# Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Light flyweight

The Light Flyweight class in the boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics competition is the lightest class. Light flyweights were limited to those boxers weighing less than 48 kilograms (105.8 lbs).
29 boxers qualified for this category after the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships and 9 Continental Qualification Tournaments.
The only Olympic medalist to participate in the flyweight at the Beijing Games is the host country boxer, Zou Shiming, bronze at the 2004 Games and defending World Champion.
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 | Zou Shiming China |
| Silver | Pürevdorjiin Serdamba Mongolia |
| Bronze | Paddy Barnes Ireland |
| Bronze | Yampier Hernández Cuba |

## Qualified Athletes

| | Athlete | Country | Notes |
| 1 | Hovannas Danielyan | Armenia | 2006 European Championships |
| 2 | Paulo Carvalho | Brazil | |
| 3 | Thomas Essomba | Cameroon | 2007 All Africa Games |
| 4 | Garrett White | Canada | 2005 World Championships 2007 World Championships 2006 Asian Games 2003 World Championships 2004 Athens Olympics |
| 5 | Yampier Hernández | Cuba | |
| 6 | Winston Méndez Montero | Dominican Republic | 2007 Pan American Games |
| 7 | José Luis Meza | Ecuador | |
| 8 | Nordine Oubaali | France | 2007 Worlds 2007 EU Championships |
| 9 | Manyo Plange | Ghana | 2007 All-Africa Games |
| 10 | Pál Bedák | Hungary | 2005 Worlds |
| 11 | Paddy Barnes | Ireland | |
| 12 | Birzhan Zhakypov | Kazakhstan | 2005 World Championships |
| 13 | Suleiman Bilali | Kenya | 2003 All-Africa Games 2007 All-Africa Games |
| 14 | Redouane Bouchtouk | Morocco | |
| 15 | Pürevdorjiin Serdamba | Mongolia | |
| 16 | Japhet Uutoni | Namibia | 2006 Commonwealth Games |
| 17 | Jack Willie | Papua New Guinea | |
| 18 | Harry Tañamor | Philippines | 2007 World Championships 2002 Asian Games 2001 World Championships 2003 World Championships |
| 19 | Lukasz Maszczyk | Poland | |
| 20 | Dave Ayrapetyan | Russia | 2006 European Championships |
| 21 | Kelvin de la Nieve | Spain | 2007 EU Championships |
| 22 | Simanga Shiba | Swaziland | IOC Tripartite Commission Invitation |
| 23 | Sherali Dostiev | Tajikistan | 2005 World Championships |
| 24 | Amnat Ruanroeng | Thailand | 2007 World Championships |
| 25 | Ronald Serugo | Uganda | |
| 26 | Georgiy Chygayev | Ukraine | |
| 27 | Luis Yanez | United States | 2007 Pan American Games |
| 28 | Rafikjon Sultonov | Uzbekistan | |
| 29 | Eduard Bermúdez | Venezuela | |
| 29 Boxers |||

## Schedule

All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8)
| Date | Time | Round |
| Wednesday, August 13, 2008 | 13:30-15:00 19:00-20:30 | Round of 32 |
| Saturday, August 16, 2008 | 19:00-21:00 | Round of 16 |
| Tuesday, August 19, 2008 | 19:00-20:00 | Quarterfinals |
| Friday, August 22, 2008 | 19:00-19:30 | Semifinals |
| Sunday, August 24, 2008 | 13:30-13:45 | Final Bout |

## Draw

| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | Paddy Barnes (IRL) | Paddy Barnes (IRL) | 14 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | José Luis Meza (ECU) | José Luis Meza (ECU) | 8 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Paddy Barnes (IRL) | Paddy Barnes (IRL) | 11 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Łukasz Maszczyk (POL) | Łukasz Maszczyk (POL) | 5 | | | | | | |
| | | | Japhet Uutoni (NAM) | Japhet Uutoni (NAM) | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Łukasz Maszczyk (POL) | Łukasz Maszczyk (POL) | RSC | Łukasz Maszczyk (POL) | Łukasz Maszczyk (POL) | +5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Saidu Kargbo (SLE) | Saidu Kargbo (SLE) | | | | | | | | Paddy Barnes (IRL) | Paddy Barnes (IRL) | 0 | | | |
| Pál Bedák (HUN) | Pál Bedák (HUN) | 6 | | | | | | | Zou Shiming (CHN) | Zou Shiming (CHN) | 15 | | | |
| Birzhan Zhakypov (KAZ) | Birzhan Zhakypov (KAZ) | 7 | Birzhan Zhakypov (KAZ) | Birzhan Zhakypov (KAZ) | 13 | | | | | | | | | |
| Thomas Essomba (CMR) | Thomas Essomba (CMR) | 3 | Hovhannes Danielyan (ARM) | Hovhannes Danielyan (ARM) | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| Hovhannes Danielyan (ARM) | Hovhannes Danielyan (ARM) | 9 | | | | Birzhan Zhakypov (KAZ) | Birzhan Zhakypov (KAZ) | 4 | | | | | | |
| Nordine Oubaali (FRA) | Nordine Oubaali (FRA) | 8 | | | | Zou Shiming (CHN) | Zou Shiming (CHN) | 9 | | | | | | |
| Rafikjon Sultonov (UZB) | Rafikjon Sultonov (UZB) | 7 | Nordine Oubaali (FRA) | Nordine Oubaali (FRA) | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Eduard Bermúdez (VEN) | Eduard Bermúdez (VEN) | 2 | Zou Shiming (CHN) | Zou Shiming (CHN) | +3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Zou Shiming (CHN) | Zou Shiming (CHN) | 11 | | | | | | | | | | Zou Shiming (CHN) | Zou Shiming (CHN) | |
| Winston Mendez Montero (DOM) | Winston Mendez Montero (DOM) | 9 | | | | | | | | | | Pürevdorjiin Serdamba (MGL) | Pürevdorjiin Serdamba (MGL) | RET |
| Suleiman Bilali (KEN) | Suleiman Bilali (KEN) | 3 | Winston Mendez Montero (DOM) | Winston Mendez Montero (DOM) | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Amnat Ruenroeng (THA) | Amnat Ruenroeng (THA) | 14 | Amnat Ruanroeng (THA) | Amnat Ruanroeng (THA) | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| Jack Willie (PNG) | Jack Willie (PNG) | 2 | | | | Amnat Ruenroeng (THA) | Amnat Ruenroeng (THA) | 2 | | | | | | |
| Pürevdorjiin Serdamba (MGL) | Pürevdorjiin Serdamba (MGL) | 9 | | | | Pürevdorjiin Serdamba (MGL) | Pürevdorjiin Serdamba (MGL) | 5 | | | | | | |
| Ronald Serugo (UGA) | Ronald Serugo (UGA) | 5 | Pürevdorjiin Serdamba (MGL) | Pürevdorjiin Serdamba (MGL) | 8 | | | | | | | | | |
| Kelvin de la Nieve (ESP) | Kelvin de la Nieve (ESP) | 9 | Luis Yáñez (USA) | Luis Yáñez (USA) | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| Luis Yáñez (USA) | Luis Yáñez (USA) | 12 | | | | | | | Pürevdorjiin Serdamba (MGL) | Pürevdorjiin Serdamba (MGL) | +8 | | | |
| Georgiy Chygayev (UKR) | Georgiy Chygayev (UKR) | 13 | | | | | | | Yampier Hernández (CUB) | Yampier Hernández (CUB) | 8 | | | |
| David Ayrapetyan (RUS) | David Ayrapetyan (RUS) | 11 | Georgiy Chygayev (UKR) | Georgiy Chygayev (UKR) | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Yampier Hernández (CUB) | Yampier Hernández (CUB) | 12 | Yampier Hernández (CUB) | Yampier Hernández (CUB) | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| Sherali Dostiev (TJK) | Sherali Dostiev (TJK) | 1 | | | | Yampier Hernández (CUB) | Yampier Hernández (CUB) | 21 | | | | | | |
| Manyo Plange (GHA) | Manyo Plange (GHA) | 6 | | | | Paulo Carvalho (BRA) | Paulo Carvalho (BRA) | 6 | | | | | | |
| Harry Tañamor (PHI) | Harry Tañamor (PHI) | 3 | Manyo Plange (GHA) | Manyo Plange (GHA) | 12 | | | | | | | | | |
| Redouane Bouchtouk (MAR) | Redouane Bouchtouk (MAR) | 7 | Paulo Carvalho (BRA) | Paulo Carvalho (BRA) | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| Paulo Carvalho (BRA) | Paulo Carvalho (BRA) | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | |