Boxing at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Light flyweight explained

Event:Boxing – Light flyweight
Games:2014
Venue:Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre
Dates:26 July – 2 August 2014
Competitors:17
Nations:17
Gold:Paddy Barnes
Goldcga:NIR
Silver:Devendro Singh
Silvercga:IND
Bronze:Ashley Williams
Bronzecga:WAL
Bronze2:Fazil Kaggwa
Bronzecga2:UGA
Prev:2010
Next:2018

The men's light flyweight boxing competitions at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland took place between 25 July and 2 August at the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre.[1] Light flyweights were limited to those boxers weighing less than 49 kilograms (108.02 lbs).

Like all Commonwealth boxing events, the competition was a straight single-elimination tournament. Both semifinal losers were awarded bronze medals, so no boxers competed again after their first loss. Bouts consisted of three rounds of three minutes each, with one-minute breaks between rounds. Punches scored only if the front of the glove made full contact with the front of the head or torso of the opponent. Tree scored each bout; The winner of the bout was the boxer who won the most rounds.

Schedule

All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)

DateTimeRound
Saturday 26 July 2014 18:30 Round of 32
Monday 28 July 2014 13:00 & 18:30 Round of 16
Wednesday 30 July 2014 18:30 Quarter-finals
Friday 1 August 2014 18:00 Semi-finals
style=background:lemonchiffonSaturday 2 August 2014 style=background:lemonchiffon14:00 style=background:lemonchiffonFinal

Medalists

Gold
Silver
Bronze

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Boxing . glasgow2014.com . Glasgow 2014 . 11 July 2014 . 2 July 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140702153640/http://www.glasgow2014.com/games/sports/boxing . dead .