After a year of delay, the Tokyo Olympics are finally ready to begin as hundreds of boxers begin their quest to win medals representing their country in Japan.
And while it is confirmed that no spectators will be attending any event, including the Kokugikan Arena where boxing takes place, every fighter aims to follow in the golden footsteps of Anthony Joshua, Katie Taylor and Vasyl Lomachenko.
While the number of weight classes for men has been reduced from ten to eight, there will now be five women’s events, an increase from three in Rio in 2016, and only the third time that women have stepped into the ring. games.
Unsurprisingly, the United States leads the all-time medal count, with 50 gold out of a total of 114, Cuba in second and Great Britain in third.
But who fights in each weight class?
Men
Fly weight (48 kg to 52 kg)
Mohamed Flissi – ALGERIA
Patrick Chinyemba – ZAMBIA
Tetteh Sulemanu – GHANA
Jianguan Hu – CHINA
Thitisan Panmot – THALANDE
Amit Amit – INDIA
Shakhobidin Zoirov – UZBEKISTAN
Alex Winwood – AUSTRALIA
Saken Bibossinov – KAZAKHSTAN
Koryun Soghomonyan – ARMENIA
Billal Bennama – FRANCE
Sakhil Alakhverdovi – GEORGIA
Galal Yafai – GREAT BRITAIN
Brendan Irvine – IRELAND
Cosmin-Petre Girleanu – ROMANIA
Gabriel Escobar Mascunano – SPAIN
Batuhan Ciftci – TURKEY
Yosbany Veitia Soto – CUBA
Yuberjan Martinez Rivas – COLOMBIA
Rodrigo Marte De La Rosa – DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
Ramon Quiroga – ARGENTINA
Yankiel Rivera Figueroa – PUERTO RICO
Rajab Otukile Mahommed – BOTSWANA
Carlo Paalam – PHILIPPINES
Yoel Finol Rivas – VENEZUELA
Daniel Asenov – BULGARIA
Ryomei Tanaka – JAPAN
Daniel Varela de Pina – CAPE VERDE
Featherweight (52 kg to 57 kg)
Samuel Takyi – GHANA
Nicolas Okongo Okoth – KENYA
Mohamed Hamout – MOROCCO
Everisto Mulenga – ZAMBIA
Mirazizbek Mirzakhalilov – UZBEKISTAN
Mohammad Abdelaziz Mohammad Alwadi – JORDAN
Serik Temirzhanov – KAZAKHSTAN
Van Duong Nguyen – VIETNAM
Daniyal Shahbaksh – IRAN
Chatchai-Decha Butdee – THALANDE
Tayfur Aliyev – AZERBAIDJAN
Samuel Kistohurry – FRANCE
Hamsat Shadalov – GERMANY
Peter McGrail – GREAT BRITAIN
Roland Galos – HUNGARY
Kurt Walker – IRELAND
Albert Batyrgaziev – RUSSIAN OLYMPIC COMMITTEE
Jos̩ Quiles Brotons РSPAIN
Mykola Butsenko – UKRAINE
Lazaro Jorge Alvarez Estrada – CUBA
Alexy Miguel De La Cruz Baez – DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
Ceiber David Avila Segura – COLOMBIA
Mirco Jehiel Cuello – ARGENTINA
Jean Carlos Caicedo Pachito – ECUADOR
Tsendbaatar Erdenebat – MONGOLIA
Duc Ragan – United States
Keevin Allicook – GUIANA
Lightweight (57 kg to 63 kg)
Jonas Junias Jonas – NAMIBIA
Louis Richamo Colin – MAURITIUS
Abdelhaq Nadir – MOROCCO
Elnur Abduraimov – UZBEKISTAN
Zakir Safiullin – KAZAKHSTAN
Chinzorig Baatarsukh – MONGOLIA
Obada Mohammed Mustafa Alkasbeh – JORDAN
Manish Kausik – INDIA
Bakhodur Usmanov – TAJIKISTAN
Sofiane Oumiha – FRANCE
Dzmitry Asanau – BELARUS
Luke McCormack – GREAT BRITAIN
Gabil Mamedov – RUSSIAN OLYMPIC COMMITTEE
Javid Chalabiyev – AZERBAIDJAN
Damian Durkacz – POLAND
Enrico Lacruz – NETHERLANDS
Iaroslav Khartsyz – UKRAINE
Andy Cruz Gomez – CUBA
Leonel De Los Santos Nunez – DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
Wanderson De Oliveira – BRAZIL
Leodan Pezo Saboya – PERU
Alston Conrad Sylvester Ryan – ANTIGUA
Fiston Mbaya Mulumba – DR CONGO
Harrison Garside – AUSTRALIA
Keyshawn Davis – United States
Hovhannes Bachkov – ARMENIA
Wessam Salamana – OLYMPIC REFUGEE TEAM
Daisuke Narimatsu – JAPAN
John Ume – PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Welterweight (63 kg to 69 kg)
Albert Mengue Ayissi – CAMEROON
Stephen Zimba – ZAMBIA
Shadiri Bwogi – UGANDA
Zeyad Eashash – JORDAN
Krishan Vikas – INDIA
Ablaikhan Joussopov – KAZAKHSTAN
Bobo-Usmon Baturov – UZBEKISTAN
Sewonrets Quincy Mensah Okozawa – JAPAN
Pat McCormack – GREAT BRITAIN
Andrei Zamkovoï – ROMANIA
Aidan Walsh – IRELAND
Lorenzo Sotomayor Collazo – AZERBAIDJAN
Eskerkhan Madiev – GEORGIA
Aliaksandr Radzionau – BELARUS
Roniel Iglesias Sotolongo – CUBA
Rohan Polanco Emiliano – DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
Delante Johnson – United States
Brian Arregui – ARGENTINA
Merven Clair – MAURITIUS
Marlon Ah Tong – SAMAO
Wyatt Sanford – CANADA
Necat Ekinci – TURKEY
Thabiso Dlamini – SWAZILAND
Average weight (69 kg to 75 kg)
Younes Nemouchi – ALGERIA
David Tshama Mwenekabwe – DR CONGO
Dieudonn̩ Wilfred Seyi Ntsengue РCAMEROON
Eumir F̩lix Marcial РPHILIPPINES
Abilkhan Amankul – KAZAKHSTAN
Tanglathian Tuoheta Erbieke – CHINA
Ashish Kumar – INDIA
Seyedshahin Mousavi – IRAN
Oleksandr Kyyzhniak – UKRAINE
Gleb Bakshi – ROMANIA
Arman Darchinyan – ARMENIA
Andrej Csemez – SLOVAKIA
Vital Bandarenka – BELARUS
Georgi Kharabadze – GEORGIA
Hebert Willian Carvalho da Conceicao Sousa – BRAZIL
Euri Cedeno Martinez – DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
Francisco Daniel Veron – ARGENTINA
Aaron Soloman Prince – TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
Kavuma David Ssemujju – UGANDA
Fanat Kakhramonov – UZBEKISTAN
Troy Isley – United States
Adam Chartoi – SWEDEN
Eldric Sella Rodriguez – OLYMPIC REFUGEE TEAM
Yuito Moriwaki – JAPAN
Darrelle Valsaint Jr – HAITITI
Light heavyweight (75 kg to 81 kg)
Abdelrahman Salah Orabi Abdelgawwad – EGPYT
Mohammed Houmri – ALGERIA
Mohamed Assaghir – MOROCCO
Bekzad Nurdauletov – KAZAKHSTAN
Paulo Aokuso – AUSTRALIA
Daxiang Chen – CHINA
Odai Riyad Adel Alhindawi – JORDAN
Shabbat Negmatulloev – TAJIKISTAN
Loren Berto Alfonso Dominguez – AZERBAIDJAN
Ben Whittaker – GREAT BRITAIN
Gazimagomed Schamilovich Jalidov Gafurova – SPAIN
Luka Plantic – CROATIA
Imam Khataev – ROMANIA
Emmet Brennan – IRELAND
Arien Lopez Cardona – CUBA
Keno Marley Machado – BRAZIL
Nalek Rachid Korbaj Barrera – VENEZUELA
Jorge Luis Vivas Palacios – COLOMBIA
Shakul Samed – GHANA
Dilshodbek Ruzmetov – UZBEKISTAN
Rogelio Romero Torres – MEXICO
Bayram Malkan – TURKEY
Heavyweight (81kg to 91kg)
Youness Baalla – MOROCCO
Abdelhafid Benchabla – ALGERIA
Vassilliy Levit – KAZAKHSTAN
David Nyika – NEW ZEALAND
Hussein Iashaish – JORDAN
Sanjay Tursunov – UZBEKISTAN
Muslim Gadhimagomedov – ROMANIA
Enmanuel Reyes Pla – SPAIN
Ammar R. Abduljabbar – GERMANY
Cheavon Clarke – GREAT BRITAIN
Julio Cesar Castillo Torres – ECUADOR
Julio Cesar La Cruz Peraza – CUBA
Abner Teixeira Da Silva Junior – BRAZIL
Elly Ajowi Ochola – KENYA
Ato Leau Plodzicki-Faogali – SAMOA
Jos̩ Maria Lucar Jaimes РPERU
Uladzislau Smiahlikau – BELARUS
Super heavy (91 kg +)
Maxime Yegnong Njieyo – CAMEROON
Chouaib Bouloudinats – ALGERIA
Bakhodir Jalolov – UZBEKISTAN
Siyovush Zukhurov – TAJIKISTAN
Satish Kumar – INDIA
Kamshybek Kounkabayev – KAZAKHSTAN
Mourad Aliev – FRANCE
Frazer Clarke – GREAT BRITAIN
Muhammed Abdullayev – AZERBAIDJAN
Ivan Veriasov – ROMANIA
Richard Torres Jr – United States
Dainier Christian Pero Justiz – CUBA
Cristian Camilo Salcedo Codazi – COLOMBIA
Yousry Rezk Mostafa Hafez – EGYPT
Danis Latypov – BAHRAIN
Ricardo Damion Brown – JAMAICA
Tsotne Rogova – UKRAINE
Women
Fly weight (41 kg to 51 kg)
Rabab Cheddar – MOROCCO
Roumaysa Boualam – ALGERIA
Christine Ongare – NIGERIA
Yuan Chang – CHINA
Tsukimi Namiki – JAPAN
Hsiao-Wen Huang – TAPEI
Chungnejiang Mery Kom Himangte – INDIA
Irish Magno – PHILIPPINES
Tursunoy Rakhimova – UZBEKISTAN
Buzzard Naz Cakiroglu – TURKEY
Charley-Sian Davison – GREAT BRITAIN
Stoyka Z. Krasteva – BULGARIA
Giordana Sorrentino – ITALY
Sandra Drabik – POLAND
Svetlana Soluianova – ROMANIA
Ingrit Lorena Valencia Victoria – COLOMBIA
Virginia Hall Fuchs – United States
Graziele Jesus de Sousa – BRAZIL
Irismar Del Valle Cardoza Rojas – VENEZUELA
Catherine Nanziri – UGANDA
Jutamas Jitpong – THALAND
Miguelina Hernandez Garcia – DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
Nina Radovanovic – SERBIA
Thi Tham Nguyen – VIETNAM
Mandy Bujold – CANADA
Ornella Havyarimana – BURUNDI
Featherweight (54 kg to 57 kg)
Khouloud Hlimi Ep Moujahi – TUNISIA
Keamogetse Sadie Kenosi – BOTSWANA
Yu-Ting Lin – TAPEI
Sena Irie – JAPAN
Skye Nicolson – AUSTRALIA
Aeji Im – SOUTH KOREA
Irma Testa – ITALY
Michaela Walsh – IRELAND
Stanimira N. Petrova – BULGARIA
Maria C. Nechita – ROMANIA
Nikolina Cacic – CROATIA
Karriss Artingstall – GREAT BRITAIN
Jucielen Cerqueira Romeu – BRAZIL
Yeni Marcela Arias Castaneda – COLOMBIA
Caroline Veyre – CANADA
Marcelat Sakobi Matshu – DR CONGO
Nesthy Petecio – PHILIPPINES
Yamileth Argentina Solorzano Osorio – EL SALVADOR
Liudmila Vorontsova – ROMANIA
Yarisel Ramirez – United States
Ramla Saïd Ahmed Ali – SOMALIA
Lightweight (57 kg to 60 kg)
Imane Khelif – ALGERIA
Mariem Homrani Ep Zayani – TUNISIA
Yeonji Oh – SOUTH KOREA
Simranjit Kaur Baatth – INDIA
Shih-Yi Wu – TAPEI
Sudapom Seesondee – THALANDE
Kellie Harrington – IRELAND
Caroline Dubois – GREAT BRITAIN
Esra Yildiz – TURKEY
Agnes Alexiusson – SWEDEN
Maiva Hamadouche – FRANCE
Rebecca Nicoli – ITALY
Beatriz Iasmin Soares Ferreira – BRAZIL
Rashida Ellis – United States
Esmerelda Falcon Reyes – MEXICO
Naomie Yumba Th̩r̬se РDR CONGO
Raykona Kodirova – UZBEKISTAN
Maria Jos̩ Palacios Espinoza РECUADOR
Mira Potkonen – FINLAND
Dayana Sanchez – ARGENTINA
Donjeta Sadiku – KOSOVO
Welterweight (64 kg to 69 kg)
Oumayma Bel Ahbib – MOROCCO
Alcinda Helena Panguana – MOZAMBIQUE
Hong Gu – CHINA
Nien-Chin Chen – TAPEI
Lovlina Borgohain – INDIA
Manikon House – THALANDE
Busenaz Surmeneli – TURKEY
Nadine Apetz – GERMANY
Anna Lyssenko – UKRAINE
Angela Carini – ITALY
Saadat Dalgatova – ROMANIA
Oshae Lanae Jones – United States
Myriam Karine Da Silva Rondeau – CANADA
Maria Altagracia Moronta Hernandez – DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
Elizabeth Akinyi – KENYA
Shakhnova Yunusova – UZBEKISTAN
Brianda Tamara Cruz Sandoval – MEXICO
Karolina Koszewska – POLAND
Average weight (69 kg to 75 kg)
Khadija Tuesday – MOROCCO
Rady Adosinda Gramane – MOZAMBIQUE
Qian Li – CHINA
Caitlin Parker – AUSTRALIA
Pooja Rani – INDIA
Nadejda Ryabets – KAZAKHSTAN
Lauren Price – GREAT BRITAIN
Zenfira Magomedalieva – ROMANIA
Aoife O’Rourke – IRELAND
Nouchka Fontijn – NETHERLANDS
Naomi Melissa Graham – United States
Tammara Amanda Thibeault – CANADA
Athena Bibeishi Bylon – PANAMA
Ichrak Chaib – ALGERIA
Myagmarjargal Munkhbat – MONGOLIA
Erika Stefania Pachito Jurado – ECUADOR
Elzbieta Wojcik – POLAND
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