Let’s take a look at the upcoming boxing fights schedule of the Tokyo 2021 Summer Olympics. The Olympics boxing fights started on July 24 and will take place until August 8 at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo. We are already in the middle of the schedule. There will be thirteen events taking place, the same as it happened in Rio de Janeiro in 2016 and London in 2012.
But this is the first time that the number of men’s events has been reduced to two, whereas the number of women’s events has been increased by two. This year, the boxing fights are being organized by an ad-hoc task force instead of the International Boxing Association (AIBA). The new task force will be led by the president of the International Gymnastics Federation, Morinari Watanabe.
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The boxing fights schedule of the 2021 Tokyo Olympics has already reached the medal round, with two gold medals handed over. Cuba’s Roniel Iglesias took home the men’s welterweight gold, and Japan’s Sena Irie won gold at the women’s featherweight. Click here to know about the results of all the previous boxing fights.
Thu 5 August 2021
14:00 - 16:10
Women's Light (57-60kg) Semifinals
Men's Fly (48-52kg) Semifinals
Men's Middle (69-75kg) Semifinals
Men's Feather (52-57kg) Final
Fri 6 August 2021
14:00 - 15:40
Women's Middle (69-75kg) Semifinals
Men's Light (57-63kg) Semifinals
Men's Heavy (81-91kg) Final
Sat 7 August 2021
14:00 - 15:55
Men's Fly (48-52kg) Final
Men's Middle (69-75kg) Final
Women's Fly (48-51kg) Final
Women's Welter (64-69kg) Final
Sun 8 August 2021
14:00 - 15:55
Women's Light (57-60kg) Final
Women's Middle (69-75kg) Final
Men's Light (57-63kg) Final
Men's Super Heavy (+91kg) Final
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Rules for Boxing at the Olympics
The boxing fights 2021 are being contested over three-minute rounds. There is an extra judge to avoid any kinds of corruption and incompetencies through the fight. At the Olympics, the headgear is also no longer worn.
Olympic History & the Boxers Who Became the World Champion
Since St. Louis 1904, boxing fights have been a part of the Olympic games except in Stockholm 1912. The women's events were added at the London Olympics in 2012. A wide range of the world’s best athletes has graduated from amateur ranks to Olympic boxing fights. Some of these big names include Anthony Joshua (gold, London 2012), Floyd Mayweather (bronze, Atlanta 1996), Wladimir Klitschko (gold, Atlanta 1996), Sugar Ray Leonard (gold, Montreal 1976), George Foreman (gold, Mexico City 1968), and Muhammad Ali (Rome 1960).
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A new rule at Rio 2016 was introduced in which the boxers didn’t need to wear headgear through the competition, but they remained mandatory for women. And, the amateur-only rule was changed during the Olympics in Rio— where professional boxers competed for the first time. The United States (with 50 gold medals) & Cuba (37 gold medals) have been the most successful countries in the Olympics boxing history.
The Olympics have given a great platform to some of the best fighters in multiple weight classes. The platform has paved the way for some of the highest-paid athletes and sports personalities in the world. One of the first names that pop up when you think about the Olympics is Muhammad Ali, who won a gold medal at light-heavyweight in the 1960 Rome Olympics. Later two of his greatest rivals, George Foreman and Joe Frazier, won the gold medals in the heavyweight division in 1968 and 1964, respectively.