Boxing at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Light middleweight

The men's light middleweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1988 Summer Olympics. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 71 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 20 September to 2 October 1988. 36 boxers from 36 nations competed.[1]

Light middleweight boxing
at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad
VenueJamsil Students' Gymnasium
Dates20 September – 2 October
Competitors36 from 36 nations
Medalists
Park Si-hun  South Korea
Roy Jones Jr.  United States
Raymond Downey  Canada
Richard Woodhall  Great Britain

19-year-old Roy Jones Jr. of the U.S. dominated his opponents, never losing a single round en route to the final. In the final, he controversially lost a 3–2 decision to South Korean fighter Park Si-Hun, despite pummeling Park for three rounds and landing 86 punches to Park's 32.[2][3][4]

Medalists

GoldPark Si-hun
 South Korea
SilverRoy Jones Jr.
 United States
BronzeRaymond Downey
 Canada
BronzeRichard Woodhall
 Great Britain

Results

The following boxers took part in the event:[1]

RankNameCountry
1Park Si-hun South Korea
2Roy Jones Jr. United States
3TRaymond Downey Canada
3TRichard Woodhall Great Britain
5TRey Rivera Puerto Rico
5TYevgeny Zaytsev Soviet Union
5TVincenzo Nardiello Italy
5TMartin Kitel Sweden
9TPeter Silva Brazil
9TApolinário de Silveira Angola
9TMichal Franek Czechoslovakia
9TSounaila Sagnon Burkina Faso
9TTorsten Schmitz East Germany
9TQuinn Paynter Bermuda
9TLaurensio Mercado Ecuador
9TAbrar Hussain Syed Pakistan
17TCharles Mahlalela Swaziland
17TGeorge Allison Guyana
17TDesmond Williams Sierra Leone
17TMohamad Orungi Kenya
17TM'tendere Makalamba Malawi
17TGary Smikle Jamaica
17TJohn Boscoe Waigo Uganda
17TAbdullah Ramadan Sudan
17TAngel Stoyanov Bulgaria
17TJohnny de Lima Denmark
17TLikou Aliu Samoa
17TNcholu Monontsi Lesotho
17TWabanko Banko Democratic Republic of the Congo
17TNorbert Nieroba West Germany
17TFrançois Mayo Cameroon
32TEmmanuel Quaye Ghana
32TJorge Oscar López Argentina
32TGarth Felix Grenada
32TNoureddine Meziane Algeria
32TMoussa Wiawindi Central African Republic

First round

Second round

Third round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

Judges Zaur Gvadzhava of the Soviet Union and Sándor Pajar of Hungary each voted for Jones, 60–56, on the 20-point must system. But Alberto Duran of Uruguay and Hiouad Larbi of Morocco voted for Park, each by 59–58. Bob D. Kasule of Uganda gave 59–59 a draw, but decided that Park was more aggressive.[5] As the decision was highly controversial, it eventually led the Olympic authorities to introduce a new high-tech scoring system, which in turn was intended to eliminate biased judging.[6]

References

  1. "Boxing at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Men's Light Middleweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  2. Mamet, David (7 October 1988). "In Losing, a Boxer Won". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 April 2010.
  3. "Sports of The Times – Nice Gesture Substitutes For Justice – NYTimes.com". Query.nytimes.com. 26 September 1997. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
  4. "Seoul Games scarred by riots". in.rediff.com. Retrieved 22 August 2008.
  5. Boxers Rise From Swamp By Dave Nightingale, St Louis Sporting News, October 10, 1988.
  6. Higher, Further, Faster: Is Technology Improving Sport? by Stewart Ross.
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