Cuba's Julio La Cruz (right) and Brazil's Keno Machado compete in the men's 92 kg boxing final at the Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile, on October 27, 2023. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
Roadmap for boxing at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.
Featured Athletes
Arlen Lopez, Cuba: The 31-year-old two-time Olympic champion is looking to become just the fourth boxer in Olympic boxing history to win three gold medals, and he'll likely have to beat promising professional boxer and Manny Pacquiao protege Eumir Marcial of the Philippines.
Julio Cesar La Cruz, Cuba: Despite having two professional bouts in 2022, the formidable heavyweight boxer is back for a unique challenge in an exclusive club of three gold medallists.
Tere Moana “Junior” Tere Moana, Australia: The most intriguing fighter in Australia's impressive team may be the 6ft 6in super heavyweight who has recorded four professional knockouts.
Kelly Harrington, Ireland: The Tokyo lightweight champion returned seeking a second gold medal but suffered his first defeat in nearly three years and has faced criticism on social media for expressing anti-immigration stances.
Türkiye, Busenaz Surmeneli: She dominated the welterweight division in Tokyo to win her country its first Olympic medal in boxing, and now, as a flag-bearer for the amateur sport, she's back in Paris and already has her eye on Los Angeles.
Future story
The field in Paris will feature the largest number of female boxers The sport will feature six weight classes, the most in Olympic history. The women's sport has grown exponentially since joining the Olympic Games in 2012, and the field is now stronger than ever.
A century of Olympic sportsThis could be the last Olympic boxing event. The IOC recently severed ties with boxing's previous governing body and said boxing may be phased out completely before the Los Angeles Games, but breakaway organisations are fighting to keep the sport alive.
This area includes: Waseem Abu Sall, 20, Palestine's first Olympic boxer, and Omid Ahmadisafa, an Iranian kickboxing and Muay Thai champion and flyweight on the Refugee Olympic Team, who has focused on boxing since seeking asylum in Germany in 2021.
Key Dates
Boxing will begin on July 27 and finish on August 10, the day before the Closing Ceremony. The final five days of competition, including the gold medal match, will be held at the famous Roland Garros tennis stadium.
Reigning Champion
- Men's Flyweight: Galal Yafai, UK
- Men's Featherweight: Albert Batyrgadiyev, ROC
- Men's Lightweight: Andy Cruz, Cuba
- Men's Welterweight: Roniel Iglesias, Cuba
- Men's light heavyweight: Arlen Lopez, Cuba
- Men's Heavyweight: Julio Cesar La Cruz, Cuba
- Men's super heavyweight: Bakhodir Jarolov, Uzbekistan
- Women's Flyweight: Stoica Krasteva, Bulgaria
- Women's Bantamweight: New Categories
- Women's Featherweight: Sena Irie (Japan)
- Women's Lightweight: Kelly Harrington, Ireland
- Women's Welterweight: Busenaz Surmeneli, Türkiye
- Women's Middleweight: Lauren Price, UK
