Boxing at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Bantamweight explained

Event:	Bantamweight boxing
Games:	1992 Summer
Venue:	Pavelló Club Joventut Badalona
Dates:	28 July – 8 August
Competitors:	31
Nations:	31
Gold:	Joel Casamayor
Goldnoc:	CUB
Silver:	Wayne McCullough
Silvernoc:	IRL
Bronze:	Mohammed Achik
Bronzenoc:	MAR
Bronze2:	Ri Gwang-sik
Bronzenoc2:	PRK
Prev:	1988
Next:	1996

The men's bantamweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1992 Summer Olympics. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 54 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 28 July to 8 August 1992. 31 boxers from 31 nations competed.^[1]

Results

The following boxers took part in the event:^[1]

Rank	Name	Country
1
2
3T
3T
5T
5T
5T
5T
9T
9T
9T
9T
9T
9T
9T
9T
17T
17T
17T
17T
17T
17T
17T
17T
17T
17T
17T
17T
17T
17T
17T

First round

• Ahmed Aboud (IRQ)  - BYE
• Wayne McCullough (IRL) def. Fred Mutuweta (UGA), 28:7
• Chatree Suwanyod (THA) def. Vladislav Antonov (EUN), 6:4
• Mohammed Sabo (NGR) def. Robert Ciba (POL), RSC-3 (02:27)
• Serafim Todorov (BUL) def. John Sem (PNG), 11:0
• Joseph Chongo (ZAM) def. Magno Ruben Ruiz (GUA), 7:3
• Lee Gwang-Sik (PRK) def. László Bognár (HUN), AB-3 (01:00)
• Sergio Reyes Jr. (USA) def. Harold Ramírez (PUR), 10:1
• Riadh Klai (TUN) def. Miguel Dias (NED), 17:1
• Joel Casamayor (CUB) def. Devarajan Venkatesan (IND), 13:7
• Roberto Jalnaiz (PHI) def. Agustín Castillo (DOM), RSCH-1 (02:46)
• Philippe Wartelle (FRA) def. Jesús Pérez (COL), 12:5
• Javier Calderón (MEX) def. Benjamin Ngaruiya (KEN), 16:4
• Remigio Molina (ARG) def. Oscar Vega (ESP), 14:4
• Mohammed Achik (MAR) def. Dieter Berg (GER), 3:0
• Slimane Zengli (ALG) def. Zhang Guangping (CHN), 4:0

Second round

• Wayne McCullough (IRL) def. Ahmed Aboud (IRQ), 10:2
• Mohammed Sabo (NGR) def. Chatree Suwanyod (THA), 16:7
• Serafim Todorov (BUL) def. Joseph Chongo (ZAM), 18:6
• Lee Gwang-Sik (PRK) def. Sergio Reyes Jr. (USA), 15:8
• Joel Casamayor (CUB) def. Riadh Klai (TUN), 16:11
• Roberto Jalnaiz (PHI) def. Philippe Wartelle (FRA), RSCI-2 (00:32)
• Remigio Molina (ARG) def. Javier Calderón (MEX), 5:4
• Mohammed Achik (MAR) def. Slimane Zengli (ALG), 12:8

Quarterfinals

• Wayne McCullough (IRL) def. Mohammed Sabo (NGR), 31:13
• Lee Gwang-Sik (PRK) def. Serafim Todorov (BUL), 16:15
• Joel Casamayor (CUB) def. Roberto Jalnaiz (PHI), KO-1 (02:01)
• Mohammed Achik (MAR) def. Remigio Molina (ARG), 15:5

Semifinals

• Wayne McCullough (IRL) def. Lee Gwang-Sik (PRK), 21:16
• Joel Casamayor (CUB) def. Mohammed Achik (MAR), AB-1 (02:33)

Final

• Joel Casamayor (CUB) def. Wayne McCullough (IRL), 16:8

Notes and References

1. Web site: Boxing at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Games: Men's Bantamweight . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418124538/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1992/BOX/mens-bantamweight.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . Sports Reference . 7 January 2019.