title: Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Welterweight
text: # Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Welterweight
  
  The welterweight boxing competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens was held from 15 to 29 August at Peristeri Olympic Boxing Hall. This is limited to those boxers weighing between 64 and 69 kilograms.
  
  ## Competition format
  
  Like all Olympic boxing events, the competition was a straight single-elimination tournament. This event consisted of 28 boxers who have qualified for the competition through various tournaments held in 2003 and 2004. The competition began with a preliminary round on 15 August, where the number of competitors was reduced to 16, and concluded with the final on 29 August. As there were fewer than 32 boxers in the competition, a number of boxers received a bye through the preliminary round. Both semi-final losers were awarded bronze medals.
  
  All bouts consisted of four rounds of two minutes each, with one-minute breaks between rounds. Punches scored only if the white area on the front of the glove made full contact with the front of the head or torso of the opponent. Five judges scored each bout; three of the judges had to signal a scoring punch within one second for the punch to score. The winner of the bout was the boxer who scored the most valid punches by the end of the bout.
  
  ## Schedule
  
  All times are Greece Standard Time (UTC+2)
  
  | Date | Time | Round |
  | - | - | - |
  | Sunday, 15 August 2004 | 13:30 & 19:30 | Round of 32 |
  | Thursday, 19 August 2004 | 13:30 & 19:30 | Round of 16 |
  | Sunday, 22 August 2004 | 19:30 | Quarterfinals |
  | Friday, 27 August 2004 | 19:30 | Semifinals |
  | Sunday, 29 August 2004 | 13:30 | Final |
  
  ## Qualifying Athletes
  
  | Athlete | Country |
  | - | - |
  | Juan Camilo Novoa | Colombia |
  | Vilmos Balog | Hungary |
  | Kim Jung-Joo | South Korea |
  | Vitalie Gruşac | Moldova |
  | Vanes Martirosyan | United States |
  | Benamar Meskine | Algeria |
  | Theodoros Kotakos | Greece |
  | Lorenzo Aragón | Cuba |
  | Ruslan Khairov | Azerbaijan |
  | Adam Trupish | Canada |
  | Sadat Tebazaalwa | Uganda |
  | Hanati Silamu | China |
  | Ellis Chibuye | Zambia |
  | Bülent Ulusoy | Turkey |
  | Jean Carlos Prada | Venezuela |
  | Sherzod Husanov | Uzbekistan |
  | Basharmal Sultani | Afghanistan |
  | Mohamed Hikal | Egypt |
  | Oleg Saitov | Russia |
  | Ait Hammi Miloud | Morocco |
  | Gerard O'Mahony | Australia |
  | Viktor Polyakov | Ukraine |
  | Xavier Noël | France |
  | Andre Berto | Haiti |
  | Bakhtiyar Artayev | Kazakhstan |
  | Willy Bertrand Tankeu | Cameroon |
  | Rolandas Jasevičius | Lithuania |
  | Aliasker Bashirov | Turkmenistan |
  
  ## Results
  
  | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | Juan Camilo Novoa (COL) | Juan Camilo Novoa (COL) | 33 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | Vilmos Balog (HUN) | Vilmos Balog (HUN) | 24 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | Juan Camilo Novoa (COL) | Juan Camilo Novoa (COL) | 23 | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | Kim Jung-Joo (KOR) | Kim Jung-Joo (KOR) | 25 | | | | | | |
  | | | | Kim Jung-Joo (KOR) | Kim Jung-Joo (KOR) | 23 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | Vitalie Gruşac (MDA) | Vitalie Gruşac (MDA) | 20 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | Kim Jung-Joo (KOR) | Kim Jung-Joo (KOR) | 10 | | | |
  | Vanes Martirosyan (USA) | Vanes Martirosyan (USA) | 45 | | | | | | | Lorenzo Aragón (CUB) | Lorenzo Aragón (CUB) | 38 | | | |
  | Benamar Meskine (ALG) | Benamar Meskine (ALG) | 20 | Vanes Martirosyan (USA) | Vanes Martirosyan (USA) | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Theodoros Kotakos (GRE) | Theodoros Kotakos (GRE) | | Lorenzo Aragón (CUB) | Lorenzo Aragón (CUB) | 20 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Lorenzo Aragón (CUB) | Lorenzo Aragón (CUB) | RSC | | | | Lorenzo Aragón (CUB) | Lorenzo Aragón (CUB) | 16 | | | | | | |
  | Ruslan Khairov (AZE) | Ruslan Khairov (AZE) | RSC | | | | Ruslan Khairov (AZE) | Ruslan Khairov (AZE) | 14 | | | | | | |
  | Adam Trupish (CAN) | Adam Trupish (CAN) | | Ruslan Khairov (AZE) | Ruslan Khairov (AZE) | 26 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Sadat Tebazaalwa (UGA) | Sadat Tebazaalwa (UGA) | 17 | Kanat Islam (CHN) | Kanat Islam (CHN) | 16 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Hanati Silamu (CHN) | Hanati Silamu (CHN) | 29 | | | | | | | | | | Lorenzo Aragón (CUB) | Lorenzo Aragón (CUB) | 26 |
  | Ellis Chibuye (ZAM) | Ellis Chibuye (ZAM) | 32 | | | | | | | | | | Bakhtiyar Artayev (KAZ) | Bakhtiyar Artayev (KAZ) | 36 |
  | Bülent Ulusoy (TUR) | Bülent Ulusoy (TUR) | 45 | Bülent Ulusoy (TUR) | Bülent Ulusoy (TUR) | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Jean Carlos Prada (VEN) | Jean Carlos Prada (VEN) | 20 | Sherzod Husanov (UZB) | Sherzod Husanov (UZB) | 23 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Sherzod Husanov (UZB) | Sherzod Husanov (UZB) | 32 | | | | Sherzod Husanov (UZB) | Sherzod Husanov (UZB) | 14 | | | | | | |
  | Basharmal Sultani (AFG) | Basharmal Sultani (AFG) | 12 | | | | Oleg Saitov (RUS) | Oleg Saitov (RUS) | 22 | | | | | | |
  | Mohamed Hikal (EGY) | Mohamed Hikal (EGY) | 40 | Mohamed Hikal (EGY) | Mohamed Hikal (EGY) | 17 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Oleg Saitov (RUS) | Oleg Saitov (RUS) | 30 | Oleg Saitov (RUS) | Oleg Saitov (RUS) | 18 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Ait Hammi Miloud (MAR) | Ait Hammi Miloud (MAR) | 15 | | | | | | | Oleg Saitov (RUS) | Oleg Saitov (RUS) | 18 | | | |
  | Gerard O'Mahony (AUS) | Gerard O'Mahony (AUS) | 27 | | | | | | | Bakhtiyar Artayev (KAZ) | Bakhtiyar Artayev (KAZ) | 20 | | | |
  | Viktor Polyakov (UKR) | Viktor Polyakov (UKR) | 54 | Viktor Polyakov (UKR) | Viktor Polyakov (UKR) | 32 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Xavier Noël (FRA) | Xavier Noël (FRA) | 36 | Xavier Noël (FRA) | Xavier Noël (FRA) | 25 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Andre Berto (HAI) | Andre Berto (HAI) | 34 | | | | Viktor Polyakov (UKR) | Viktor Polyakov (UKR) | | | | | | | |
  | Bakhtiyar Artayev (KAZ) | Bakhtiyar Artayev (KAZ) | WO | | | | Bakhtiyar Artayev (KAZ) | Bakhtiyar Artayev (KAZ) | RSC | | | | | | |
  | Willy Bertrand Tankeu (CMR) | Willy Bertrand Tankeu (CMR) | | Bakhtiyar Artayev (KAZ) | Bakhtiyar Artayev (KAZ) | 33 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Rolandas Jasevičius (LTU) | Rolandas Jasevičius (LTU) | 21 | Aliasker Bashirov (TKM) | Aliasker Bashirov (TKM) | 23 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Aliasker Bashirov (TKM) | Aliasker Bashirov (TKM) | 54 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Notes
  
  * Adam Trupish (CAN) qualified for the Athens Games as a lucky semifinal loser in the second tournament in Tijuana, Mexico. He took the place of Juan McPherson (USA), a finalist from the 2003 Pan American Games.
  * Basharmal Sultani of Afghanistan received a wild card from the IOC.
  