Olympic boxing

Olympic boxing is the amateur boxing competition held at the Summer Olympic Games. It has used weight classes, timed rounds, and rules that have changed across Olympic eras.

Amateur boxing: Amateur boxing is a form of boxing contested under organized rules outside professional prizefighting. Olympic bouts belong to this tradition, though Olympic eligibility rules have evolved.
Ancient Olympic boxing: Ancient Olympic boxing was a combat sport contested at the ancient Greek Olympic Games. It shares the Olympic setting but differed sharply in rules and equipment.
Muhammad Ali: Muhammad Ali was an American boxer who won the light heavyweight gold medal at the 1960 Olympics. His Olympic victory preceded his rise as a world heavyweight champion and public figure.
Boxing at the 2020 Summer Olympics: Boxing at the 2020 Summer Olympics was the tournament held in Tokyo in 2021, with 13 weight categories. The Tokyo tournament exposed governance disputes and scrutiny of judging.
Boxing weight classes: Boxing weight classes group competitors by body mass to make bouts more evenly matched. Olympic divisions determine which opponents can meet and how medals are awarded.
1904 Summer Olympics: The 1904 Summer Olympics were held in St. Louis, Missouri, and included the first Olympic boxing tournament. Boxing entered the modern Olympic programme at these Games.
Claressa Shields: Claressa Shields is an American boxer who won Olympic gold medals in 2012 and 2016. Her consecutive titles marked a defining achievement in women’s Olympic boxing.
Boxing at the 2024 Summer Olympics: Boxing at the 2024 Summer Olympics was the tournament held in Paris under IOC oversight. Paris continued Olympic boxing without the International Boxing Association governing it.
Boxing scoring system: A boxing scoring system translates judges’ assessments of rounds or punches into bout results. Its changing rules have determined how Olympic judges distinguish winners.
Women's boxing at the Olympics: Women's boxing at the Olympics is the competition for female boxers in the Summer Games. Women’s events were added to the Olympic programme in 2012.

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