# Boxing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's bantamweight

The men's bantamweight boxing competition at the 2012 Olympic Games in London was held from 28 July to 11 August at the ExCeL Exhibition Centre.
Twenty-eight boxers from 28 nations competed. Luke Campbell of Great Britain won the gold medal, defeating Ireland's John Joe Nevin in the final. Nevin took the silver medal and bronze medals were awarded to both semi-final losers.

## Competition format

Like all Olympic boxing events, the competition was a straight single-elimination tournament. The competition consisted of 28 boxers who had qualified through various qualifying tournaments held in 2011 and 2012. The competition began with a preliminary round on 28 July, where the number of competitors was reduced to 16, and concluded with a final on 11 August. As there were less than 32 boxers in the competition a number of boxers received a bye for the preliminary round. Both semi-final losers were awarded bronze medals, so no boxers competed again after their first loss.
All bouts comprised three three-minute periods where the boxers received points for every successful punch they could land on their opponent's head or upper body. The boxer with the most points at the end of the bouts won. If a boxer was knocked to the ground and cannot get up before the referee counts to 10 then the bout is over and the opponent wins.

## Schedule

All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)
| Date | Time | Round |
| Saturday 28 July 2012 | 13:30 & 20:30 | Round of 32 |
| Wednesday 1 August 2012 | 13:30 & 20:30 | Round of 16 |
| Sunday 5 August 2012 | 20:30 | Quarter-finals |
| Friday 10 August 2012 | 14:00 | Semi-finals |
| Saturday 11 August 2012 | 20:45 | Final |

## Results
### Finals

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| Lázaro Álvarez (CUB) | 14 |
| John Joe Nevin (IRL) | 19 | | |
| John Joe Nevin (IRL) | 19 | John Joe Nevin (IRL) | 11 |
| | | Luke Campbell (GBR) | 14 |
| Luke Campbell (GBR) | 20 | Luke Campbell (GBR) | 14 |
| Satoshi Shimizu (JPN) | 11 | | |

### Top half

| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals |
| | | | Lázaro Álvarez (CUB) | Lázaro Álvarez (CUB) | 21 | | | | | | |
| Joseph Diaz (USA) | Joseph Diaz (USA) | 19 | Joseph Diaz (USA) | Joseph Diaz (USA) | 15 | | | | | | |
| Pavlo Ishchenko (UKR) | Pavlo Ishchenko (UKR) | 9 | | | | Lázaro Álvarez (CUB) | Lázaro Álvarez (CUB) | 16 | | | |
| Sergey Vodopiyanov (RUS) | Sergey Vodopiyanov (RUS) | 12 | | | | Robenílson de Jesus (BRA) | Robenílson de Jesus (BRA) | 11 | | | |
| Alberto Melián (ARG) | Alberto Melián (ARG) | 5 | Sergey Vodopiyanov (RUS) | Sergey Vodopiyanov (RUS) | 11 | | | | | | |
| Robenílson de Jesus (BRA) | Robenílson de Jesus (BRA) | 13 | Robenílson de Jesus (BRA) | Robenílson de Jesus (BRA) | 13 | | | | | | |
| Orzubek Shayimov (UZB) | Orzubek Shayimov (UZB) | 7 | | | | | | | Lázaro Álvarez (CUB) | Lázaro Álvarez (CUB) | 14 |
| John Joe Nevin (IRL) | John Joe Nevin (IRL) | 21 | | | | | | | John Joe Nevin (IRL) | John Joe Nevin (IRL) | 19 |
| Dennis Ceylan (DEN) | Dennis Ceylan (DEN) | 6 | John Joe Nevin (IRL) | John Joe Nevin (IRL) | 15 | | | | | | |
| Kanat Abutalipov (KAZ) | Kanat Abutalipov (KAZ) | 15 | Kanat Abutalipov (KAZ) | Kanat Abutalipov (KAZ) | 10 | | | | | | |
| Wessam Salamana (SYR) | Wessam Salamana (SYR) | 7 | | | | John Joe Nevin (IRL) | John Joe Nevin (IRL) | 19 | | | |
| Shiva Thapa (IND) | Shiva Thapa (IND) | 9 | | | | Óscar Valdez (MEX) | Óscar Valdez (MEX) | 13 | | | |
| Óscar Valdez (MEX) | Óscar Valdez (MEX) | 14 | Óscar Valdez (MEX) | Óscar Valdez (MEX) | 13 | | | | | | |
| | | | Anvar Yunusov (TJK) | Anvar Yunusov (TJK) | 7 | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals |
| | | | Luke Campbell (GBR) | Luke Campbell (GBR) | 11 | | | | | | |
| Jonas Matheus (NAM) | Jonas Matheus (NAM) | 7 | Vittorio Parrinello (ITA) | Vittorio Parrinello (ITA) | 9 | | | | | | |
| Vittorio Parrinello (ITA) | Vittorio Parrinello (ITA) | 18 | | | | Luke Campbell (GBR) | Luke Campbell (GBR) | 16 | | | |
| Ibrahim Balla (AUS) | Ibrahim Balla (AUS) | 16+ | | | | Detelin Dalakliev (BUL) | Detelin Dalakliev (BUL) | 15 | | | |
| Aboubakr Lbida (MAR) | Aboubakr Lbida (MAR) | 16 | Ibrahim Balla (AUS) | Ibrahim Balla (AUS) | 10 | | | | | | |
| Ayabonga Sonjica (RSA) | Ayabonga Sonjica (RSA) | 6 | Detelin Dalakliev (BUL) | Detelin Dalakliev (BUL) | 14 | | | | | | |
| Detelin Dalakliev (BUL) | Detelin Dalakliev (BUL) | 15 | | | | | | | Luke Campbell (GBR) | Luke Campbell (GBR) | 20 |
| Merab Turkadze (GEO) | Merab Turkadze (GEO) | | | | | | | | Satoshi Shimizu (JPN) | Satoshi Shimizu (JPN) | 11 |
| Mohamed Ouadahi (ALG) | Mohamed Ouadahi (ALG) | WO | Mohamed Ouadahi (ALG) | Mohamed Ouadahi (ALG) | 16 | | | | | | |
| William Encarnación (DOM) | William Encarnación (DOM) | 15 | William Encarnación (DOM) | William Encarnación (DOM) | 10 | | | | | | |
| Romeo Lemboumba (GAB) | Romeo Lemboumba (GAB) | 6 | | | | Mohamed Ouadahi (ALG) | Mohamed Ouadahi (ALG) | 15 | | | |
| Isaac Dogboe (GHA) | Isaac Dogboe (GHA) | 9 | | | | Satoshi Shimizu (JPN) | Satoshi Shimizu (JPN) | 17 | | | |
| Satoshi Shimizu (JPN) | Satoshi Shimizu (JPN) | 10 | Satoshi Shimizu (JPN) | Satoshi Shimizu (JPN) | RSC | | | | | | |
| | | | Magomed Abdulhamidov (AZE) | Magomed Abdulhamidov (AZE) | | | | | | | |