# Boxing at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Middleweight

The men's middleweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1988 Summer Olympics. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 75 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 19 September to 1 October 1988. 33 boxers from 33 nations competed. Henry Maske won the gold medal.
Anthony Hembrick of the United States never had the opportunity to fight in the 1988 Olympics. Hembrick and his coach, Ken Adams, misinterpreted the fight schedule. Afterwards, they blamed the schedule for being too confusing. By the time Hembrick arrived at Chamshil Students' Gymnasium twelve minutes late, he had been disqualified and the match was being awarded to South Korean Ha Jong-ho.

## Medalists

| Gold | Henry Maske East Germany |
| Silver | Egerton Marcus Canada |
| Bronze | Chris Sande Kenya |
| Bronze | Hussain Shah Pakistan |

## Results

The following boxers took part in the event:
| Rank | Name | Country |
| 1 | Henry Maske | East Germany |
| 2 | Egerton Marcus | Canada |
| 3T | Chris Sande | Kenya |
| 3T | Hussain Shah | Pakistan |
| 5T | Franco Wanyama | Uganda |
| 5T | Michele Mastrodonato | Italy |
| 5T | Zoltán Füzesy | Hungary |
| 5T | Sven Ottke | West Germany |
| 9T | Paul Kamela | Cameroon |
| 9T | Kieran Joyce | Ireland |
| 9T | Sello Mojela | Lesotho |
| 9T | Lotfi Ayed | Sweden |
| 9T | Serge Kabongo | Zaire |
| 9T | Esa Hukkanen | Finland |
| 9T | Darko Dukić | Yugoslavia |
| 9T | Ruslan Taramov | Soviet Union |
| 17T | Juan Carlos Montiel | Uruguay |
| 17T | Georgios Ioannidis | Greece |
| 17T | Filipo Palako Vaka | Tonga |
| 17T | Omar Dabaj | Jordan |
| 17T | Simeon Stubblefield | Liberia |
| 17T | Helman Palije | Malawi |
| 17T | John Tobin | Grenada |
| 17T | Martín Amarillas | Mexico |
| 17T | James Iahuat | Vanuatu |
| 17T | Ahmed Dine | Algeria |
| 17T | Roberto Martínez | Honduras |
| 17T | Viliamu Lesiva | Western Samoa |
| 17T | Emmanuel Legaspi | Philippines |
| 17T | Samuel Simbo | Sierra Leone |
| 17T | Ha Jong-ho | South Korea |
| 32T | Aharon Jacobashvili | Israel |
| 32T | Mirwan Kassouf | Lebanon |

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Chris Sande (KEN) | 0 |
| Henry Maske (GDR) | 5 | | |
| Henry Maske (GDR) | 5 | Henry Maske (GDR) | 5 |
| | | Egerton Marcus (CAN) | 0 |
| Hussain Shah Syed (PAK) | 1 | Egerton Marcus (CAN) | 0 |
| Egerton Marcus (CAN) | 4 | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| Chris Sande (KEN) | KO | | |
| Juan Montiel (URU) | 3 | | |
| | | Chris Sande (KEN) | 5 |
| | | Paul Kamela (CMR) | 0 |
| Paul Kamela (CMR) | 3 | | |
| Georgios Ioannidis (GRE) | 2 | | |
| | | | | Chris Sande (KEN) | 5 |
| | | | | Franco Wanyama (UGA) | 0 |
| Kieran Joyce (IRL) | RSC | | | | |
| Filipo Palako Vaka (TGA) | 1 | | | | |
| | | Kieran Joyce (IRL) | 2 | | |
| | | Franco Wanyama (UGA) | 3 |
| Franco Wanyama (UGA) | 5 | | |
| Omar Dabaj (JOR) | 0 | | |

#### Section 2

| Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | Sello Mojela (LES) | 5 | | |
| | | Simon Stubblefield (LBR) | 0 | | |
| | | | | Sello Mojela (LES) | |
| | | | | Henry Maske (GDR) | w/o |
| | | Henry Maske (GDR) | 5 | | |
| | | Helman Palije (MAW) | 0 | | |
| | | | | | | Henry Maske (GDR) | 5 |
| | | | | | | Michele Mastrodonato (ITA) | 0 |
| | | Lotfi Ayed (SWE) | 5 | | | | |
| | | John Tobin (GRN) | 0 | | | | |
| | | | | Lotfi Ayed (SWE) | 0 | | |
| | | | | Michele Mastrodonato (ITA) | 5 |
| | | Michele Mastrodonato (ITA) | w/o | | |
| | | Anthony Hembrick (USA) | | | |
| Michele Mastrodonato (ITA) | RSC | Anthony Hembrick (USA) | | | |
| Mirwan Kassouf (LIB) | 1 | | | | |

### Bottom Half
#### Section 3

| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| Hussain Shah Syed (PAK) | 3 | | |
| Martin Amarillas (MEX) | 2 | | |
| | | Hussain Shah Syed (PAK) | 5 |
| | | Serge Kabongo (COD) | 0 |
| Serge Kabongo (COD) | RSC | | |
| James Iahuat (VAN) | 1 | | |
| | | | | Hussain Shah Syed (PAK) | 3 |
| | | | | Zoltán Fuzesy (HUN) | 2 |
| Zoltán Fuzesy (HUN) | 5 | | | | |
| Ahmed Dine (ALG) | 0 | | | | |
| | | Zoltán Fuzesy (HUN) | 5 | | |
| | | Esa Hukkanen (FIN) | 0 |
| Esa Hukkanen (FIN) | 5 | | |
| Roberto Martínez (HON) | 0 | | |

#### Section 4

| Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | Darko Dukić (YUG) | RSC | | |
| | | Vili Lesiva (SAM) | 2 | | |
| | | | | Darko Dukić (YUG) | 2 |
| | | | | Egerton Marcus (CAN) | KO |
| | | Egerton Marcus (CAN) | KO | | |
| | | Emmanuel Legaspi (PHI) | 1 | | |
| | | | | | | Egerton Marcus (CAN) | 5 |
| | | | | | | Sven Ottke (FRG) | 0 |
| | | Ruslan Taramov (URS) | KO | | | | |
| | | Samuel Simbo (SLE) | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | Ruslan Taramov (URS) | 0 | | |
| | | | | Sven Ottke (FRG) | 5 |
| | | Sven Ottke (FRG) | 5 | | |
| | | Ha Jong-Ho (KOR) | 0 | | |
| Sven Ottke (FRG) | 5 | Ha Jong-Ho (KOR) | 0 | | |
| Aharon Jacobashvili (ISR) | 0 | | | | |