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Super-Heavyweight (>91 kilograms), Men

Date1 – 12 August 2012
StatusOlympic
LocationExCeL, Newham, London
Participants16 from 16 countries
FormatSingle elimination tournament.

Traditionally the “Blue Riband” event of the boxing tournament, the super-heavyweight division was perhaps even more eagerly anticipated than usual due to the depth of talent in the division. Defending champion Roberto Cammarelle was joined in London by world champion Məhəmmədrəsul Məcidov of Azerbaijan, Beijing finalist Zhang Zhilei of China and the rising young British talent Anthony Joshua.

Though cheered on fanatically by the home support Joshua was nearly eliminated in his first fight and was fortunate to be given the decision over Cuban Erislandy Savón, nephew of the legendary Félix Savón. Joshua improved on this display in his next fights and reached the final with a victory over Russia’s Ivan Dychko while in the other semi-final Cammarelle won a close but deserved decision over Məcidov. The final bout between the Italian and the Briton, whilst not a classic, turned into a nail-biter. For the first two rounds the more streetwise and experienced Cammarelle kept the young British fighter at bay but a desperate attack in the third brought Joshua back into contention. Neutral observers were a little surprised when the score was announced as a tie and the Italian contingent were certainly unhappy when Joshua was awarded the fight on countback.

Joshua’s victory denied Cammarelle the honour of becoming the first man to defend an Olympic title in the heaviest weight category since Teófilo Stevenson.

PosCompetitorNOC
1Anthony JoshuaGBRGold
2Roberto CammarelleITASilver
=3Məhəmmədrəsul MəcidovAZEBronze
=3Ivan DychkoKAZBronze
=5Magomed OmarovRUS
=5Mohamed ArjaouiMAR
=5Simon KeanCAN
=5Zhang ZhileiCHN
=9Meji MwanbaCOD
=9Dominic BreazealeUSA
=9Blaise MendouoCMR
=9Ytalo PereaECU
=9Erik PfeiferGER
=9Tony YokaFRA
=9Johan LindeAUS
=9Erislandy SavónCUB

Round One

Date1 August 2012
FormatWinner of each match advanced to the quarter-finals.
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #101 AugMəhəmmədrəsul MəcidovAZEReferee stops contestMeji MwanbaCOD
Match #201 AugMagomed OmarovRUSDecisionDominic BreazealeUSA
Match #301 AugMohamed ArjaouiMARDecisionBlaise MendouoCMR
Match #401 AugRoberto CammarelleITADecisionYtalo PereaECU
Match #501 AugIvan DychkoKAZDecisionErik PfeiferGER
Match #601 AugSimon KeanCANDecisionTony YokaFRA
Match #701 AugZhang ZhileiCHNReferee stops contestJohan LindeAUS
Match #801 AugAnthony JoshuaGBRDecisionErislandy SavónCUB

Quarter-Finals

Date6 August 2012
FormatWinner of each match advanced to the semi-finals.
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #106 AugMəhəmmədrəsul MəcidovAZEDecisionMagomed OmarovRUS
Match #206 AugRoberto CammarelleITADecisionMohamed ArjaouiMAR
Match #306 AugIvan DychkoKAZDecisionSimon KeanCAN
Match #406 AugAnthony JoshuaGBRDecisionZhang ZhileiCHN

Semi-Finals

Date10 August 2012
FormatWinner of each match advanced to the final match.
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #110 AugRoberto CammarelleITADecisionMəhəmmədrəsul MəcidovAZE
Match #210 AugAnthony JoshuaGBRDecisionIvan DychkoKAZ

Final Round

Date12 August 2012
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match 1/212 AugAnthony JoshuaGBRDecisionRoberto CammarelleITA