In-jun (KOR) | Song In-jun (KOR) | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Mohamed Hikal (EGY) | Mohamed Hikal (EGY) | 9 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Pornchai Thongburan (THA) | Pornchai Thongburan (THA) | 15 | | | | | | |
| | | | Pornchai Thongburan (THA) | Pornchai Thongburan (THA) | 17 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Károly Balzsay (HUN) | Károly Balzsay (HUN) | 12 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Pornchai Thongburan (THA) | Pornchai Thongburan (THA) | 16 | | | |
| Andrey Mishin (RUS) | Andrey Mishin (RUS) | 11 | | | | | | | Marian Simion (ROM) | Marian Simion (ROM) | 26 | | | |
| Frédéric Esther (FRA) | Frédéric Esther (FRA) | 16 | Frédéric Esther (FRA) | Frédéric Esther (FRA) | 18 | | | | | | | | | |
| Michael Roche (IRL) | Michael Roche (IRL) | 4 | Firat Karagollu (TUR) | Firat Karagollu (TUR) | 16 | | | | | | | | | |
| Fırat Karagöllü (TUR) | Fırat Karagöllü (TUR) | 17 | | | | Frédéric Esther (FRA) | Frédéric Esther (FRA) | | | | | | | |
| José Luis Zertuche (MEX) | José Luis Zertuche (MEX) | RSC | | | | Marian Simion (ROM) | Marian Simion (ROM) | RSC | | | | | | |
| Sidy Sandy (GUI) | Sidy Sandy (GUI) | | José Luis Zertuche (MEX) | José Luis Zertuche (MEX) | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ciro Di Corcia (ITA) | Ciro Di Corcia (ITA) | 8 | Marian Simion (ROM) | Marian Simion (ROM) | RSC | | | | | | | | | |
| Marian Simion (ROM) | Marian Simion (ROM) | 19 | | | | | | | | | | Marian Simion (ROM) | Marian Simion (ROM) | 23 |
| Stephan Nzue Mba (GAB) | Stephan Nzue Mba (GAB) | | | | | | | | | | | Yermakhan Ibraimov (KAZ) | Yermakhan Ibraimov (KAZ) | 25 |
| Juan Hernández Sierra (CUB) | Juan Hernández Sierra (CUB) | RSC | Juan Hernández Sierra (CUB) | Juan Hernández Sierra (CUB) | RSC | | | | | | | | | |
| Osumanu Adama (GHA) | Osumanu Adama (GHA) | | Mohamed Marmouri (TUN) | Mohamed Marmouri (TUN) | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mohamed Marmouri (TUN) | Mohamed Marmouri (TUN) | RSC | | | | Juan Hernández Sierra (CUB) | Juan Hernández Sierra (CUB) | 9 | | | | | | |
| Yousif Massas (SYR) | Yousif Massas (SYR) | | | | | Yermakhan Ibraimov (KAZ) | Yermakhan Ibraimov (KAZ) | 16 | | | | | | |
| Yermakhan Ibraimov (KAZ) | Yermakhan Ibraimov (KAZ) | RSC | Yermakhan Ibraimov (KAZ) | Yermakhan Ibraimov (KAZ) | RSC | | | | | | | | | |
| Hely Yánes (VEN) | Hely Yánes (VEN) | 20 | Hely Yánes (VEN) | Hely Yánes (VEN) | | | | | | | | | | |
| Nurbek Kasenov (KGZ) | Nurbek Kasenov (KGZ) | 12 | | | | | | | Yermakhan Ibraimov (KAZ) | Yermakhan Ibraimov (KAZ) | RSC | | | |
| Dmitry Usagin (BUL) | Dmitry Usagin (BUL) | | | | | | | | Jermain Taylor (USA) | Jermain Taylor (USA) | | | | |
| Jermain Taylor (USA) | Jermain Taylor (USA) | RSC | Jermain Taylor (USA) | Jermain Taylor (USA) | 23 | | | | | | | | | |
| Scott MacIntosh (CAN) | Scott MacIntosh (CAN) | 8 | Scott MacIntosh (CAN) | Scott MacIntosh (CAN) | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| Sakio Bika (CMR) | Sakio Bika (CMR) | 5 | | | | Jermain Taylor (USA) | Jermain Taylor (USA) | 19 | | | | | | |
| Juan José Ubaldo (DOM) | Juan José Ubaldo (DOM) | 7 | | | | Adnan Ćatić (GER) | Adnan Ćatić (GER) | 14 | | | | | | |
| Richard Rowles (AUS) | Richard Rowles (AUS) | 16 | Richard Rowles (AUS) | Richard Rowles (AUS) | | | | | | | | | | |
| Adnan Ćatić (GER) | Adnan Ćatić (GER) | 10 | Adnan Ćatić (GER) | Adnan Ćatić (GER) | RSC | | | | | | | | | |
| Dilshod Yarbekov (UZB) | Dilshod Yarbekov (UZB) | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |