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Super-Heavyweight (>91 kilograms), Men

Date9 – 21 August 2016
StatusOlympic
LocationRiocentro Pavilhão 6, Parque Olímpico da Barra, Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro
Participants18 from 18 countries
FormatSingle elimination tournament.

After being dominated by boxers from Cuba and the USA since the Second World War, the 21st century has seen a move towards European boxers winning Olympic medals. In 2016 the Cuban entrant got poleaxed in the quarter-finals whilst the USA didn’t qualify a boxer at either heavyweight or super-heavyweight. The semi-finals saw world champion Tony Yoka of France edge the hard punching Croatian Filip Hrgović in a close fight, whilst European Games winner Joe Joyce defeated Asian Games gold medallist Ivan Dychko in a similarly tight decision.

Yoka and Joyce had a shared history. The British fighter had defeated Yoka at the European Games in 2015 but the Frenchman had turned the tables on Joyce later in the year at the World Championships. Their third meeting at a major event was another close encounter. Yoka’s left jab being effective throughout the fight but Joyce landing the harder punches especially in the last round. One judge saw all three rounds for Yoka; another had Joyce 29-29 with the Ukrainian judge splitting the tie in favour of the Frenchman. This was the first French medal in the heaviest weight category for 96 years.

Yoka was engaged to be married to women’s middleweight champion Estelle Mossely. In March 2017 the couple announced they were expecting their first child. Joyce has a degree in fine arts from Middlesex University and is an accomplished painter.

PosCompetitorNOC
1Tony YokaFRAGold
2Joe JoyceGBRSilver
=3Filip HrgovićCROBronze
=3Ivan DychkoKAZBronze
=5Hussein IashaishJOR
=5Leinier PeróCUB
=5Bakhodir DzhalolovUZB
=5Efe AjagbaNGR
=9Clayton LaurentISV
=9Mihai NistorROU
=9Guido VianelloITA
=9Ali Eren DemirezenTUR
=9Davilson MoraisCPV
=9Edgar Ramón MuñozVEN
=9Nigel PaulTTO
=9Məhəmmədrəsul MəcidovAZE
=17Erik PfeiferGER
=17Mohamed ArjaouiMAR

Round One

Date9 August 2016
FormatWinner of each match advanced to the quarter-finals.
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #1Tony YokaFRA
Match #209 Aug 13:12Clayton LaurentISVDecisionErik PfeiferGER
Match #3Hussein IashaishJOR
Match #4Mihai NistorROU
Match #5Leinier PeróCUB
Match #6Guido VianelloITA
Match #7Ali Eren DemirezenTUR
Match #8Filip HrgovićCRO
Match #9Joe JoyceGBR
Match #10Davilson MoraisCPV
Match #11Edgar Ramón MuñozVEN
Match #12Bakhodir DzhalolovUZB
Match #13Efe AjagbaNGR
Match #14Nigel PaulTTO
Match #1509 Aug 19:17Məhəmmədrəsul MəcidovAZEDecisionMohamed ArjaouiMAR
Match #16Ivan DychkoKAZ

Round Two

Date13 August 2016
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #113 Aug 13:12Tony YokaFRADecisionClayton LaurentISV
Match #213 Aug 13:28Hussein IashaishJORDecisionMihai NistorROU
Match #313 Aug 13:47Leinier PeróCUBDecisionGuido VianelloITA
Match #413 Aug 14:03Filip HrgovićCRODecisionAli Eren DemirezenTUR
Match #513 Aug 19:13Joe JoyceGBRReferee stops contestDavilson MoraisCPV
Match #613 Aug 19:22Bakhodir DzhalolovUZBReferee stops contestEdgar Ramón MuñozVEN
Match #713 Aug 19:32Efe AjagbaNGRKnock-outNigel PaulTTO
Match #813 Aug 19:45Ivan DychkoKAZDecisionMəhəmmədrəsul MəcidovAZE

Quarter-Finals

Date16 August 2016
FormatWinner of each match advanced to the semi-finals.
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #116 Aug 13:02Tony YokaFRADecisionHussein IashaishJOR
Match #216 Aug 13:18Filip HrgovićCROReferee stops contestLeinier PeróCUB
Match #316 Aug 18:51Joe JoyceGBRDecisionBakhodir DzhalolovUZB
Match #416 Aug 19:07Ivan DychkoKAZDecisionEfe AjagbaNGR

Semi-Finals

Date19 August 2016
FormatWinner of each match advanced to the final match.
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #119 Aug 15:08Tony YokaFRADecisionFilip HrgovićCRO
Match #219 Aug 15:25Joe JoyceGBRDecisionIvan DychkoKAZ

Final Round

Date21 August 2016
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match 1/221 Aug 15:30Tony YokaFRADecisionJoe JoyceGBR