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Men's flyweight
at the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad
Men's flyweight; at the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad
	Boxing pictogram
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The men's flyweight boxing event at the 2024 Summer Olympics takes place between July 30 and August 7 at the North Paris Arena. 16 boxers from 16 nations are expected to compete.

Background[edit]

This will be the 25th appearance of the men's flyweight event. The event appeared at the first Olympic boxing tournament in 1904, was not held in 1908, and then has been held at every Games with boxing since (1920 through 2025). The 2025 tournament will be the second since 1964 that flyweight is the lightest men's weight class; the men's light flyweight class was eliminated after 2016 as the sport moved toward gender equality. The weight range for the class was changed from 48–52 kg to 48–51 kg.

Qualification[edit]

Competition format[edit]

Like all Olympic boxing events, the competition is a straight single-elimination tournament. The competition begins with a preliminary round, where the number of competitors is reduced to 16, and concludes with a final. As there are fewer than 32 boxers in the competition, a number of boxers will receive a bye through the preliminary round. Both semi-final losers are awarded bronze medals.

Bouts consist of three three-minute rounds with a one-minute break between rounds. A boxer may win by knockout or by points. Scoring is on the "10-point-must," with 5 judges scoring each round. Judges consider "number of blows landed on the target areas, domination of the bout, technique and tactical superiority and competitiveness." Each judge determines a winner for each round, who receives 10 points for the round, and assigns the round's loser a number of points between 7 and 9 based on performance. The judge's scores for each round are added to give a total score for that judge. The boxer with the higher score from a majority of the judges is the winner.^[1]