2012 Summer Olympics / Boxing - Middleweight (Men)

sport	Boxing
discipline	medium weight
gender	Men
place	Exhibition Center London
Attendees	28 athletes from 28 countries
Competition phase	July 28 to August 12, 2012

The men's middleweight boxing competition (up to 75 kg) at the 2012 Olympic Games in London was held from July 28 to August 12, 2012 in the Exhibition Center London . 28 boxers took part.

The competition was carried out in a knockout system . It started with the 1st round, which included 32 starting places. Since only 28 boxers qualified, four athletes byes were drawn. The winners made it to the round of 16, quarter-finals and semi-finals. The winners of the semifinals competed for the gold medal, both losers received the bronze medal.

Title holder

Olympic champion	James DeGale	Beijing 2008
World Champion	Yevhen Chytrov	Baku 2011

1 round

July 28, 2012

Boxer 1	Result	Boxer 2
Yevhen Chytrov	bye
Anthony Ogogo	13 - 6	Junior Castillo
Muideen Akanji	6 - 15	Darren O'Neill
Stefan Härtel	18 - 10	Enrique Collazo
Mujandjae Kasuto	11 - 8	Sobirjon Nazarov
José Espinoza	13 - 16	Zoltán Harcsa
Soltan Migitinov	20 - 12	Mohamed Hikal
Esquiva F. Florentino	bye
Bogdan Juratoni	bye
Abbos Atoyev	11 - 9	Badreddine Haddioui
Andranik Hakobjan	Cancellation by the referee	Terrell Gausha
Vijender Kumar	14 - 10	Danabek Suzhanov
Adem Kılıççı	14 - 7	Nursahat Pazziyev
Aleksandar Drenovak	13 - 12	Marlo Delgado
Jesse Ross	11 - 13	Abdelmalek Rahou
Ryota Murata	bye

Round of 16

2nd August 2012

Boxer 1	Result	Boxer 2
Yevhen Chytrov	18 - 18 Decision by jury decision	Anthony Ogogo
Darren O'Neill	12 - 19	Stefan Härtel
Mujandjae Kasuto	7 - 16	Zoltán Harcsa
Soltan Migitinov	11 - 24	Esquiva F. Florentino
Bogdan Juratoni	10 - 12	Abbos Atoyev
Terrell Gausha	15 - 16	Vijender Kumar
Adem Kılıççı	20 - 11	Aleksandar Drenovak
Abdelmalek Rahou	12 - 21	Ryota Murata

The fight between world champion Yevhen Chytrow from Ukraine and Briton Anthony Ogogo ended in a draw 18-18. The auxiliary points could not bring a decision either (52-52). Although Ogogo was counted twice standing, the jury decided that Ogogo will advance to the quarter-finals.

Quarter finals

Vijender Kumar (IND)

August 6, 2012

Boxer 1	Result	Boxer 2
Anthony Ogogo	15 - 10	Stefan Härtel
Zoltán Harcsa	10 - 14	Esquiva F. Florentino
Abbos Atoyev	17 - 13	Vijender Kumar
Adem Kılıççı	13 - 17	Ryota Murata

Semifinals

August 10, 2012

Boxer 1	Result	Boxer 2
Anthony Ogogo	9 - 16	Esquiva F. Florentino
Abbos Atoyev	12 - 13	Ryota Murata

final

Esquiva Falcão Florentino (BRA) wins the silver medal

August 12, 2012, 10:45 p.m. (CEST)

Boxer 1	Result	Boxer 2
Esquiva F. Florentino	13 - 14	Ryota Murata

Medals

Ryōta Murata is the first Japanese medalist and Olympic champion in this weight class.
Esquiva F. Florentino (BRA) and Abbos Atoyev (UZB) won the first medals for their countries in the middleweight division.

space	Surname	nation
01	Ryota Murata	Japan
02	Esquiva F. Florentino	Brazil
03	Anthony Ogogo	United Kingdom
03	Abbos Atoyev	Uzbekistan

Web links

• Middleweight men

Individual evidence