# Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Lightweight

The lightweight competition was the fifth-lowest weight class featured in amateur boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and was held at the Workers Indoor Arena. Lightweights were limited to a maximum of 60 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 | Aleksei Tishchenko Russia |
| Silver | Daouda Sow France |
| Bronze | Yordenis Ugás Cuba |
| Bronze | Hrachik Javakhyan Armenia |

## Draw

All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8)
| Round of 32 Monday, August 11, 2008 15:00-16:15 & 20:30-22:00 | Round of 32 Monday, August 11, 2008 15:00-16:15 & 20:30-22:00 | Round of 32 Monday, August 11, 2008 15:00-16:15 & 20:30-22:00 | Round of 16 Friday, August 15, 2008 14:30-16:30 | Round of 16 Friday, August 15, 2008 14:30-16:30 | Round of 16 Friday, August 15, 2008 14:30-16:30 | Quarterfinals Tuesday, August 19, 2008 20:00-21:00 | Quarterfinals Tuesday, August 19, 2008 20:00-21:00 | Quarterfinals Tuesday, August 19, 2008 20:00-21:00 | Semifinals Friday, August 22, 2008 20:00-20:30 | Semifinals Friday, August 22, 2008 20:00-20:30 | Semifinals Friday, August 22, 2008 20:00-20:30 | Final Sunday, August 24, 2008 14:40-16:00 | Final Sunday, August 24, 2008 14:40-16:00 | Final Sunday, August 24, 2008 14:40-16:00 |
| | | | Baik Jong-Sub (KOR) | Baik Jong-Sub (KOR) | 10 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Pichai Sayota (THA) | Pichai Sayota (THA) | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Baik Jong-Sub (KOR) | Baik Jong-Sub (KOR) | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Hrachik Javakhyan (ARM) | Hrachik Javakhyan (ARM) | WO | | | | | | |
| | | | Rasheed Lawal (NGR) | Rasheed Lawal (NGR) | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Hrachik Javakhyan (ARM) | Hrachik Javakhyan (ARM) | 12 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Hrachik Javakhyan (ARM) | Hrachik Javakhyan (ARM) | 5 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Aleksei Tishchenko (RUS) | Aleksei Tishchenko (RUS) | 10 | | | |
| | | | Darley Pérez (COL) | Darley Pérez (COL) | 15 | | | | | | | | | |
| Everton Lopes (BRA) | Everton Lopes (BRA) | 7 | Asylbek Talasbayev (KGZ) | Asylbek Talasbayev (KGZ) | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Asylbek Talasbayev (KGZ) | Asylbek Talasbayev (KGZ) | 9 | | | | Darley Pérez (COL) | Darley Pérez (COL) | 5 | | | | | | |
| Anthony Little (AUS) | Anthony Little (AUS) | 14 | | | | Aleksei Tishchenko (RUS) | Aleksei Tishchenko (RUS) | 13 | | | | | | |
| Julius Indongo (NAM) | Julius Indongo (NAM) | 2 | Anthony Little (AUS) | Anthony Little (AUS) | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Aleksei Tishchenko (RUS) | Aleksei Tishchenko (RUS) | 10 | Aleksei Tishchenko (RUS) | Aleksei Tishchenko (RUS) | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| Saifeddine Nejmaoui (TUN) | Saifeddine Nejmaoui (TUN) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | Aleksei Tishchenko (RUS) | Aleksei Tishchenko (RUS) | 11 |
| Domenico Valentino (ITA) | Domenico Valentino (ITA) | 15 | | | | | | | | | | Daouda Sow (FRA) | Daouda Sow (FRA) | 9 |
| Tahar Tamsamani (MAR) | Tahar Tamsamani (MAR) | 4 | Domenico Valentino (ITA) | Domenico Valentino (ITA) | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Hamza Kramou (ALG) | Hamza Kramou (ALG) | 3 | Yordenis Ugás (CUB) | Yordenis Ugás (CUB) | 10 | | | | | | | | | |
| Yordenis Ugás (CUB) | Yordenis Ugás (CUB) | 21 | | | | Yordenis Ugás (CUB) | Yordenis Ugás (CUB) | 11 | | | | | | |
| Georgian Popescu (ROU) | Georgian Popescu (ROU) | 20 | | | | Georgian Popescu (ROU) | Georgian Popescu (ROU) | 7 | | | | | | |
| Sadam Ali (USA) | Sadam Ali (USA) | 5 | Georgian Popescu (ROU) | Georgian Popescu (ROU) | 14 | | | | | | | | | |
| Jean de Dieu Soloniaina (MAD) | Jean de Dieu Soloniaina (MAD) | 2 | Francisco Vargas (MEX) | Francisco Vargas (MEX) | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Francisco Vargas (MEX) | Francisco Vargas (MEX) | 9 | | | | | | | Yordenis Ugás (CUB) | Yordenis Ugás (CUB) | 8 | | | |
| Daouda Sow (FRA) | Daouda Sow (FRA) | 13 | | | | | | | Daouda Sow (FRA) | Daouda Sow (FRA) | 15 | | | |
| Kim Song-Guk (PRK) | Kim Song-Guk (PRK) | 3 | Daouda Sow (FRA) | Daouda Sow (FRA) | 13 | | | | | | | | | |
| Onur Şipal (TUR) | Onur Şipal (TUR) | 3 | José Pedraza (PUR) | José Pedraza (PUR) | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| José Pedraza (PUR) | José Pedraza (PUR) | 10 | | | | Daouda Sow (FRA) | Daouda Sow (FRA) | 9 | | | | | | |
| Oleksandr Klyuchko (UKR) | Oleksandr Klyuchko (UKR) | 8 | | | | Hu Qing (CHN) | Hu Qing (CHN) | 6 | | | | | | |
| Hu Qing (CHN) | Hu Qing (CHN) | 10 | Hu Qing (CHN) | Hu Qing (CHN) | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| Miklós Varga (HUN) | Miklós Varga (HUN) | 3 | Merey Akshalov (KAZ) | Merey Akshalov (KAZ) | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| Merey Akshalov (KAZ) | Merey Akshalov (KAZ) | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | |