Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Super heavyweight

The super heavyweight boxing competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens was held from 18 to 29 August at Peristeri Olympic Boxing Hall. This is limited to those boxers weighing more than 91 kilograms.

Super heavyweight boxing at the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad
Venue	Peristeri Olympic Boxing Hall
Date	18–29 August 2004
Competitors	16 from 16 nations
Medalists
Alexander Povetkin  Russia Mohamed Aly  Egypt Michel López Núñez  Cuba Roberto Cammarelle  Italy
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Competition format

Like all Olympic boxing events, the competition was a straight single-elimination tournament. This event consisted of 28 boxers who have qualified for the competition through various tournaments held in 2003 and 2004.^[1] The competition began with a preliminary round on 18 August, where the number of competitors was reduced to eight, and concluded with the final on 28 August.^[2]

All bouts consisted of four rounds of two minutes each, with one-minute breaks between rounds.^[1] 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.

Schedule

All times are Greece Standard Time (UTC+2)

Date	Time	Round
Wednesday, 18 August 2004	19:30	Round of 16
Monday, 23 August 2004	19:30	Quarterfinals
Friday, 27 August 2004	19:30	Semifinals
Sunday, 29 August 2004	13:30	Final

Results

	Round of 16				Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Finals
	Alexander Povetkin (RUS)	RSC
	Sergey Rozhnov (BUL)
					Alexander Povetkin (RUS)	31
					Mukhtarkhan Dildabekov (KAZ)	15
	Sebastian Köber (GER)	18
	Mukhtarkhan Dildabekov (KAZ)	28
									Alexander Povetkin (RUS)	31
									Roberto Cammarelle (ITA)	19
	Gbenga Oloukun (NGR)	13
	Roberto Cammarelle (ITA)	29
					Roberto Cammarelle (ITA)	23
					Aleksey Masikin (UKR)	21
	Aleksey Masikin (UKR)	23
	Aliaksandr Apanasionak (BLR)	5
													Alexander Povetkin (RUS)	WO
													Mohamed Aly (EGY)
	Mohamed Aly (EGY)	32
	Carlos Takam (CMR)	19
					Mohamed Aly (EGY)	19
					Jaroslavas Jakšto (LTU)	11
	Victor Bisbal (PUR)	17
	Jaroslavas Jakšto (LTU)	26
									Mohamed Aly (EGY)	18
									Michel López Núñez (CUB)	16
	Michel López Núñez (CUB)	18
	Rustam Saidov (UZB)	13
					Michel López Núñez (CUB)	21
					Jason Estrada (USA)	7
	Jason Estrada (USA)	30
	Ma'afu Hawke (TGA)	11