Boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Light flyweight

Boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics
		Light flyweight
		Flyweight
		Bantamweight
		Featherweight
		Lightweight
		Light welterweight
		Welterweight
		Light middleweight
		Middleweight
		Light heavyweight
		Heavyweight
		Super heavyweight

The Light Flyweight class in the boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics competition was the lightest class at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. Light Flyweights were limited to those boxers weighing more than 48 kilograms. The competition in the Alexander Memorial Coliseum started on 1996-07-20 and ended on 1996-08-03.

Qualified boxers

Athlete	Notes
Nshan Munchyan (ARM)
Daniel Petrov (BUL)	1995 World Championships
Mansueto Velasco (PHI)	Asian Championships
Oleg Kiryukhin (UKR)	1996 European Championships
Rafael Lozano (ESP)	1996 European Championships
Somrot Kamsing (THA)	Asian Championships
Albert Guardado (USA)	1995 Pan American Games
Hamid Berhili (MAR)	1st African Olympic Qualification
La Paene Masara (INA)
Sabin Bornei (ROU)	1996 European Championships
Beibis Mendoza (COL)	1996 South American Championships
Anicet Rasoanaivo (MAD)
Yosvani Aguilera (CUB)
Yang Xiangzhong (CHN)
Masibulele Makepula (RSA)	1995 All-Africa Games
Jesús Martínez (MEX)	2nd North & Central American Olympic Qualification
Yaşar Giritli (TUR)	4th 1996 European Championships
José Pérez Reyes (DOM)	1st North & Central American Olympic Qualification
Domenic Figliomeni (CAN)
Abdul Rashid Qambrani (PAK)
Geovany Baca (HON)	1995 Pan American Games
Healer Modiradilo (BOT)
Stefan Ström (SWE)
Tsai Chih-Hsiu (TPE)
Alfred Tetteh (GHA)	2nd African Olympic Qualification
Alberto Rossel (PER)	1996 South American Championships
Joseph Benhard (NAM)
Debendra Thapa (IND)
Sapol Biki (MAS)
Peter Baláž (SVK)

Medalists

Gold	Daniel Petrov  Bulgaria
Silver	Mansueto Velasco  Philippines
Bronze	Rafael Lozano  Spain
	Oleg Kiryukhin  Ukraine

Results

	Round of 32				Round of 16				Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Final
	Kiryukhin (UKR)	17
	Qambrani (PAK)	3			Kiryukhin (UKR)	18
	Figliomeni (CAN)	1			Mendoza (COL)	6
	Mendoza (COL)	12							Kiryukhin (UKR)	19
	Modiradilo (BOT)	9							Guardado (USA)	14
	Guardado (USA)	11			Guardado (USA)	9
	Rasoanaivo (MAD)	12			Rasoanaivo (MAD)	4
	Baca (HON)	0											Kiryukhin (UKR)	8
													Petrov (BUL)	17
					Munchyan (ARM)	5
					Petrov (BUL)	11
									Petrov (BUL)	18
	Bornei (ROM)	16							Kamsing (THA)	6
	Pérez Reyes (DOM)	10			Bornei (ROM)	7
	Giritli (TUR)	4			Kamsing (THA)	18
	Kamsing (THA)	19															Petrov (BUL)	19
	Baláž (SVK)	3															Velasco (PHI)	6
	Masara (INA)	13			Masara (INA)	8
	Martínez (MEX)	15			Martínez (MEX)	1
	Sapok (MAS)	4							Masara (INA)	9
	Makepula (RSA)	RCS-1							Lozano (ESP)	10
	Debendra (IND)	(01:41)			Makepula (RSA)	3
	Benhard (NAM)	2			Lozano (ESP)	14
	Lozano (ESP)	10											Lozano (ESP)	10
	Velasco (PHI)	RSC-1											Velasco (PHI)	22
	Chih-Hsiu (TPE)	(02:27)			Velasco (PHI)	14
	Strøm (SWE)	(02:26)			Aguilera (CUB)	5
	Aguilera (CUB)	RSC-2							Velasco (PHI)	20
	Berhili (MAR)	10							Berhili (MAR)	10
	Tetteh (GHA)	5			Berhili (MAR)	14
	Rossel (PER)	7			Xiangzhong (CHN)	9
	Xiangzhong (CHN)	16

Gold medal controversy

The gold medal match where Velasco lost was hailed as "The Robbery in Atlanta". Velasco would hit opponent Daniel Petrov with telling blows, and the scores would be counted for Petrov. The Bulgarian, who was barely throwing any punches, was on a joy ride to an Olympic gold medal. It appeared that the judges were pressing the buttons on their electronic scoring equipment for the wrong boxer. The Bulgarian was still awarded the gold medal despite the numerous protests.

References

• amateur-boxing
• sports-reference