Boxing at the 2010 Asian Games – Men's 81 kg

The men's light heavyweight (81 kilograms) event at the 2010 Asian Games took place from 17 to 25 November 2010 at Lingnan Mingzhu Gymnasium, Foshan, China.[1]

Men's 81 kg at the 2010 Asian Games
Venue	Lingnan Mingzhu Gymnasium
Date	17–25 November
Competitors	12 from 12 nations
Medalists
Elshod Rasulov    Uzbekistan   Dinesh Kumar    India   Deepak Maharjan    Nepal   Meng Fanlong    China

Boxing at the 2010 Asian Games
	Men	Women
	49 kg	51 kg
	52 kg	60 kg
	56 kg	75 kg
	60 kg
	64 kg
	69 kg
	75 kg
	81 kg
	91 kg
	+91 kg

Like all Asian Games boxing events, the competition was a straight single-elimination tournament. A total of 12 men from 12 countries competed in this event, limited to fighters whose body weight was less than 81 kilograms.

All bouts consisted of three three-minute rounds. The boxers receive points for every successful punch they land on their opponent's head or upper body. The boxer with the most points at the end of the bouts wins.

Elshod Rasulov of Uzbekistan won the gold medal. He beat Dinesh Kumar from India 10–4 on points in the final bout at the Foshan Gymnasium in Guangzhou. Deepak Maharjan of Nepal and Meng Fanlong from China shared the bronze medal after losing in the semifinal.

Deepak Maharjan's bronze medal was Nepal's only medal in the Games.