Boxing at Paris 2024 (Les Jeux de la XXXIII Olympiade)

Since it's the perennial glamour division, here are the men's super heavies:

• Mahammad Abdullayev (AZE)
• Delicious Orie (GBR)
• Mourad Kadi (ALG)
• Kamshybek Kunkabayev (KAZ)
• Bakhodir Jalolov (UZB)
• Abner Teixeira (BRA)
• Joshua Edwards (USA)
• Teremoana Junior (AUS)
• Diego Lenzi (ITA)
• Nelvie Tiafack (GER)
• Omar Shiha (NOR)
• Djamili-Dini Aboudou Moindze (FRA)
• Gerlon Congo (ECU)
• Davit Chaloyan (ARM)
• Ayoub Ghadfa (ESP)
• Dmytro Lovchynskyi (UKR)

A mix of established veterans (bronze medalists Kunkabayev and Teixeira, probably top seeded gold medalist Jalolov, and his old rival Abdullayev,) and young talent (Orie, Edwards, Chaloyan, Lovchynskyi)

 

The 8 'seeds' in order are: 1. Joshua Edwards (USA), 2. Delicious Orie (UK), 3. Mourad Kadi (ALG), 4. Bakhodir Jalolov (UZB), 5. Teremoana Junior (AUS), 6. Abner Teixeira (BRA), 7. Kamshybek Kunkabeyev (KAZ), 8. Mahammad Abdullaev (AZE).

 

Is that ordinated arbitrarily or is Edwards actually the favorite?

 

The seeding process was that the 'winners' of each of the continental Olympic qualifying events would be seeded top 5. Europe, Asia & the Americas also had the second placegetter of their qualifying events given the remaining three seeds randomly (i.e. 6 to 8). A gerrymander was applied to ensure that the winners of the European, Asian & Americas qualifiers took 3 of the top 4 seeds (distributed randomly). The remaining top 4 seed went to the winner of either the African or Oceania qualifier. The 'random' draw gave the final top 4 spot to the African.

In short, Joshua Edwards isn't the favourite. He's been seeded top 4 b/c the winner of the Americas qualifying event (which was decided by walkover after Abner Teixeira elected not to fight on after qualifying for the Olympics by making the final) automatically received a top 4 seed. The top seed was randomly selected from amongst those who received a top 4 seeding.

 

Delicious Oreo …lol

 

Jalolov has been a pro for six years. He's 14-0 and ranked in the top 10 by the WBC and top 15 by the WBO.

It's so ridiculous these guys are able to do this.

I hate it.

 

lol, oh, different people (maybe) made a “new committee”….. im sure that’ll fix the corruption…

 

Relatively recent development, only the last few Olympics. The funny part though is that big name pros don't customarily fare all that well.

Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam got bounced before the medal round. Manny Pacquiao was going to participate but thought better of it as he probably realized that a bunch of 20 year olds who eat/sleep/breathe the sport in a way he hasn't for at least a decade are probably a taller order than he first bargained for.

However, in Jalolov's case, yeah he's the man to beat this year.

 

Full schedule w/ start times:

https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/schedule/boxing

 

Not really kept up with amateur boxing in a while since it stopped being shown on UK TV

Who are the main prospects to watch?

 

Men's 51kg (112lb, flyweight)

Billal Bennama (FRA)
Samet Gümüş (TUR)
Patrick Chinyemba (ZAM)
Thitisan Panmot (THA)
Hasanboy Dusmatov (UZB)
Junior Alcántara (DOM)
Michael Trindade (BRA)
Yusuf Chothia (AUS)
Alejandro Claro (CUB)
Nijat Huseynov (AZE)
Juanma López De Jesus (PUR)
Saken Bibossinov (KAZ)
Rafael Lozano Serrano (ESP)
Roscoe Hill (USA)
Daniel Varela de Pina (CPV)
Amit Panghal (IND)
Omid Ahmadisafa (EOR)

**note: not the same JuanMa you're thinking of, the 41yo retired two-division champion; his name is Juan Manuel López Rivera. This is his son, who also goes by "Juanmita". (or little JuanMa)


Men's 57kg (125.6lbs, featherweight)

Javier Ibáñez (BUL)
Nebil Ibrahim (SWE)
Vasile Usturoi (BEL)
José Quiles (ESP)
Dolapo Omole (NGR)
Abdumalik Khalokov (UZB)
Shudai Harada (JPN)
Jahmal Harvey (USA)
Saidel Horta (CUB)
Charlie Senior (AUS)
Makhmud Sabyrkhan (KAZ)
Yilmar González (COL)
Jude Gallagher (IRL)
Luiz Oliveira (BRA)
Aider Abduraimov (UKR)
Carlo Paalam (PHI)
Munarbek Seiitbek Uulu (KGZ)
Wasim Abusal (PLE)

 

Men's 63.5kg (139.99lbs, light welter)

Dean Clancy (IRL)
Sofiane Oumiha (FRA)
Lasha Guruli (GEO)
Richárd Kovács (HUN)
Jugurtha Ait Bekka (ALG)
Baatarsükhiin Chinzorig (MGL)[a]
Lai Chu-en (TPE)
Bunjong Sinsiri (THA)
Wyatt Sanford (CAN)
Miguel Ángel Ramírez (MEX)
Harry Garside (AUS)
Jesús Cova (VEN)
Obada Al-Kasbeh (JOR)
Ruslan Abdullaev (UZB)
Bakhodur Usmonov (TJK)
Radoslav Rosenov (BUL)
Oier Ibarreche (ESP)
Erislandy Álvarez (CUB)
Malik Hasanov (AZE)
Bazarbay Mukhammedsabyr (KAZ)
Pemberton Lele (SOL)

71kg (156.5lb, middleweight)

Makan Traoré (FRA)
Nikolai Terteryan (DEN)
Tuğrulhan Erdemir (TUR)
Vahid Abasov (SRB)
Omar Elawady (EGY)
Kan Chia-wei (TPE)
Sewon Okazawa (JPN)
Marco Verde (MEX)
José Rodríguez Tenorio (ECU)
Shannan Davey (AUS)
Rami Mofid Kiwan (BUL)
Asadkhuja Muydinkhujaev (UZB)
Aslanbek Shymbergenov (KAZ)
Omari Jones (USA)
Nishant Dev (IND)
Lewis Richardson (GBR)
Zeyad Ishaish (JOR)
Damian Durkacz (POL)
Aidan Walsh (IRL)
Tiago Muxanga (MOZ)

 

80kg (176.3lb, light heavyweight)

Salvatore Cavallaro (ITA)
Oleksandr Khyzhniak (UKR)
Gabrijel Veočić (CRO)
Murad Allahverdiyev (AZE)
Abdelrahman Oraby (EGY)
Toqtarbek Tanatqan (CHN)
Eumir Marcial (PHI)
Arlen López (CUB)
Wanderley Pereira (BRA)
Callum Peters (AUS)
Nurbek Oralbay (KAZ)
Kaan Aykutsun (TUR)
Turabek Khabibullaev (UZB)
Pylyp Akilov (HUN)
Cristian Pinales (DOM)
Weerapon Jongjoho (THA)
Hussein Ishaish (JOR)
Cedrick Belony (HAI)

92kg (202.85lbs, heavyweight - what we call cruiser in the pros)

Jack Marley (IRL)
Aziz Abbes Mouhiidine (ITA)
Olaitan Olaore (NGR)
Han Xuezhen (CHN)
Davlat Boltaev (TJK)
Keno Machado (BRA)
Julio César La Cruz (CUB)
Ato Plodzicki-Faoagali (SAM)
Lazizbek Mullojonov (UZB)
Enmanuel Reyes (ESP)
Aibek Oralbay (KAZ)
Patrick Brown (GBR)
Victor Schelstraete (BEL)
Mateusz Bereźnicki (POL)
Loren Alfonso (AZE)
Georgii Kushitashvili (GEO)

 

War Durkacz. War Bereźnicki.

 

What are Moindze's chances? Seeing how he's French fighting in France and Olympic boxing has a.....history.