Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Qualification

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The following is the qualification summary for boxing competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Qualification summary

NOC	Men											Total
	-48kg	-51kg	-54kg	-57kg	-60kg	-64kg	-69kg	-75kg	-81kg	-91kg	+91kg
Algeria			X	X	X			X	X	X	X	7
Argentina								X				1
Armenia	X				X	X		X				4
Australia		X	X	X	X	X	X	X		X	X	9
Azerbaijan		X		X								2
Bahamas							X					1
Belarus			X				X		X	X		4
Botswana			X	X								2
Brazil	X	X		X	X	X			X			6
Bulgaria						X					X	2
Cameroon	X					X	X					3
Canada							X					1
Central African Republic							X					1
China	X		X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	10
Colombia			X		X				X	X	X	5
Croatia									X		X	2
Cuba	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X		X	X	10
Dominican Republic	X	X		X		X	X	X				6
Democratic Republic of the Congo								X				1
Ecuador	X			X				X				3
Egypt							X	X	X			3
France	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X		X		9
The Gambia								X				1
Georgia				X			X					2
Germany			X	X			X	X				4
Ghana	X		X	X		X		X	X			6
Great Britain		X	X			X	X	X	X		X	7
Greece								X		X		2
Grenada							X					1
Guatemala		X										1
Haiti									X			1
Hungary	X	X			X	X			X			5
India		X	X	X				X	X			5
Iran						X			X	X		3
Ireland	X		X			X		X	X			5
Italy		X	X	X	X					X	X	6
Japan				X		X						2
Kazakhstan	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X		X	10
Kenya	X	X		X					X			4
Kyrgyzstan					X							1
Lesotho			X									1
Lithuania						X			X		X	3
Madagascar					X							1
Mauritius			X			X						2
Mexico			X	X	X							3
Moldova			X				X					2
Mongolia	X		X	X		X						4
Montenegro										X		1
Morocco	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X		X	X	10
Namibia	X				X		X					3
Nigeria					X				X	X	X	4
North Korea					X							1
Papua New Guinea	X											1
Philippines	X											1
Poland	X	X										2
Puerto Rico		X	X		X	X			X			5
Romania					X	X						2
Russia	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	11
Samoa									X			1
Sierra Leone	X											1
South Africa		X										1
South Korea		X	X		X		X	X				5
Spain	X											1
Sri Lanka		X										1
Sweden								X	X			2
Tajikistan	X	X							X			3
Thailand	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X				8
Tunisia		X		X	X	X			X			5
Turkey		X		X	X		X		X			5
Turkmenistan							X					1
Uganda	X											1
Ukraine	X			X	X		X	X		X	X	7
United States	X	X		X	X	X	X	X		X		8
Uzbekistan	X	X	X	X			X	X	X			7
Venezuela	X		X			X		X	X		X	6
Virgin Islands							X		X			2
Zambia		X				X	X					3
Total: 77 NOCs	29	27	27	28	27	28	29	28	28	16	16	283

Qualification timeline

Event		Date	Venue
World Championships		Oct 23 – Nov 3, 2007	Chicago
African Qualifiers	1st Qualifier	January 23–31, 2008	Algiers
	2nd Qualifier	March 24–29, 2008	Windhoek
Asian Qualifiers	1st Qualifier Archived 2010-06-13 at the Wayback Machine	Jan 25 – Feb 2, 2008	Bangkok
	2nd Qualifier Archived 2008-04-30 at the Wayback Machine	March 17–23, 2008	Astana
American Qualifiers	1st Qualifier	March 12–18, 2008	Port of Spain
	2nd Qualifier	April 25–30, 2008	Guatemala City
European Qualifiers	1st Qualifier	Feb 25 – Mar 1, 2008	Roseto degli Abruzzi
	2nd Qualifier	April 7–12, 2008	Athens
Oceania Championships		April 21–25, 2008	Apia

Light Flyweight (-48kg)

Event		Vacancies	Qualified
Africa	World Championships	0
	1st Qualifier	3	Jafet Uutoni Suleiman Bilali Manyo Plange
	2nd Qualifier	3	Thomas Essomba Redouane Bouchtouk Ronald Serugo
Asia	World Championships	3	Zou Shiming Harry Tanamor Amnat Ruanroeng
	1st Qualifier	2	Birzhan Zhakypov Rafikjon Sultonov
	2nd Qualifier	2	Sherali Dostiev Pürevdorjiin Serdamba
America	World Championships	1	Luis Yanez
	1st Qualifier	2	José Luis Meza Eduard Bermúdez
	2nd Qualifier	3	Paulo Carvalho Winston Mendez Yampier Hernández
Europe	World Championships	4	Nordine Oubaali Hovhannes Danielyan Georgiy Chygayev Patrick Barnes
	1st Qualifier	2	David Ayrapetyan Lukasz Maszczyk
	2nd Qualifier	2	Pál Bedák Kelvin de la Nieve
Oceania	World Championships	0
	Oceania Championships	1	Jack Willie
Tripartite Commission Invitation		1	Saidu Kargbo
TOTAL		29

Flyweight (-51kg)

Event		Vacancies	Qualified
Africa	World Championships	0
	1st Qualifier	3	Walid Cherif Abdelillah Nhaila Molla Getachew
	2nd Qualifier	3	Cassius Chiyanika Bernard Ngumba Jackson Chauke
Asia	World Championships	2	Somjit Jongjohor Anurudha Rathnayake
	1st Qualifier	2	Anvar Yunusov Lee Ok-Sung
	2nd Qualifier	3	Mirat Sarsembayev Tulashboy Doniyorov Jitender Kumar
America	World Championships	2	Raushee Warren McWilliams Arroyo
	1st Qualifier	2	Juan Carlos Payano Andry Laffita
	2nd Qualifier	2	Eddie Valenzuela Robenilson Vieria
Europe	World Championships	4	Vincenzo Picardi Samir Mammadov Rafal Kaczor Georgy Balakshin
	1st Qualifier	2	Norbert Kalucza Khalid Saeed Yafai
	2nd Qualifier	2	Furkan Ulaş Memiş Jérôme Thomas
Oceania	World Championships	0
	Oceania Championships	1	Stephen Sutherland
TOTAL		27

Bantamweight (-54kg)

Event		Vacancies	Qualified
Africa	World Championships	0
	1st Qualifier	3	Abdelhalim Ouradi Hicham Mesbahi Khumiso Ikgopoleng
	2nd Qualifier	2	Issah Samir Bruno Julie Emilian Polino
	Re-allocation Places	1	Thabiso Nketu
Asia	World Championships	2	Enkhbatyn Badar-Uugan Gu Yu
	1st Qualifier	2	Akhil Kumar Worapoj Petchkoom
	2nd Qualifier	3	Kanat Abutalipov Khurshid Tadjibayev Han Soon-Chul
America	World Championships	4	McJoe Arroyo Jonatan Romero Gary Russell Héctor Manzanilla
	1st Qualifier	2	Yankiel León Óscar Valdez
	2nd Qualifier	0
Europe	World Championships	2	Sergey Vodopyanov Joseph Murray
	1st Qualifier	3	John Joe Nevin Veaceslav Gojan Rustamhodza Rahimov
	2nd Qualifier	3	Ali Hallab Khavazhi Khatsigov Vittorio Parrinello
Oceania	World Championships	0
	Oceania Championships	1	Luke Boyd
TOTAL		27

Featherweight (-57kg)

Event		Vacancies	Qualified
Africa	World Championships	0
	1st Qualifier	3	Mahdi Ouatine Abdelkader Chadi Alaa Shili
	2nd Qualifier	3	Nick Okoth Thato Batshegi Prince Dzanie
Asia	World Championships	3	Li Yang Sailom Adi Anthresh Lalit Lakra
	1st Qualifier	2	Bahodirjon Sultonov Satoshi Shimizu
	2nd Qualifier	2	Galib Jafarov Zorigtbaataryn Enkhzorig
America	World Championships	2	Raynell Williams Arturo Santos Reyes
	1st Qualifier	2	Idel Torriente Luis Enrique Porozo
	2nd Qualifier	2	Robson Conceiçao Roberto Navarro
Europe	World Championships	3	Albert Selimov Vasyl Lomachenko Yakup Kilic
	1st Qualifier	3	Khedafi Djelkhir Shahin Imranov Wilhelm Gratschow
	2nd Qualifier	2	Alessio di Savino Nikoloz Izoria
Oceania	World Championships	0
	Oceania Championships	1	Paul Flemming
TOTAL		28

Lightweight (-60kg)

Event		Vacancies	Qualified
Africa	World Championships	0
	1st Qualifier	3	Saifeddine Nejmaoui Hamza Kramou Tahar Tamsamani
	2nd Qualifier	3	Jean de Dieu Soloniaina Rasheed Lawal Julius Indongo
Asia	World Championships	2	Kim Song Guk Pichai Sayotha
	1st Qualifier	2	Hu Qing Baik Jong-Sub
	2nd Qualifier	2	Merey Akshalov Asylbek Talasbayev
America	World Championships	1	Darley Perez
	1st Qualifier	2	Yordenis Ugás Sadam Ali
	2nd Qualifier	3	Jose Pedraza Éverton Lopes Francisco Vargas
Europe	World Championships	5	Frankie Gavin Domenico Valentino Alexey Tishchenko Onur Sipal Hrachik Javakhyan
	1st Qualifier	2	Olexandr Klyuchko Miklos Varga
	2nd Qualifier	2	Daouda Sow Georgian Popescu
Oceania	World Championships	0
	Oceania Championships	1	Anthony Little
TOTAL		27

Light Welterweight (-64kg)

Event		Vacancies	Qualified
Africa	World Championships	0
	1st Qualifier	3	Driss Moussaid Hamza Hassini Hastings Bwalya
	2nd Qualifier	3	Richarno Colin Samuel Kotey Neequaye Mahaman Smaila
Asia	World Championships	3	Serik Sapiyev Masatsugu Kawachi Morteza Sepahvand
	1st Qualifier	2	Manus Boonjumnong Maimaitituersun Qiong
	2nd Qualifier	1	Uranchimegiin Mönkh-Erdene
America	World Championships	0
	1st Qualifier	3	Roniel Iglesias Jonny Sanchez Javier Molina
	2nd Qualifier	3	Jonathan González Manuel Félix Díaz Myke Carvalho
Europe	World Championships	5	Gennady Kovalev Bradley Saunders Eduard Hambardzumyan Alexis Vastine Boris Georgiev
	1st Qualifier	2	Gyula Kate Ionut Gheorghe
	2nd Qualifier	2	John Joe Joyce Egidijus Kavaliauskas
Oceania	World Championships	0
	Oceania Championships	1	Todd Kidd
TOTAL		28

Welterweight (-69kg)

Event		Vacancies	Qualified
Africa	World Championships	0
	1st Qualifier	2	Hosam Bakr Abdin Joseph Mulema Choayeb Oussassi
	2nd Qualifier	2	Mujandjae Kasuto Nickson Abaka Mehdi Khalsi
	Re-allocation Places	2	Bruno Bongongo Precious Makina
Asia	World Championships	3	Non Boonjumnong Hanati Silamu Bakhyt Sarsekbayev
	1st Qualifier	2	Kim Jung-Joo Dilshod Mahmudov
	2nd Qualifier	1	Aliasker Bashirov
America	World Championships	2	Demetrius Andrade Adam Trupish
	1st Qualifier	2	Carlos Banteaux John Jackson
	2nd Qualifier	2	Gilbert Lenin Castillo Tureano Johnson
Europe	World Championships	3	Adem Kilicci Vitalie Gruşac Jack Culcay-Keth
	1st Qualifier	3	Mahamed Nurudzinau Oleksandr Stretskyy Billy Joe Saunders
	2nd Qualifier	3	Jaoid Chiguer Kakhaber Zhvania Andrey Balanov
Oceania	World Championships	0
	Oceania Championships	1	Gerard O'Mahony
Tripartite Commission Invitation		1	Rolande Moses
TOTAL		29

Middleweight (-75kg)

Event		Vacancies	Qualified
Africa	World Championships	1	Said Rachidi
	1st Qualifier	3	Mohamed Hikal Ahmed Saraku Nabil Kassel
	2nd Qualifier	2	Badou Jack Herry Saliku Biembe
Asia	World Championships	2	Bakhtiyar Artayev Wang Jianzheng
	1st Qualifier	2	Angkhan Chomphuphuang Elshod Rasulov
	2nd Qualifier	2	Vijender Kumar Cho Deok-Jin
America	World Championships	2	Alfonso Blanco Argenis Casimiro
	1st Qualifier	2	Emilio Correa Carlos Góngora
	2nd Qualifier	2	Shawn Estrada Ezequiel Maderna
Europe	World Championships	3	Matvey Korobov Sergiy Derevyanchenko Konstantin Buga
	1st Qualifier	3	Naim Terbunja James DeGale Andranik Hakobyan
	2nd Qualifier	3	Darren Sutherland Jean-Mickaël Raymond Georgios Gazis
Oceania	World Championships	0
	Oceania Championships	1	Jarrod Fletcher
TOTAL		28

Light Heavyweight (-81kg)

Event		Vacancies	Qualified
Africa	World Championships	1	Ramadan Yasser
	1st Qualifier	2	Abdelhafid Benchebla Mourad Sahraoui
	2nd Qualifier	3	Bastir Samir Aziz Ali Dauda Izobo
Asia	World Championships	2	Abbos Atoev Yerkebuian Shynaliyev
	1st Qualifier	2	Djakhon Kurbanov Zhang Xiaoping
	2nd Qualifier	2	Mehdi Ghorbani Dinesh Kumar
America	World Championships	0
	1st Qualifier	3	Carlos Negron Luis González Washington Silva
	2nd Qualifier	3	Eleider Alvarez Julius Jackson Azea Austinama
Europe	World Championships	5	Artur Beterbiev Daugirdas Semiotas Imre Szellő Marijo Sivolija Tony Jeffries
	1st Qualifier	1	Ismayl Sillakh Ramazan Magamedau
	2nd Qualifier	2	Kenneth Egan Kennedy Katende
	Re-allocation Places	1	Bahram Muzaffer
Oceania	World Championships	0
	Oceania Championships	1	Satupaitea Farani Tavui
TOTAL		28

Heavyweight (-91kg)

Event		Vacancies	Qualified
Africa	World Championships	0
	1st Qualifier	2	Abdelaziz Touilbini Mohamed Arjaoui
	2nd Qualifier	1	Olanrewaju Durodola
Asia	World Championships	1	Yushan Nijiati
	1st Qualifier	1	Ali Mazaheri
	2nd Qualifier	0
America	World Championships	0
	1st Qualifier	2	Osmay Acosta Deontay Wilder
	2nd Qualifier	1	Deivi Julio Blanco
Europe	World Championships	3	Clemente Russo Rakhim Chakhkeiv John M'Bumba
	1st Qualifier	2	Viktar Zuyeu Oleksandr Usyk
	2nd Qualifier	2	Milorad Gajovic Elias Pavlidis
Oceania	World Championships	0
	Oceania Championships	1	Bradley Pitt
TOTAL		16

Super Heavyweight (+91kg)

Event		Vacancies	Qualified
Africa	World Championships	0
	1st Qualifier	1	Newfel Ouatah
	2nd Qualifier	2	Mohamed Amanissi Onorede Ehwareme
Asia	World Championships	1	Zhang Zhilei
	1st Qualifier	0
	2nd Qualifier	1	Ruslan Myrsatayev
America	World Championships	0
	1st Qualifier	1	Robert Alfonso
	2nd Qualifier	2	José Payares Oscar Rivas
Europe	World Championships	3	Roberto Cammarelle Vyacheslav Glazkov Islam Timurziev
	1st Qualifier	2	Kubrat Pulev Marko Tomasović
	2nd Qualifier	2	Jaroslavas Jakšto David Price
Oceania	World Championships	0
	Oceania Championships	1	Daniel Beahan
TOTAL		16

References

• Qualified Boxers by Name, Country & Weight Category
• AIBA Guidelines of the Olympic Qualifying Tournament after the World Boxing