Men's heavyweight boxing at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad
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Venue | Riocentro – Pavilion 6 | ||||||||||||||||
Date | 6–15 August 2016 | ||||||||||||||||
Competitors | 18 from 18 nations | ||||||||||||||||
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Evgeny Tishchenko | Russia | ||
Vasily Levit | Kazakhstan | ||
Rustam Tulaganov | Uzbekistan | ||
Erislandy Savón | Cuba |
The men's heavyweight boxing competition at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro was held from 6 to 15 August at the Riocentro.
The final and medal ceremony saw angry crowd reactions after Russia's Evgeny Tishchenko controversially beat Vasily Levit of Kazakhstan on a unanimous judge's decision. The competition had seen the return of judges scoring fighters on their overall performance in each round rather than a punch counting system originally introduced after controversy over judging in the Seoul Olympics.
All times are Brasília Time (UTC−3).