| Event: | Boxing |
| Games: | 1996 Summer |
| Venue: | Alexander Memorial Coliseum |
| Dates: | 20 July-4 August 1996 |
| Competitors: | 355 |
| Nations: | 97 |
| Prev: | 1992 |
| Next: | 2000 |
Boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics took place in the Alexander Memorial Coliseum in Atlanta. The boxing schedule began on 20 July and ended on 4 August. Twelve boxing events were contested, with the participation of 355 athletes from 97 countries.[1]
There was significant controversy surrounding the judging of the fight between Floyd Mayweather of the U.S. and Serafim Todorov of Bulgaria, with Todorov being awarded the semi-final bout win which according to many observers, was won by Mayweather.[2] Additionally, in the final of the light flyweight bout between Bulgaria's Daniel Petrov and Mansueto Velasco of the Philippines, Petrov claimed gold as many spectators believed that Velasco should have won the match and questioned the one-sided scoring of the judges.[3] [4]
The following tournaments were used as qualification tournaments for boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
| width=300 | Event ! | width=200 | Date ! | width=230 | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 to October 8, 1995 |  Tashkent, Uzbekistan | ||||
| March 30 to April 7, 1996 | Vejle, Denmark | ||||
| 13 to September 23, 1995 | Harare, Zimbabwe | ||||
| Africa Qualification Tournament | April/May 1996 |  Cairo, Egypt | |||
| Australia and Oceania Qualification Tournament | October 1995 |  Nuku'alofa, Tonga | |||
| March 1995 |  Mar del Plata, Argentina | ||||
| Central America Qualification Tournament | February 1996 | ||||
| North America Qualification Tournament | April 1996 | ||||
| March 1996 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||||
| Asian Qualification Tournament | April 19–20, 1996 | Pasay, Philippines |
| Light flyweight (– 48 kg) | |||
| Flyweight (– 51 kg) | |||
| Bantamweight (– 54 kg) | |||
| Featherweight (– 57 kg) | |||
| Lightweight (– 60 kg) | |||
| Light welterweight (– 63.5 kg) | |||
| Welterweight (– 67 kg) | |||
| Light middleweight (– 71 kg) | |||
| Middleweight (– 75 kg' | |||
| Light heavyweight (– 81 kg) | |||
| Heavyweight (– 91 kg)' | |||
| Super heavyweight (+ 91 kg) | |||