# Boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics took place in the Alexander Memorial Coliseum in Atlanta. The boxing schedule began on 20 July and ended on 4 August. Twelve boxing events were contested, with the participation of 355 athletes from 97 countries.
There was significant controversy surrounding the judging of the fight between Floyd Mayweather of the U.S. and Serafim Todorov of Bulgaria, with Todorov being awarded the semi-final bout win which according to many observers, was won by Mayweather. Additionally, in the final of the light flyweight bout between Bulgaria's Daniel Petrov and Mansueto Velasco of the Philippines, Petrov claimed gold as many spectators believed that Velasco should have won the match and questioned the one-sided scoring of the judges.

## Qualification

The following tournaments were used as qualification tournaments for boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
| Event | Date | Venue |
| Asian Championships | 1 to October 8, 1995 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
| European Championships | March 30 to April 7, 1996 | Vejle, Denmark |
| All-Africa Games | 13 to September 23, 1995 | Harare, Zimbabwe |
| Africa Qualification Tournament | April/May 1996 | Cairo, Egypt |
| Australia and Oceania Qualification Tournament | October 1995 | Nuku'alofa, Tonga |
| Pan American Games | March 1995 | Mar del Plata, Argentina |
| Central America Qualification Tournament | February 1996 | Guaynabo, Puerto Rico |
| North America Qualification Tournament | April 1996 | Halifax, Canada |
| South American Championships | March 1996 | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Asian Qualification Tournament | April 19–20, 1996 | Pasay, Philippines |

## Medal winners

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Light flyweight (– 48 kg) details | Daniel Petrov Bulgaria | Mansueto Velasco Philippines | Oleg Kiryukhin Ukraine |
| Light flyweight (– 48 kg) details | Daniel Petrov Bulgaria | Mansueto Velasco Philippines | Rafael Lozano Spain |
| Flyweight (– 51 kg) details | Maikro Romero Cuba | Bulat Jumadilov Kazakhstan | Zoltan Lunka Germany |
| Flyweight (– 51 kg) details | Maikro Romero Cuba | Bulat Jumadilov Kazakhstan | Albert Pakeyev Russia |
| Bantamweight (– 54 kg) details | István Kovács Hungary | Arnaldo Mesa Cuba | Vichairachanon Khadpo Thailand |
| Bantamweight (– 54 kg) details | István Kovács Hungary | Arnaldo Mesa Cuba | Raimkul Malakhbekov Russia |
| Featherweight (– 57 kg) details | Somluck Kamsing Thailand | Serafim Todorov Bulgaria | Pablo Chacón Argentina |
| Featherweight (– 57 kg) details | Somluck Kamsing Thailand | Serafim Todorov Bulgaria | Floyd Mayweather Jr. United States |
| Lightweight (– 60 kg) details | Hocine Soltani Algeria | Tontcho Tontchev Bulgaria | Terrance Cauthen United States |
| Lightweight (– 60 kg) details | Hocine Soltani Algeria | Tontcho Tontchev Bulgaria | Leonard Doroftei Romania |
| Light welterweight (– 63.5 kg) details | Héctor Vinent Cuba | Oktay Urkal Germany | Fathi Missaoui Tunisia |
| Light welterweight (– 63.5 kg) details | Héctor Vinent Cuba | Oktay Urkal Germany | Bolat Niyazymbetov Kazakhstan |
| Welterweight (– 67 kg) details | Oleg Saitov Russia | Juan Hernández Sierra Cuba | Daniel Santos Puerto Rico |
| Welterweight (– 67 kg) details | Oleg Saitov Russia | Juan Hernández Sierra Cuba | Marian Simion Romania |
| Light middleweight (– 71 kg) details | David Reid United States | Alfredo Duvergel Cuba | Yermakhan Ibraimov Kazakhstan |
| Light middleweight (– 71 kg) details | David Reid United States | Alfredo Duvergel Cuba | Karim Tulaganov Uzbekistan |
| Middleweight (– 75 kg' details | Ariel Hernández Cuba | Malik Beyleroğlu Turkey | Rhoshii Wells United States |
| Middleweight (– 75 kg' details | Ariel Hernández Cuba | Malik Beyleroğlu Turkey | Mohamed Bahari Algeria |
| Light heavyweight (– 81 kg) details | Vasilii Jirov Kazakhstan | Lee Seung-Bae South Korea | Antonio Tarver United States |
| Light heavyweight (– 81 kg) details | Vasilii Jirov Kazakhstan | Lee Seung-Bae South Korea | Thomas Ulrich Germany |
| Heavyweight (– 91 kg)' details | Félix Savón Cuba | David Defiagbon Canada | Nate Jones United States |
| Heavyweight (– 91 kg)' details | Félix Savón Cuba | David Defiagbon Canada | Luan Krasniqi Germany |
| Super heavyweight (+ 91 kg) details | Wladimir Klitschko Ukraine | Paea Wolfgram Tonga | Duncan Dokiwari Nigeria |
| Super heavyweight (+ 91 kg) details | Wladimir Klitschko Ukraine | Paea Wolfgram Tonga | Alexei Lezin Russia |

## Medal table

* Host nation (United States)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Cuba (CUB) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Bulgaria (BUL) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | United States (USA)* | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 5 | Russia (RUS) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | Algeria (ALG) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Thailand (THA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Ukraine (UKR) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Hungary (HUN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Germany (GER) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 11 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Philippines (PHI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Tonga (TGA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Turkey (TUR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Romania (ROU) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 17 | Argentina (ARG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Nigeria (NGR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Puerto Rico (PUR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Spain (ESP) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Tunisia (TUN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Uzbekistan (UZB) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (22 entries) | Totals (22 entries) | 12 | 12 | 24 | 48 |