Boxing at the 2010 Asian Games – Men's 81 kg explained

Event:Men's 81 kg
Games:2010 Asian Games
Venue:Lingnan Mingzhu Gymnasium
Date:17–25 November 2010
Competitors:12
Nations:12
Gold:Elshod Rasulov
Goldnoc:UZB
Silver:Dinesh Kumar
Silvernoc:IND
Bronze:Deepak Maharjan
Bronzenoc:NEP
Bronze2:Meng Fanlong
Bronzenoc2:CHN
Prev:2006
Next:2014

See main article: Boxing at the 2010 Asian Games.

The men's light heavyweight (81 kilograms) event at the 2010 Asian Games took place from 17 to 25 November 2010 at Lingnan Mingzhu Gymnasium, Foshan, China.[1]

Like all Asian Games boxing events, the competition was a straight single-elimination tournament. A total of 12 men from 12 countries competed in this event, limited to fighters whose body weight was less than 81 kilograms.

All bouts consisted of three three-minute rounds. The boxers receive points for every successful punch they land on their opponent's head or upper body. The boxer with the most points at the end of the bouts wins.

Elshod Rasulov of Uzbekistan won the gold medal. He beat Dinesh Kumar from India 10–4 on points in the final bout at the Foshan Gymnasium in Guangzhou. Deepak Maharjan of Nepal and Meng Fanlong from China shared the bronze medal after losing in the semifinal.

Deepak Maharjan's bronze medal was Nepal's only medal in the Games.

Schedule

All times are China Standard Time

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Wednesday, 17 November 2010 19:00 Round of 16
Friday, 19 November 2010 14:00 Quarterfinals
Wednesday, 24 November 2010 14:00 Semifinals
Thursday, 25 November 2010 19:00 Final

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 16.Asian Games – Guangzhou, China – November 16–26 2010. amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. 19 June 2014.