# Boxing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's light flyweight

The men's light flyweight boxing competition at the 2012 Olympic Games in London was held from 31 July to 12 August at the ExCeL Exhibition Centre.

## Competition format

Like all Olympic boxing events, the competition was a straight single-elimination tournament. This event consisted of 26 boxers who have qualified for the competition through various qualifying tournaments held in 2011 and 2012. The competition began with a preliminary round on 31 July, where the number of competitors was reduced to 16, and concluded with the final on 11 August. 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 three three-minute rounds. The boxers receive points for every successful punch they land on their opponent's head or upper body. The boxer with the most points at the end of the bouts wins. If a boxer is 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 |
| Tuesday 31 July 2012 | 13:30 & 20:30 | Round of 32 |
| Saturday 4 August 2012 | 13:30 & 20:30 | Round of 16 |
| Wednesday 8 August 2012 | 20:30 | Quarter-finals |
| Friday 10 August 2012 | 13:30 | Semi-finals |
| Saturday 11 August 2012 | 20:30 | Final |

## Results
### Finals

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| Zou Shiming (CHN) | 15 |
| Paddy Barnes (IRL) | 15 | | |
| Paddy Barnes (IRL) | 15 | Zou Shiming (CHN) | 13 |
| | | Kaeo Pongprayoon (THA) | 10 |
| David Ayrapetyan (RUS) | 12 | Kaeo Pongprayoon (THA) | 10 |
| Kaeo Pongprayoon (THA) | 13 | | |

### 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 |
| | | | Zou Shiming (CHN) | Zou Shiming (CHN) | 14 | | | | | | |
| Billy Ward (AUS) | Billy Ward (AUS) | 4 | Yosbany Veitia (CUB) | Yosbany Veitia (CUB) | 11 | | | | | | |
| Yosbany Veitia (CUB) | Yosbany Veitia (CUB) | 26 | | | | Zou Shiming (CHN) | Zou Shiming (CHN) | 13 | | | |
| Mark Barriga (PHI) | Mark Barriga (PHI) | 17 | | | | Birzhan Zhakypov (KAZ) | Birzhan Zhakypov (KAZ) | 10 | | | |
| Manuel Cappai (ITA) | Manuel Cappai (ITA) | 7 | Mark Barriga (PHI) | Mark Barriga (PHI) | 16 | | | | | | |
| Birzhan Zhakypov (KAZ) | Birzhan Zhakypov (KAZ) | 18 | Birzhan Zhakypov (KAZ) | Birzhan Zhakypov (KAZ) | 17 | | | | | | |
| Jérémy Beccu (FRA) | Jérémy Beccu (FRA) | 17 | | | | | | | Zou Shiming (CHN) | Zou Shiming (CHN) | 15 |
| | | | | | | | | | Paddy Barnes (IRL) | Paddy Barnes (IRL) | 15 |
| | | | Paddy Barnes (IRL) | Paddy Barnes (IRL) | 15 | | | | | | |
| Thomas Essomba (CMR) | Thomas Essomba (CMR) | 13 | Thomas Essomba (CMR) | Thomas Essomba (CMR) | 10 | | | | | | |
| Abdelali Daraa (MAR) | Abdelali Daraa (MAR) | 10 | | | | Paddy Barnes (IRL) | Paddy Barnes (IRL) | 23 | | | |
| Devendro Singh (IND) | Devendro Singh (IND) | RSC | | | | Devendro Singh (IND) | Devendro Singh (IND) | 18 | | | |
| Bayron Molina (HON) | Bayron Molina (HON) | | Devendro Singh (IND) | Devendro Singh (IND) | 16 | | | | | | |
| | | | Pürevdorjiin Serdamba (MGL) | Pürevdorjiin Serdamba (MGL) | 11 | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| | | | David Ayrapetyan (RUS) | David Ayrapetyan (RUS) | 15 | | | | | | |
| Jantony Ortíz (PUR) | Jantony Ortíz (PUR) | 20 | Jantony Ortíz (PUR) | Jantony Ortíz (PUR) | 13 | | | | | | |
| Tetteh Sulemanu (GHA) | Tetteh Sulemanu (GHA) | 6 | | | | David Ayrapetyan (RUS) | David Ayrapetyan (RUS) | 19 | | | |
| Ferhat Pehlivan (TUR) | Ferhat Pehlivan (TUR) | 16 | | | | Ferhat Pehlivan (TUR) | Ferhat Pehlivan (TUR) | 11 | | | |
| Carlos Suárez (TRI) | Carlos Suárez (TRI) | 6 | Ferhat Pehlivan (TUR) | Ferhat Pehlivan (TUR) | 20 | | | | | | |
| | | | Ramy El-Awadi (EGY) | Ramy El-Awadi (EGY) | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | David Ayrapetyan (RUS) | David Ayrapetyan (RUS) | 12 |
| José Kelvin de la Nieve (ESP) | José Kelvin de la Nieve (ESP) | 11 | | | | | | | Kaeo Pongprayoon (THA) | Kaeo Pongprayoon (THA) | 13 |
| Carlos Quipo (ECU) | Carlos Quipo (ECU) | 14 | Carlos Quipo (ECU) | Carlos Quipo (ECU) | 6 | | | | | | |
| Mohamed Flissi (ALG) | Mohamed Flissi (ALG) | 11 | Kaeo Pongprayoon (THA) | Kaeo Pongprayoon (THA) | 10 | | | | | | |
| Kaeo Pongprayoon (THA) | Kaeo Pongprayoon (THA) | 19 | | | | Kaeo Pongprayoon (THA) | Kaeo Pongprayoon (THA) | 16 | | | |
| Aleksandar Aleksandrov (BUL) | Aleksandar Aleksandrov (BUL) | 22 | | | | Aleksandar Aleksandrov (BUL) | Aleksandar Aleksandrov (BUL) | 10 | | | |
| Juliano Máquina (MOZ) | Juliano Máquina (MOZ) | 7 | Aleksandar Aleksandrov (BUL) | Aleksandar Aleksandrov (BUL) | 15 | | | | | | |
| | | | Shin Jong-hun (KOR) | Shin Jong-hun (KOR) | 14 | | | | | | |