2012 Summer Olympics / Boxing - Super Heavyweight (Men)

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Olympic rings
ExCeL London entrance during London 2012.jpg
sport Boxing
discipline Super heavyweight
gender Men
place Exhibition Center London
Attendees 16 athletes from 15 countries
Competition phase August 1st to 12th, 2012

The men's super heavyweight boxing competition (over 91 kg) at the 2012 Olympic Games in London was held from August 1st to 12th, 2012 in the Exhibition Center London . 16 boxers took part.

The competition was carried out in a knockout system . It started with the round of 16, which included 16 starting places. The winners made it to the 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 ItalyItaly Roberto Cammarelle Beijing 2008
World Champion AzerbaijanAzerbaijan Məhəmmədrəsul Məcidov Baku 2011

Round of 16

August 1, 2012

Boxer 1 Result Boxer 2
AzerbaijanAzerbaijan Məhəmmədrəsul Məcidov Cancellation by the
referee		 Congo Democratic RepublicDemocratic Republic of Congo Meji Mwamba
RussiaRussia Magomed Omarov 19 - 8 United StatesUnited States Dominic Breazeale
MoroccoMorocco Mohamed Arjaoui 15 - 8 CameroonCameroon Blaise Yepmou
EcuadorEcuador Ítalo Perea 10 - 18 ItalyItaly Roberto Cammarelle
KazakhstanKazakhstan Ivan Dychko 14 - 4 GermanyGermany Erik Pfeifer
CanadaCanada Simon Kean 16 - 16
Decision based on
auxiliary points 		FranceFrance Tony Yoka
China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Zhang Zhilei Cancellation by the
referee		 AustraliaAustralia Johan Linde
CubaCuba Erislandy Savon 16 - 17 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Anthony Joshua

Quarter finals

August 6, 2012

Boxer 1 Result Boxer 2
AzerbaijanAzerbaijan Məhəmmədrəsul Məcidov 17 - 14 RussiaRussia Magomed Omarov
MoroccoMorocco Mohamed Arjaoui 11 - 12 ItalyItaly Roberto Cammarelle
KazakhstanKazakhstan Ivan Dychko 20 - 6 CanadaCanada Simon Kean
China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Zhang Zhilei 11 - 15 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Anthony Joshua

Semifinals

August 10, 2012

Boxer 1 Result Boxer 2
AzerbaijanAzerbaijan Məhəmmədrəsul Məcidov 12 - 13 ItalyItaly Roberto Cammarelle
KazakhstanKazakhstan Ivan Dychko 11 - 13 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Anthony Joshua

final

Roberto Cammarelle (ITA), here on the right at an award ceremony in 2008, wins the silver medal

August 12, 2012, 4:15 p.m. (CEST)

Boxer 1 Result Boxer 2
ItalyItaly Roberto Cammarelle 18 - 18
Decision based on
auxiliary points 		United KingdomUnited Kingdom Anthony Joshua

Medals

Olympic Champion Anthony Joshua (GBR)

Məhəmmədrəsul Məcidov (AZE) wins the first medal for his country in this weight class.

space Surname nation
01 Anthony Joshua United KingdomUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
02 Roberto Cammarelle ItalyItaly Italy
03 Ivan Dychko KazakhstanKazakhstan Kazakhstan
03 Məhəmmədrəsul Məcidov AzerbaijanAzerbaijan Azerbaijan

Web links

Individual evidence