# Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Welterweight

The welterweight competition was the fifth-highest weight class featured in amateur boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and was held at the Workers Indoor Arena. Welterweights were limited to a maximum of 69 kilograms in body mass.
Like all Olympic boxing events, the competition was a straight single-elimination tournament. Both semifinal losers were awarded bronze medals, so no boxers competed again after their first loss. 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.

## Medalists

| Gold | Bakhyt Sarsekbayev Kazakhstan |
| Silver | Carlos Banteux Cuba |
| Bronze | Hanati Silamu China |
| Bronze | Kim Jung-Joo South Korea |

## Schedule

All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8)
| Date | Time | Round |
| Sunday, August 10, 2008 | 15:30-16:55 20:35-22:30 | Round of 32 |
| Thursday, August 14, 2008 | 13:30-14:30 21:00-22:00 | Round of 16 |
| Sunday, August 17, 2008 | 20:01-21:00 | Quarterfinals |
| Friday, August 22, 2008 | 20:31-21:00 | Semifinals |
| Sunday, August 24, 2008 | 15:16-15:31 | Final Bout |

## Draw
### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Carlos Banteux (CUB) | 17 | | | |
| 4 | Hanati Silamu (CHN) | 4 | | | |
| 4 | Hanati Silamu (CHN) | 4 | Carlos Banteux (CUB) | Carlos Banteux (CUB) | 9 |
| | | | Bakhyt Sarsekbayev (KAZ) | Bakhyt Sarsekbayev (KAZ) | 18 |
| 3 | Bakhyt Sarsekbayev (KAZ) | 10 | Bakhyt Sarsekbayev (KAZ) | Bakhyt Sarsekbayev (KAZ) | 18 |
| 2 | Kim Jung-Joo (KOR) | 6 | | | |

### Top half

| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | | | Non Boonjumnong (THA) | Non Boonjumnong (THA) | 10 | | | | | | |
| | | | Hosam Bakr Abdin (EGY) | Hosam Bakr Abdin (EGY) | 11 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Hosam Bakr Abdin (EGY) | Hosam Bakr Abdin (EGY) | 2 | | | |
| | | | | | | Carlos Banteux (CUB) | Carlos Banteux (CUB) | 10 | | | |
| | | | Carlos Banteux (CUB) | Carlos Banteux (CUB) | 13 | | | | | | |
| Billy Joe Saunders (GBR) | Billy Joe Saunders (GBR) | 14 | Billy Joe Saunders (GBR) | Billy Joe Saunders (GBR) | 6 | | | | | | |
| Adem Kılıççı (TUR) | Adem Kılıççı (TUR) | 3 | | | | | | | Carlos Banteux (CUB) | Carlos Banteux (CUB) | 17 |
| Tureano Johnson (BAH) | Tureano Johnson (BAH) | 18 | | | | | | | Hanati Silamu (CHN) | Hanati Silamu (CHN) | 4 |
| Rolande Moses (GRN) | Rolande Moses (GRN) | 3 | Tureano Johnson (BAH) | Tureano Johnson (BAH) | 9 | | | | | | |
| Gilbert Lenin Castillo (DOM) | Gilbert Lenin Castillo (DOM) | 6 | Olexandr Stretskyy (UKR) | Olexandr Stretskyy (UKR) | 4 | | | | | | |
| Olexandr Stretskyy (UKR) | Olexandr Stretskyy (UKR) | 9 | | | | Tureano Johnson (BAH) | Tureano Johnson (BAH) | 4 | | | |
| Precious Makina (ZAM) | Precious Makina (ZAM) | 4 | | | | Hanati Silamu (CHN) | Hanati Silamu (CHN) | 14 | | | |
| Hanati Silamu (CHN) | Hanati Silamu (CHN) | 21 | Hanati Silamu (CHN) | Hanati Silamu (CHN) | 9 | | | | | | |
| Bruno Bongongo (CAF) | Bruno Bongongo (CAF) | 2 | Joseph Mulema (CMR) | Joseph Mulema (CMR) | 4 | | | | | | |
| Joseph Mulema (CMR) | Joseph Mulema (CMR) | 17 | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| Bakhyt Sarsekbayev (KAZ) | Bakhyt Sarsekbayev (KAZ) | 20 | | | | | | | | | |
| Adam Trupish (CAN) | Adam Trupish (CAN) | 1 | Bakhyt Sarsekbayev (KAZ) | Bakhyt Sarsekbayev (KAZ) | RSCI | | | | | | |
| Vitalie Gruşac (MDA) | Vitalie Gruşac (MDA) | 7 | Vitalie Gruşac (MDA) | Vitalie Gruşac (MDA) | | | | | | | |
| Gerard O'Mahony (AUS) | Gerard O'Mahony (AUS) | 2 | | | | Bakhyt Sarsekbayev (KAZ) | Bakhyt Sarsekbayev (KAZ) | 12 | | | |
| Aliasker Bashirov (TKM) | Aliasker Bashirov (TKM) | 6 | | | | Dilshod Mahmudov (UZB) | Dilshod Mahmudov (UZB) | 7 | | | |
| Jaoid Chiguer (FRA) | Jaoid Chiguer (FRA) | 17 | Jaoid Chiguer (FRA) | Jaoid Chiguer (FRA) | 3 | | | | | | |
| Mehdi Khalsi (MAR) | Mehdi Khalsi (MAR) | 3 | Dilshod Mahmudov (UZB) | Dilshod Mahmudov (UZB) | 8 | | | | | | |
| Dilshod Mahmudov (UZB) | Dilshod Mahmudov (UZB) | 11 | | | | | | | Bakhyt Sarsekbayev (KAZ) | Bakhyt Sarsekbayev (KAZ) | 10 |
| Demetrius Andrade (USA) | Demetrius Andrade (USA) | 11 | | | | | | | Kim Jung-Joo (KOR) | Kim Jung-Joo (KOR) | 6 |
| Kakhaber Zhvania (GEO) | Kakhaber Zhvania (GEO) | 9 | Demetrius Andrade (USA) | Demetrius Andrade (USA) | 14 | | | | | | |
| Mujandjae Kasuto (NAM) | Mujandjae Kasuto (NAM) | 5 | Andrey Balanov (RUS) | Andrey Balanov (RUS) | 3 | | | | | | |
| Andrey Balanov (RUS) | Andrey Balanov (RUS) | 8 | | | | Demetrius Andrade (USA) | Demetrius Andrade (USA) | 9 | | | |
| Magomed Nurutdinov (BLR) | Magomed Nurutdinov (BLR) | 2 | | | | Kim Jung-Joo (KOR) | Kim Jung-Joo (KOR) | 11 | | | |
| John Jackson (ISV) | John Jackson (ISV) | 4 | John Jackson (ISV) | John Jackson (ISV) | 0 | | | | | | |
| Jack Culcay-Keth (GER) | Jack Culcay-Keth (GER) | 11 | Kim Jung-Joo (KOR) | Kim Jung-Joo (KOR) | 10 | | | | | | |
| Kim Jung-Joo (KOR) | Kim Jung-Joo (KOR) | +11 | | | | | | | | | |