Boxing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification

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Qualification for the boxing events at the 2016 Summer Olympics is based on the APB and WSB World Rankings, APB and WSB World and Olympic Qualifier, the 2015 World Championships, and the 2016 World Olympic Qualifying Tournament. For the women's events, qualification is based only on the 2016 Women's World Championships. For both men and women, each boxer is selected to compete for the Games through the four Continental Olympic Qualifying Tournaments to be held in 2016.[1]

Summary

NOC Men Women Total
49 52 56 60 64 69 75 81 91 +91 51 60 75
 Algeria X X X X X X X 7
 Argentina X X X X X 5
 Armenia X X X X 4
 Australia X X X 3
 Azerbaijan X X X X X X X X 8
 Belarus X 1
 Brazil X X X X X X X X X 9
 Bulgaria X 1
 Cameroon X X X 3
 Canada X X X 3
 Cape Verde X 1
 China X X X X X X X X X X 10
 Colombia X X X 3
 Croatia X X 2
 Cuba X X X X X X X X X X 10
 Dominican Republic X 1
 Ecuador X 1
 Egypt X X X X 4
 Finland X 1
 France X X X X X X X X 8
 Germany X X X 3
 Ghana X 1
 Great Britain X X X X X X X X X X 10
23x15px Honduras X 1
 Hungary X 1
 India X 1
 Iran X 1
 Ireland X X X X X X 6
 Italy X X X X X 5
 Japan X 1
 Jordan X 1
 Kazakhstan X X X X X X X X X X X X 12
 Kenya X 1
 Kyrgyzstan X 1
 Lesotho X 1
 Lithuania X X 2
 Mauritius X X 2
 Mexico X X X 3
 Mongolia X X X X 4
 Morocco X X X X X X X X X 9
 Namibia X X 2
 Netherlands X X 2
 Nigeria X 1
 Philippines X X 2
 Poland X 1
 Puerto Rico X 1
 Romania X 1
 Russia X X X X X X X X X X 10
 Seychelles X 1
 South Africa X X 2
 Sweden X 1
 Chinese Taipei X 1
 Thailand X X X X 4
 Trinidad and Tobago X 1
 Tunisia X X 2
 Turkey X X X X X 4
 Uganda X X 2
 Ukraine X 1
 United States X X X X X X 6
 Uzbekistan X X X X X X X X X X X 11
 Venezuela X X X X 4
 Virgin Islands X 1
Total: 61 NOCs 17 18 19 19 19 19 19 18 16 16 11 11 11 213

Timeline

Event Date Venue
AIBA Pro Boxing (APB) World Rankings[2] October 24, 2014 – September 19, 2015 Various cities
World Series of Boxing (WSB) World Rankings[3] January 15 – June 13, 2015 Various cities
2015 AIBA World Boxing Championships[4] October 5–15, 2015 Qatar Doha, Qatar
Olympic Qualifying Event – America[5] March 11–19, 2016 Argentina Buenos Aires, Argentina
Olympic Qualifying Event – Africa[5] March 11–19, 2016 Cameroon Yaoundé, Cameroon
Olympic Qualifying Event – Asia & Oceania[5] March 25 – April 2, 2016 China Qian'an, China
Olympic Qualifying Event – Europe[5][6] April 9–17, 2016 Turkey Samsun, Turkey
2016 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships[7] May 19–27, 2016 Kazakhstan Astana, Kazakhstan
2016 AIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament[5] June 16–25, 2016 Azerbaijan Baku, Azerbaijan
2016 APB and WSB Olympic Qualifier[5] June 2016 TBA

Men's events

Olympic qualification system per continent and by weight category.[1]

Weight WSB
Rankings
APB
Rankings
WC 2015 Continental Qualifier APB & WSB
2016
AOB 2016 Host
Country
TCI
Places
Total Quota
Africa America AS & OC Europe
49 kg 1 2 2 3 2 3 3 3 2 1** 0 22
52 kg 2 2 2 3 2 3 3 3 5 1** 0 26
56 kg 2 2 3 3 2 3 3 3 5 1** 1 28
60 kg 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 0 1 28
64 kg 2 2 3 3 2 3 3 3 5 1** 1 28
69 kg 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 1** 1 28
75 kg 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 1** 1 28
81 kg 2 2 2 3 2 3 3 3 5 1** 0 26
91 kg 1 2 1 3 3 3 3 1 1 0 0 18
+91 kg 1 2 1 3 3 3 3 1 1 0 0 18
Total 17 20 23 30 25* 30 30 26 39 5** 5 250

* The number of quotas for America includes the five host country places subtracted.
** Among eight available weight categories, only five places are reserved for the host nation.

Light flyweight (49 kg)

Competition Places Qualified boxer
Host Country 1  Patrick Lourenço (BRA)
WSB Individual World Rankings 1  Paddy Barnes (IRL)
AIBA Pro Boxing (APB) World Rankings 2  Lü Bin (CHN)
 Birzhan Zhakypov (KAZ)
2015 World Amateur Boxing Championships 2  Vasily Yegorov (RUS)
 Joahnys Argilagos (CUB)
Olympic Qualifying Event – Africa 3  Simplice Fotsala (CMR)
 Mathias Hamunyela (NAM)
 Sibusiso Bandla (RSA)
Olympic Qualifying Event – America 2  Yurberjen Martinez (COL)
 Nico Hernández (USA)
Olympic Qualifying Event – Asia/Oceania 3  Rogen Ladon (PHI)
 Hasanboy Dusmatov (UZB)
 Gankhuyagiin Gan-Erdene (MGL)
Olympic Qualifying Event – Europe 3  Artur Hovhannisyan (ARM)
 Galal Yafai (GBR)
 Manuel Cappai (ITA)
2016 AIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament 2
2016 APB & WSB Olympic Qualifier 3
Total 22

Flyweight (52 kg)

Competition Places Qualified boxer
Host Country 1  Julião Henriques (BRA)
WSB Individual World Rankings 2  Jeyvier Cintrón (PUR)
 Achraf Kharroubi (MAR)
AIBA Pro Boxing (APB) World Rankings 2  Misha Aloyan (RUS)
 Elías Emigdio (MEX)
2015 World Amateur Boxing Championships 2  Elvin Mamishzada (AZE)
 Yosvany Veitía (CUB)
Olympic Qualifying Event – Africa 3  Mohamed Flissi (ALG)
 Sikho Nqothole (RSA)
 Ronald Serugo (UGA)
Olympic Qualifying Event – America 2  Fernando Martínez (ARG)
 Leonel de los Santos (DOM)
Olympic Qualifying Event – Asia/Oceania 3  Hu Jianguan (CHN)
 Shakhobidin Zoirov (UZB)
 Olzhas Sattibayev (KAZ)
Olympic Qualifying Event – Europe 3  Muhammad Ali (GBR)
 Narek Abgaryan (ARM)
 Brendan Irvine (IRL)
2016 AIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament 5
2016 APB & WSB Olympic Qualifier 3
Total 26

Bantamweight (56 kg)

Competition Places Qualified boxer
Host Country 1  Robenílson de Jesus (BRA)
WSB Individual World Rankings 2  Vladimir Nikitin (RUS)
 Mohamed Hamout (MAR)[a]
AIBA Pro Boxing (APB) World Rankings 2  Khedafi Djelkhir (FRA)
 Zhang Jiawei (CHN)
2015 World Amateur Boxing Championships 3  Michael Conlan (IRL)
 Murodjon Akhmadaliev (UZB)
 Dzmitry Asanau (BLR)
Olympic Qualifying Event – Africa 3  Inkululeko Suntele (LES)
 Bilel Mhamdi (TUN)
 Abdul Omar (GHA)[b]
Olympic Qualifying Event – America 2  Alberto Melián (ARG)
 Shakur Stevenson (USA)
Olympic Qualifying Event – Asia/Oceania 3  Shiva Thapa (IND)
 Chatchai Butdee (THA)
 Kairat Yeraliyev (KAZ)
Olympic Qualifying Event – Europe 3  Qais Ashfaq (GBR)
 Javid Chalabiyev (AZE)
 Aram Avagyan (ARM)
2016 AIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament 5
2016 APB & WSB Olympic Qualifier 3
Tripartite Invitation 1
Total 28

Lightweight (60 kg)

Competition Places Qualified boxer
WSB Individual World Rankings 2  Adlan Abdurashidov (RUS)
 Carlos Balderas (USA)
AIBA Pro Boxing (APB) World Rankings 2  Berik Abdrakhmanov (KAZ)
 Hurshid Tojibaev (UZB)
2015 World Amateur Boxing Championships 3  Lázaro Álvarez (CUB)
 Albert Selimov (AZE)
 Robson Conceição (BRA)
Olympic Qualifying Event – Africa 3  Reda Benbaziz (ALG)
 Mahmoud Abdelaal (EGY)
 Andrique Allisop (SEY)
Olympic Qualifying Event – America 3  Luis Angel Cabrera (VEN)
22x20px Teofimo Lopéz (HON)
 Ignacio Perrin (ARG)
Olympic Qualifying Event – Asia/Oceania 3  Dorjnyambuugiin Otgondalai (MGL)
 Charly Suarez (PHI)
 Daisuke Narimatsu (JPN)
Olympic Qualifying Event – Europe 3  Sofiane Oumiha (FRA)
 Joseph Cordina (GBR)
 David Joyce (IRL)
2016 AIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament 5
APB & WSB Olympic Qualifier 3
Tripartite Invitation 1
Total 28

Light welterweight (64 kg)

Competition Places Qualified boxer
Host Country 1  Joedison Teixeira (BRA)
WSB Individual World Rankings 2  Yasniel Toledo (CUB)
 Raúl Curiel Garcia (MEX)
AIBA Pro Boxing (APB) World Rankings 2  Artem Harutyunyan (GER)
 Abdelkader Chadi (ALG)
2015 World Amateur Boxing Championships 3  Vitaly Dunaytsev (RUS)
 Fazliddin Gaibnazarov (UZB)
 Wuttichai Masuk (THA)
Olympic Qualifying Event – Africa 3  Hamza El-Barbari (MAR)
 Jonas Junius (NAM)
 Mahaman Smaila (CMR)
Olympic Qualifying Event – America 2  Arthur Biyarslanov (CAN)
 Luis Arcon (VEN)
Olympic Qualifying Event – Asia/Oceania 3  Ablaikhan Zhussupov (KAZ)
 Baatarsükhiin Chinzorig (MGL)
 Hu Qianxun (CHN)
Olympic Qualifying Event – Europe 3  Lorenzo Sotomayor (AZE)
 Evaldas Petrauskas (LTU)
 Batuhan Gozgec (TUR)
2016 AIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament 5
2016 APB & WSB Olympic Qualifier 3
Tripartite Invitation 1
Total 28

Welterweight (69 kg)

Competition Places Qualified boxer
WSB Individual World Rankings 2  Parviz Baghirov (AZE)
 Steven Donnelly (IRL)
AIBA Pro Boxing (APB) World Rankings 2  Onur Şipal (TUR)
 Andrey Zamkovoy (RUS)
2015 World Amateur Boxing Championships 3  Mohammed Rabii (MAR)
 Daniyar Yeleussinov (KAZ)
 Liu Wei (CHN)
Olympic Qualifying Event – Africa 3  Rayton Okwiri (KEN)
 Walid Sedik Mohamed (EGY)
 Zohir Kedache (ALG)
Olympic Qualifying Event – America 3  Roniel Iglesias (CUB)
 Gabriel Maestre (VEN)
 Alberto Palmetta (ARG)
Olympic Qualifying Event – Asia/Oceania 3  Shakhram Giyasov (UZB)
 Sailom Adi (THA)
 Byambyn Tüvshinbat (MGL)
Olympic Qualifying Event – Europe 3  Eimantas Stanionis (LTU)
 Vincenzo Mangiacapre (ITA)
 Vladimir Margaryan (ARM)
2016 AIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament 5
2016 APB & WSB Olympic Qualifier 3
Tripartite Invitation 1
Total 28

Middleweight (75 kg)

Competition Places Qualified boxer
WSB Individual World Rankings 2  Tomasz Jabłoński (POL)
 Ilyas Abbadi (ALG)
AIBA Pro Boxing (APB) World Rankings 2  Adem Kılıççı (TUR)
 Artem Chebotarev (RUS)
2015 World Amateur Boxing Championships 3  Arlen López (CUB)
 Bektemir Melikuziev (UZB)
 Hosam Abdin (EGY)
Olympic Qualifying Event – Africa 3  Wilfried Ntsengue (CMR)
 Merven Clair (MRI)
 Said Harnouf (MAR)
Olympic Qualifying Event – America 3  Misael Rodríguez (MEX)
 Charles Conwell (USA)
 Jorge Vivas (COL)
Olympic Qualifying Event – Asia/Oceania 3  Zhanibek Alimkhanuly (KAZ)
 Zhao Minggang (CHN)
 Daniel Lewis (AUS)
Olympic Qualifying Event – Europe 3  Christian Mbilli Assomo (FRA)
 Zoltán Harcsa (HUN)
 Antony Fowler (GBR)
2016 AIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament 5
2016 APB & WSB Olympic Qualifier 3
Tripartite Invitation 1
Total 28

Light heavyweight (81 kg)

Competition Places Qualified boxer
Host Country 1  Michel Borges (BRA)
WSB Individual World Rankings 2  Valentino Manfredonia (ITA)
 Hrvoje Sep (CRO)
AIBA Pro Boxing (APB) World Rankings 2  Ehsan Rouzbahani (IRI)
 Mathieu Bauderlique (FRA)
2015 World Amateur Boxing Championships 2  Julio César la Cruz (CUB)
 Joe Ward (IRL)
Olympic Qualifying Event – Africa 3  Abdelhafid Benchabla (ALG)
 Abdelrahman Salah (EGY)
 Kennedy Katende (UGA)
Olympic Qualifying Event – America 2  Albert Ramirez (VEN)
 Carlos Andres Mina (ECU)
Olympic Qualifying Event – Asia/Oceania 3  Adilbek Niyazymbetov (KAZ)
 Elshod Rasulov (UZB)
 Erkin Adylbek Uulu (KGZ)
Olympic Qualifying Event – Europe 3  Peter Müllenberg (NED)
 Joshua Buatsi (GBR)
 Mehmet Ünal (TUR)
2016 AIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament 5
2016 APB & WSB Olympic Qualifier 3
Total 26

Heavyweight (91 kg)

Competition Places Qualified boxer
WSB Individual World Rankings 1  Vasiliy Levit (KAZ)
AIBA Pro Boxing (APB) World Rankings 2  Clemente Russo (ITA)
 David Graf (GER)
2015 World Amateur Boxing Championships 1  Evgeny Tishchenko (RUS)
Olympic Qualifying Event – Africa 3  Kennedy St-Pierre (MRI)
 Chouaib Bouloudinat (ALG)
 Hassen Chaktami (TUN)
Olympic Qualifying Event – America 3  Erislandy Savon (CUB)
 Yamil Peralta (ARG)
 Juan Nogueira (BRA)
Olympic Qualifying Event – Asia/Oceania 3  Rustam Tulaganov (UZB)
 Yu Fengkai (CHN)
 Jason Whateley (AUS)
Olympic Qualifying Event – Europe 3  Lawrence Okolie (GBR)
 Paul Omba-Biongolo (FRA)
 Abdulkadir Abdullayev (AZE)
2016 AIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament 1
2016 APB & WSB Olympic Qualifier 1
Total 18

Super heavyweight (+91 kg)

Competition Places Qualified boxer
WSB Individual World Rankings 1  Filip Hrgović (CRO)
AIBA Pro Boxing (APB) World Rankings 2  Erik Pfeifer (GER)
 Mihai Nistor (ROU)
2015 World Amateur Boxing Championships 1  Tony Yoka (FRA)
Olympic Qualifying Event – Africa 3  Mohamed Arjaoui (MAR)
 Efe Ajagba (NGR)
 Davilson Morais (CPV)[c]
Olympic Qualifying Event – America 3  Nigel Paul (TRI)
 Lenier Pero (CUB)
 Clayton Laurent (ISV)
Olympic Qualifying Event – Asia/Oceania 3  Ivan Dychko (KAZ)
 Bakhodir Jalolov (UZB)
 Hussein Ishaish (JOR)
Olympic Qualifying Event – Europe 3  Joseph Joyce (GBR)
 Magomedrasul Majidov (AZE)
 Ali Eren Demirezen (TUR)
2016 AIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament 1
2016 APB & WSB Olympic Qualifier 1
Total 18

Women's events

Olympic qualification system per continent and by weight category.[1]

Weight WC 2016 Continental Qualifier Host
Country
TCI
Places
Total Quota
Africa America AS & OC Europe
51 kg 4 1 2* 2 2 0 1 12
60 kg 4 1 1* 2 2 1** 1 12
75 kg 4 1 2* 2 2 0 1 12
Total 12 3 5* 6 6 1** 3 36

* The number of quotas for America may depend on the availability and use of host country place.
** Among three available weight categories, a single place is reserved for the host nation.

Flyweight (51 kg)

Competition Places Qualified boxer
2016 World Amateur Boxing Championships 4  Sarah Ourahmoune (FRA)
 Zhaina Shekerbekova (KAZ)
 Peamwilai Laopeam (THA)
 Nicola Adams (GBR)
Olympic Qualifying Event – Africa 1  Zohra Ez-Zahraoui (MAR)
Olympic Qualifying Event – America 2  Mandy Bujold (CAN)
 Ingrit Valencia (COL)
Olympic Qualifying Event – Asia/Oceania 2  Ren Cancan (CHN)
 Yodgoroy Mirzaeva (UZB)
Olympic Qualifying Event – Europe 2  Stanimira Petrova (BUL)
 Tetyana Kob (UKR)
Tripartite Invitation 1
Total 12

Lightweight (60 kg)

Competition Places Qualified boxer
Host Country 1  Adriana Araújo (BRA)
2016 World Amateur Boxing Championships 4  Katie Taylor (IRL)
 Estelle Mossely (FRA)
 Mira Potkonen (FIN)
 Anastasia Belyakova (RUS)
Olympic Qualifying Event – Africa 1  Hasnaa Lachgar (MAR)
Olympic Qualifying Event – America 1  Mikaela Mayer (USA)
Olympic Qualifying Event – Asia/Oceania 2  Yin Junhua (CHN)
 Shelley Watts (AUS)
Olympic Qualifying Event – Europe 2  Yana Alekseevna (AZE)
 Irma Testa (ITA)
Tripartite Invitation 1
Total 12

Middleweight (75 kg)

Competition Places Qualified boxer
2016 World Amateur Boxing Championships 4  Claressa Shields (USA)
 Chen Nien-chin (TPE)
 Savannah Marshall (GBR)
 Nouchka Fontijn (NED)
Olympic Qualifying Event – Africa 1  Khadija El-Mardi (MAR)
Olympic Qualifying Event – America 2  Ariane Fortin (CAN)
 Andreia Bandeira (BRA)
Olympic Qualifying Event – Asia/Oceania 2  Li Qian (CHN)
 Dariga Shakimova (KAZ)
Olympic Qualifying Event – Europe 2  Anna Laurell Nash (SWE)
 Yaroslava Yakushina (RUS)
Tripartite Invitation 1
Total 12

Notes

  • a Cuba's Andy Cruz Goméz originally secured a quota place in the men's bantamweight division through the World Series of Boxing (WSB), but later declined. As a result, Cuba's Olympic license was redistributed to Morocco's Mohamed Hamout.[8]
  • b Morocco's Mohamed Hamout originally won a box-off victory over Ghana's Abdul Omar in the men's bantamweight division at the African Olympic Qualification Tournament. Following the adjustment of Olympic qualifying boxers as a result of Cuba's quota decline in the World Series of Boxing (WSB) rankings, Hamout's unused Olympic license was awarded to his opponent Omar in the same tournament.[8]
  • c Tunisia's Aymen Trabelsi originally won a box-off victory over Cape Verde's Davilson Morais in the men's super heavyweight division at the African Olympic Qualification Tournament, but later declined, giving his nation's Olympic license to Morais.[8]

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