Boxing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Qualification for the boxing events at the 2016 Summer Olympics is based on the APB and WSB World Rankings, APB and WSB World and Olympic Qualifier, the 2015 World Championships, and the 2016 World Olympic Qualifying Tournament. For the women's events, qualification is based only on the 2016 Women's World Championships. For both men and women, each boxer is selected to compete for the Games through the five Continental Olympic Qualifying Tournaments to be held in 2016.^[1]

Summary

NOC	Men										Women			Total
NOC	49	52	56	60	64	69	75	81	91	+91	51	60	75	Total
Azerbaijan				X										1
China	X													1
Croatia										X				1
Cuba		X		X	X		X	X						5
France			X											1
Germany										X				1
Iran								X						1
Ireland	X		X											2
Italy								X						1
Kazakhstan				X					X					2
Mexico					X									1
Morocco		X				X								2
Russia		X	X		X	X	X		X					6
Turkey						X	X							2
Total: 14 NOCs	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	0	0	0	27

Timeline

Event	Date	Venue
AIBA Pro Boxing (APB) World Rankings^[2]	24 October 2014 – 19 February 2015	Various cities
World Series of Boxing (WSB) World Rankings^[3]	15 January – 13 June 2015	Various cities
2015 World Amateur Boxing Championships^[4]	5 – 18 October 2015	Doha, Qatar
Olympic Qualifying Event – Europe^[5]	April 2016	Istanbul, Turkey
2016 APB and WSB Olympic Qualifier	TBA (February 3, 2015)	TBA (February 3, 2015)
2016 AIBA World Olympic Qualifier
2016 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships
Olympic Qualifying Event – Africa
Olympic Qualifying Event – America
Olympic Qualifying Event – Asia
Olympic Qualifying Event – Oceania

Men's events

Olympic qualification system per continent and by weight category.^[1]

Weight	WSB Rankings	APB Rankings	WC 2015	Continental Qualifier				APB & WSB 2016	AOB 2016	Host Country	TCI Places	Total Quota
Weight	WSB Rankings	APB Rankings	WC 2015	Africa	America	AS & OC	Europe	APB & WSB 2016	AOB 2016	Host Country	TCI Places	Total Quota
49 kg	1	2	2	3	3*	3	3	3	2	1**	0	22
52 kg	2	2	2	3	3*	3	3	3	5	1**	0	26
56 kg	2	2	3	3	3*	3	3	3	5	1**	1	28
60 kg	2	2	3	3	3*	3	3	3	5	1**	1	28
64 kg	2	2	3	3	3*	3	3	3	5	1**	1	28
69 kg	2	2	3	3	3*	3	3	3	5	1**	1	28
75 kg	2	2	3	3	3*	3	3	3	5	1**	1	28
81 kg	2	2	2	3	3*	3	3	3	5	1**	0	26
91 kg	1	2	1	3	3	3	3	1	1	0	0	18
+91 kg	1	2	1	3	3	3	3	1	1	0	0	18
Total	17	20	23	30	25*	30	30	26	39	5**	5	250

* The number of quotas for America may depend on the availability and use of five host country places.
** Among eight available weight categories, only five places are reserved for the host nation.

Light flyweight (49 kg)

Competition	Places	Qualified
Host Country	1
WSB Individual World Rankings	1	Paddy Barnes (IRL)
AIBA Pro Boxing Series	2	Lü Bin (CHN)
2015 World Amateur Boxing Championships	2
Olympic Qualifying Event – Africa	3
Olympic Qualifying Event – America	2
Olympic Qualifying Event – Asia	2
Olympic Qualifying Event – Europe	3
Olympic Qualifying Event – Oceania	1
2016 APB & WSB Olympic Qualifier	3
2016 AIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament	2
Total	22

Flyweight (52 kg)

Competition	Places	Qualified
Host Country	1
WSB Individual World Rankings	2	Yosvany Veitía (CUB) Jeyvier Cintrón (PUR)
AIBA Pro Boxing Series	2	Misha Aloyan (RUS)
2015 World Amateur Boxing Championships	2
Olympic Qualifying Event – Africa	3
Olympic Qualifying Event – America	2
Olympic Qualifying Event – Asia	2
Olympic Qualifying Event – Europe	3
Olympic Qualifying Event – Oceania	1
2016 APB & WSB Olympic Qualifier	3
2016 AIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament	5
Total	26

Bantamweight (56 kg)

Competition	Places	Qualified
Host Country	1
WSB Individual World Rankings	2	Vladimir Nikitin (RUS) Michael Conlan (IRL)
AIBA Pro Boxing Series	2	Khedafi Djelkhir (FRA)
2015 World Amateur Boxing Championships	3
Olympic Qualifying Event – Africa	3
Olympic Qualifying Event – America	2
Olympic Qualifying Event – Asia	2
Olympic Qualifying Event – Europe	3
Olympic Qualifying Event – Oceania	1
2016 APB & WSB Olympic Qualifier	3
2016 AIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament	5
Tripartite Invitation	1
Total	28

Lightweight (60 kg)

Competition	Places	Qualified
Host Country	1
WSB Individual World Rankings	2	Lázaro Álvarez (CUB) Albert Selimov (AZE)
AIBA Pro Boxing Series	2	Berik Abdrakhmanov (KAZ)
2015 World Amateur Boxing Championships	3
Olympic Qualifying Event – Africa	3
Olympic Qualifying Event – America	2
Olympic Qualifying Event – Asia	2
Olympic Qualifying Event – Europe	3
Olympic Qualifying Event – Oceania	1
2016 APB & WSB Olympic Qualifier	3
2016 AIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament	5
Tripartite Invitation	1
Total	28

Light welterweight (64 kg)

Competition	Places	Qualified
Host Country	1
WSB Individual World Rankings	2	Yasniel Toledo (CUB) Raúl Curiel (MEX)
AIBA Pro Boxing Series	2	Armen Zakaryan (RUS)
2015 World Amateur Boxing Championships	3
Olympic Qualifying Event – Africa	3
Olympic Qualifying Event – America	2
Olympic Qualifying Event – Asia	2
Olympic Qualifying Event – Europe	3
Olympic Qualifying Event – Oceania	1
2016 APB & WSB Olympic Qualifier	3
2016 AIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament	5
Tripartite Invitation	1
Total	28

Welterweight (69 kg)

Competition	Places	Qualified
Host Country	1
WSB Individual World Rankings	2	Mohammed Rabii (MAR) Radzhab Butaev (RUS)
AIBA Pro Boxing Series	2	Onur Şipal (TUR)
2015 World Amateur Boxing Championships	3
Olympic Qualifying Event – Africa	3
Olympic Qualifying Event – America	2
Olympic Qualifying Event – Asia	2
Olympic Qualifying Event – Europe	3
Olympic Qualifying Event – Oceania	1
2016 APB & WSB Olympic Qualifier	3
2016 AIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament	5
Tripartite Invitation	1
Total	28

Middleweight (75 kg)

Competition	Places	Qualified
Host Country	1
WSB Individual World Rankings	2	Petr Khamukov (RUS) Arlen López (CUB)
AIBA Pro Boxing Series	2	Adem Kılıççı (TUR)
2015 World Amateur Boxing Championships	3
Olympic Qualifying Event – Africa	3
Olympic Qualifying Event – America	2
Olympic Qualifying Event – Asia	2
Olympic Qualifying Event – Europe	3
Olympic Qualifying Event – Oceania	1
2016 APB & WSB Olympic Qualifier	3
2016 AIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament	5
Tripartite Invitation	1
Total	28

Light heavyweight (81 kg)

Competition	Places	Qualified
Host Country	1
WSB Individual World Rankings	2	Valentino Manfredonia (ITA) Julio César la Cruz (CUB)
AIBA Pro Boxing Series	2	Ehsan Rouzbahani (IRI)
2015 World Amateur Boxing Championships	2
Olympic Qualifying Event – Africa	3
Olympic Qualifying Event – America	2
Olympic Qualifying Event – Asia	2
Olympic Qualifying Event – Europe	3
Olympic Qualifying Event – Oceania	1
2016 APB & WSB Olympic Qualifier	3
2016 AIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament	5
Total	26

Heavyweight (91 kg)

Competition	Places	Qualified
WSB Individual World Rankings	1	Vasiliy Levit (KAZ)
AIBA Pro Boxing Series	2	Aleksey Yegorov (RUS)
2015 World Amateur Boxing Championships	1
Olympic Qualifying Event – Africa	3
Olympic Qualifying Event – America	2
Olympic Qualifying Event – Asia	2
Olympic Qualifying Event – Europe	3
Olympic Qualifying Event – Oceania	1
2016 APB & WSB Olympic Qualifier	1
2016 AIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament	1
Total	18

Super heavyweight (+91 kg)

Competition	Places	Qualified
WSB Individual World Rankings	1	Filip Hrgović (CRO)
AIBA Pro Boxing Series	2	Erik Pfeifer (GER)
2015 World Amateur Boxing Championships	1
Olympic Qualifying Event – Africa	3
Olympic Qualifying Event – America	2
Olympic Qualifying Event – Asia	2
Olympic Qualifying Event – Europe	3
Olympic Qualifying Event – Oceania	1
2016 APB & WSB Olympic Qualifier	1
2016 AIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament	1
Total	18

Women's events

Olympic qualification system per continent and by weight category.^[1]

Weight	WC 2016	Continental Qualifier				Host Country	TCI Places	Total Quota
Weight	WC 2016	Africa	America	AS & OC	Europe	Host Country	TCI Places	Total Quota
51 kg	4	1	2*	2	2	1**	1	12
60 kg	4	1	2*	2	2	1**	1	12
75 kg	4	1	2*	2	2	1**	1	12
Total	12	3	5*	6	6	1**	3	36

* The number of quotas for America may depend on the availability and use of host country place.
** Among three available weight categories, a single place is reserved for the host nation.

Flyweight (51 kg)

Competition	Places	Qualified
Host Country	1
2015 World Amateur Boxing Championships	4
Olympic Qualifying Event – Africa	1
Olympic Qualifying Event – America	1
Olympic Qualifying Event – Asia	1
Olympic Qualifying Event – Europe	2
Olympic Qualifying Event – Oceania	1
Tripartite Invitation	1
Total	12

Lightweight (60 kg)

Competition	Places	Qualified
Host Country	1
2015 World Amateur Boxing Championships	4
Olympic Qualifying Event – Africa	1
Olympic Qualifying Event – America	1
Olympic Qualifying Event – Asia	1
Olympic Qualifying Event – Europe	2
Olympic Qualifying Event – Oceania	1
Tripartite Invitation	1
Total	12

Middleweight (75 kg)

Competition	Places	Qualified
Host Country	1
2015 World Amateur Boxing Championships	4
Olympic Qualifying Event – Africa	1
Olympic Qualifying Event – America	1
Olympic Qualifying Event – Asia/Oceania	2
Olympic Qualifying Event – Europe	2
Tripartite Invitation	1
Total	12

References

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↑ "World Series of Boxing – Individual Results". WSB. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
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