# Boxing at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Flyweight

The men's flyweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1988 Summer Olympics. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 51 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 18 September to 2 October 1988. 44 boxers from 44 nations competed. Kim Kwang-sun won the gold medal.

## Medalists

| Gold | Kim Kwang-sun South Korea |
| Silver | Andreas Tews East Germany |
| Bronze | Mario González Mexico |
| Bronze | Timofey Skryabin Soviet Union |

## Results

The following boxers took part in the event:
| Rank | Name | Country |
| 1 | Kim Kwang-sun | South Korea |
| 2 | Andreas Tews | East Germany |
| 3T | Mario González | Mexico |
| 3T | Timofey Skryabin | Soviet Union |
| 5T | Alfred Kotey | Ghana |
| 5T | Benaissa Abed | Algeria |
| 5T | Meluin de Leon | Dominican Republic |
| 5T | Serafim Todorov | Bulgaria |
| 9T | Manoj Pingale | India |
| 9T | Benjamin Mwangata | Tanzania |
| 9T | Emmanuel Nsubuga | Uganda |
| 9T | János Váradi | Hungary |
| 9T | Philippe Desavoye | France |
| 9T | Andy Agosto | Puerto Rico |
| 9T | Arthur Johnson | United States |
| 9T | Gamal El-Din El-Koumy | Egypt |
| 17T | Joseph Chongo | Zambia |
| 17T | Teboho Mathibeli | Lesotho |
| 17T | Husain Al-Mutairi | Kuwait |
| 17T | Peter Ayesu | Malawi |
| 17T | Mohamed Mahfood Sayed | South Yemen |
| 17T | Aissa Moukrim | Morocco |
| 17T | Roberto Jalnaiz | Philippines |
| 17T | Wang Weiping | China |
| 17T | Anthony Ikegu | Kenya |
| 17T | Badie Ovnteni | Niger |
| 17T | Hamed Halbouni | Syria |
| 17T | Joe Lawlor | Ireland |
| 17T | Bishnu Bahadur Singh | Nepal |
| 17T | Nokuthula Tshabangu | Zimbabwe |
| 17T | Setsuo Segawa | Japan |
| 17T | Ramazan Gül | Turkey |
| 33T | Vichai Khadpo | Thailand |
| 33T | Johnny Bredahl Johansen | Denmark |
| 33T | Zekaria Williams | Cook Islands |
| 33T | Archer Fausto | Mozambique |
| 33T | Sixto Vera | Paraguay |
| 33T | Andrea Mannai | Italy |
| 33T | Bonifacio García | Spain |
| 33T | Tseyen-Oidovyn Tserennyam | Mongolia |
| 33T | Simon Morales | Colombia |
| 33T | David Griman | Venezuela |
| 33T | John Lyon | Great Britain |
| 33T | Amir Hussain | Iraq |

### First round

* Andy Agosto (PUR) def. Vichairachanon Khadpo (THA), 5:0
* Hamed Halbouni (SYR) def. Johnny Bredahl (DEN), RSC-2
* Timofey Skryabin (URS) def. Zekaria Williams (CIS), 5:0
* Joseph Lawlor (IRL) def. Archibald Fausto (MOZ), KO-2
* Bishnu Bahadur Singh (NEP) def. Sixto Vera (PAR), 5:0
* Arthur Johnson (USA) def. Andrea Mannai (ITA), 5:0
* Nokuthula Tshabangu (ZIM) def. Bonifacio Garcia (ESP), 4:1
* Kim Kwang-Sun (KOR) def. Tseyen-Oidovyn Tserennyam (MGL), RSC-2
* Setsuo Segawa (JPN) def. Simon Morales (COL), 4:1
* Serafim Todorov (BUL) def. David Griman (VEN), 4:1
* Ramazan Gul (TUR) def. John Lyon (GBR), 4:1
* Gamal El-Komy (EGY) def. Amir Hussain (IRQ), 4:1

### Second round

* Manoj Pingale (IND) def. Joseph Chongo (ZAM), 5:0
* Mario González (MEX) def. Teboho Mathibeli (LES), 5:0
* Alfred Kotey (GHA) def. Husain Al-Mutairi (KUW), RSC-1
* Benjamin Mwangata (TNZ) def. Peter Ayesu (MLW), 5:0
* Emmanuel Nsubuga (UGA) def. Salem Obeyb (YMD), KO-1
* Benaissa Abed (ALG) def. Aissa Moukrine (MAR), 3:2
* János Váradi (HUN) def. Roberto Jalnaiz (PHI), 4:1
* Andreas Tews (GDR) def. Wang Weipin (CHN), 5:0
* Philippe Desavoye (FRA) def. Anthony Ikegu (KEN), RSC-2
* Melvin de Leon (DOM) def. Badie Ovnteni (NIG), RSC-1
* Andy Agosto (PUR) def. Hamed Halbouni (SYR), 5:0
* Timofey Skryabin (URS) def. Joseph Lawlor (IRL), 5:0
* Arthur Johnson (USA) def. Bishnu Bahadur Singh (NEP), RSC-2
* Kim Kwang-Sun (KOR) def. Nokuthula Tshabangu (ZIM), RSC-2
* Serafim Todorov (BUL) def. Setsuo Segawa (JPN), 5:0
* Gamal El-Komy (EGY) def. Ramazan Gül (TUR), 4:1

### Third round

* Mario González (MEX) def. Manoj Pingale (IND), 4:1
* Alfred Kotey (GHA) def. Benjamin Mwangata (TNZ), 5:0
* Benaissa Abed (ALG) def. Emmanuel Nsubuga (UGA), 3:2
* Andreas Tews (GDR) def. János Váradi (HUN), 5:0
* Melvin de Leon (DOM) def. Philippe Desavoye (FRA), 5:0
* Timofey Skryabin (URS) def. Andy Agosto (PUR), 5:0
* Kim Kwang-Sun (KOR) def. Arthur Johnson (USA), 5:0
* Serafim Todorov (BUL) def. Gamal El-Komy (EGY), walk-over

### Quarterfinals

* Mario González (MEX) def. Alfred Kotey (GHA), walk-over
* Andreas Tews (GDR) def. Benaissa Abed (ALG), 5:0
* Timofey Skryabin (URS) def. Melvin de Leon (DOM), 3:2
* Kim Kwang-Sun (KOR) def. Serafim Todorov (BUL), 4:1

### Semifinals

* Andreas Tews (GDR) def. Mario González (MEX), 5:0
* Kim Kwang-Sun (KOR) def. Timofey Skryabin (URS), 5:0

### Final

* Kim Kwang-Sun (KOR) def. Andreas Tews (GDR), 4:1