# Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Light heavyweight

The light heavyweight competition was the third-highest weight class featured in amateur boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and was held at the Workers Indoor Arena. Light heavyweights were limited to a maximum of 81 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.
The round of 32 was marked by injury when Samoa's Farani Tavui was taken to hospital after being knocked unconscious during his first match.

## Medalists

| Gold | Zhang Xiaoping China |
| Silver | Kenneth Egan Ireland |
| Bronze | Tony Jeffries Great Britain |
| Bronze | Yerkebulan Shynaliyev Kazakhstan |

## Schedule

All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8)
| Date | Time | Round |
| Saturday, August 9, 2008 | 15:30-16:30 19:00-20:30 | Round of 32 |
| Thursday, August 14, 2008 | 14:30-16:30 | Round of 16 |
| Tuesday, August 19, 2008 | 21:01-22:00 | Quarterfinals |
| Friday, August 22, 2008 | 21:01-21:30 | Semifinals |
| Sunday, August 24, 2008 | 15:51-16:05 | Final Bout |

## Draw
### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Tony Jeffries (GBR) | 3 | | | |
| 4 | Kenneth Egan (IRL) | 10 | | | |
| 4 | Kenneth Egan (IRL) | 10 | Kenneth Egan (IRL) | Kenneth Egan (IRL) | 7 |
| | | | Zhang Xiaoping (CHN) | Zhang Xiaoping (CHN) | 11 |
| 3 | Zhang Xiaoping (CHN) | 4+ | Zhang Xiaoping (CHN) | Zhang Xiaoping (CHN) | 11 |
| 2 | Yerkebuian Shynaliyev (KAZ) | 4 | | | |

### 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 |
| | | | Eleider Álvarez (COL) | Eleider Álvarez (COL) | 5 | | | | | | |
| | | | Tony Jeffries (GBR) | Tony Jeffries (GBR) | +5 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Tony Jeffries (GBR) | Tony Jeffries (GBR) | 10 | | | |
| | | | | | | Imre Szellő (HUN) | Imre Szellő (HUN) | 2 | | | |
| | | | Luis González (VEN) | Luis González (VEN) | | | | | | | |
| | | | Imre Szellő (HUN) | Imre Szellő (HUN) | RSCH | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Tony Jeffries (GBR) | Tony Jeffries (GBR) | 3 |
| Azea Augustama (HAI) | Azea Augustama (HAI) | 2 | | | | | | | Kenneth Egan (IRL) | Kenneth Egan (IRL) | 10 |
| Washington Silva (BRA) | Washington Silva (BRA) | 6 | Washington Silva (BRA) | Washington Silva (BRA) | 9 | | | | | | |
| Bastir Samir (GHA) | Bastir Samir (GHA) | RSC | Bastir Samir (GHA) | Bastir Samir (GHA) | 7 | | | | | | |
| Dauda Izobo (NGR) | Dauda Izobo (NGR) | | | | | Washington Silva (BRA) | Washington Silva (BRA) | 0 | | | |
| Julius Jackson (ISV) | Julius Jackson (ISV) | 2 | | | | Kenneth Egan (IRL) | Kenneth Egan (IRL) | 8 | | | |
| Kenneth Egan (IRL) | Kenneth Egan (IRL) | 22 | Kenneth Egan (IRL) | Kenneth Egan (IRL) | 10 | | | | | | |
| Aziz Ali (KEN) | Aziz Ali (KEN) | 3 | Bahram Muzaffer (TUR) | Bahram Muzaffer (TUR) | 2 | | | | | | |
| Bahram Muzaffer (TUR) | Bahram Muzaffer (TUR) | 8 | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| Mourad Sahraoui (TUN) | Mourad Sahraoui (TUN) | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Zhang Xiaoping (CHN) | Zhang Xiaoping (CHN) | 3 | Zhang Xiaoping (CHN) | Zhang Xiaoping (CHN) | 8 | | | | | | |
| Artur Beterbiyev (RUS) | Artur Beterbiyev (RUS) | 15 | Artur Beterbiyev (RUS) | Artur Beterbiyev (RUS) | 2 | | | | | | |
| Kennedy Katende (SWE) | Kennedy Katende (SWE) | 3 | | | | Zhang Xiaoping (CHN) | Zhang Xiaoping (CHN) | 12 | | | |
| Ramadan Yasser (EGY) | Ramadan Yasser (EGY) | +10 | | | | Abdelhafid Benchabla (ALG) | Abdelhafid Benchabla (ALG) | 7 | | | |
| Ramazan Magomedov (BLR) | Ramazan Magomedov (BLR) | 10 | Ramadan Yasser (EGY) | Ramadan Yasser (EGY) | 6 | | | | | | |
| Dinesh Kumar (IND) | Dinesh Kumar (IND) | | Abdelhafid Benchabla (ALG) | Abdelhafid Benchabla (ALG) | 13 | | | | | | |
| Abdelhafid Benchabla (ALG) | Abdelhafid Benchabla (ALG) | RSCOS | | | | | | | Zhang Xiaoping (CHN) | Zhang Xiaoping (CHN) | 4+ |
| Marijo Šivolija (CRO) | Marijo Šivolija (CRO) | RSCH | | | | | | | Yerkebulan Shynaliyev (KAZ) | Yerkebulan Shynaliyev (KAZ) | 4 |
| Satupaitea Farani Tavui (SAM) | Satupaitea Farani Tavui (SAM) | | Marijo Šivolija (CRO) | Marijo Šivolija (CRO) | 1 | | | | | | |
| Abbos Atoev (UZB) | Abbos Atoev (UZB) | 3 | Dzhakhon Kurbanov (TJK) | Dzhakhon Kurbanov (TJK) | 8 | | | | | | |
| Dzhakhon Kurbanov (TJK) | Dzhakhon Kurbanov (TJK) | 11 | | | | Dzhakhon Kurbanov (TJK) | Dzhakhon Kurbanov (TJK) | DSQ | | | |
| Mehdi Ghorbani (IRI) | Mehdi Ghorbani (IRI) | 4 | | | | Yerkebulan Shynaliyev (KAZ) | Yerkebulan Shynaliyev (KAZ) | | | | |
| Carlos Negrón (PUR) | Carlos Negrón (PUR) | 13 | Carlos Negrón (PUR) | Carlos Negrón (PUR) | 3 | | | | | | |
| Yerkebulan Shynaliyev (KAZ) | Yerkebulan Shynaliyev (KAZ) | 11 | Yerkebulan Shynaliyev (KAZ) | Yerkebulan Shynaliyev (KAZ) | 9 | | | | | | |
| Daugirdas Semiotas (LTU) | Daugirdas Semiotas (LTU) | 3 | | | | | | | | | |