Boxing

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Riocentro – Pavilion 6

Headguard: Men no longer use them, but women do

Scoring zones: Front of head and upper part of body above belt line

Gloves: Both boxers use same design, provided by organisers

London Olympics women’s middleweight gold medallist Claressa Shields (USA)

Weights (kg)

Light Fly ≤ 49

Fly 52 48-51

Bantam 56

Light 60 57-60

Light Welter 64

Welter 69

Middle 75 69-75

Light Heavy 81

Heavy 91

Super Heavy 91+

Judges: Two scoring buttons, one for each boxer

Bouts: 3 x 3 minutes (men) 4 x 2 minutes (women)

Red corner

Coach

Boxer scores point when three out of five judges press button within one second of punch being landed

Judge 6.1m

Referee

Judge

Winner Boxer who scores most points or knocks out opponent

Coach

Blue corner

Judge

Sources: Rio 2016, Olympic.org

Pictures: Associated Press