| Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics |
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| Light flyweight | ||||
| Flyweight | ||||
| Bantamweight | ||||
| Featherweight | ||||
| Lightweight | ||||
| Light welterweight | ||||
| Welterweight | ||||
| Middleweight | ||||
| Light heavyweight | ||||
| Heavyweight | ||||
| Super heavyweight | ||||
The heavyweight competition was the second-highest weight class featured in amateur boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and was held at the Workers Indoor Arena. Heavyweights were limited to a maximum of 91 kilograms in body mass.
Like all Olympic 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 four rounds of two minutes each, with one minute breaks between rounds. Punches scored only if the white area on the front of the glove made full contact with the front of the head or torso of the opponent. Five judges scored each bout; three of the judges had to signal a scoring punch within one second for the punch to score. The winner of the bout was the boxer who scored the most valid punches by the end of the bout.
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| Gold | Rakhim Chakhkiev Russia (RUS) |
| Silver | Clemente Russo Italy (ITA) |
| Bronze | Deontay Wilder United States (USA) |
| Osmay Acosta Cuba (CUB) |
All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8)
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, August 13, 2008 | 15:00-17:00 | Round of 16 |
| Sunday, August 17, 2008 | 21:00-22:00 | Quarterfinals |
| Friday, August 22, 2008 | 15:30-16:00 | Semifinals |
| Saturday, August 23, 2008 | 21:20-21:40 | Final Bout |
| Semifinals | Final | |||||||
| Osmay Acosta (CUB) | 5 | |||||||
| Rakhim Chakhkiev (RUS) | 10 | |||||||
| Rakhim Chakhkiev (RUS) | 4 | |||||||
| Clemente Russo (ITA) | 2 | |||||||
| Deontay Wilder (USA) | 1 | |||||||
| Clemente Russo (ITA) | 7 | |||||||
| Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | |||||||||||
| Osmay Acosta (CUB) | 11 | ||||||||||||
| Olanrewaju Durodola (NGR) | 0 | Osmay Acosta (CUB) | 7 | ||||||||||
| Elias Pavlidis (GRE) | 7 | Elias Pavlidis (GRE) | 4 | ||||||||||
| Milorad Gajović (MNE) | 3 | Osmay Acosta (CUB) | 5 | ||||||||||
| Deivi Julio Blanco (COL) | 5 | Rakhim Chakhkiev (RUS) | 10 | ||||||||||
| John M'Bumba (FRA) | 11 | John M'Bumba (FRA) | 9 | ||||||||||
| Rakhim Chakhkiev (RUS) | 7 | Rakhim Chakhkeiv (RUS) | 18 | ||||||||||
| Ali Mazaheri (IRI) | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | |||||||||||
| Abdelaziz Toulbini (ALG) | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Deontay Wilder (USA) | 10 | Deontay Wilder (USA) | +10 | ||||||||||
| Brad Pitt (AUS) | 6 | Mohamed Arjaoui (MAR) | 10 | ||||||||||
| Mohamed Arjaoui (MAR) | 11 | Deontay Wilder (USA) | 1 | ||||||||||
| Yushan Nijiati (CHN) | 4 | Clemente Russo (ITA) | 7 | ||||||||||
| Oleksandr Usyk (UKR) | 23 | Oleksandr Usyk (UKR) | 4 | ||||||||||
| Clemente Russo (ITA) | 7 | Clemente Russo (ITA) | 7 | ||||||||||
| Viktar Zuyev (BLR) | 1 | ||||||||||||