THE 11 EVENTS (all men)Categories: Light-flyweight (48 kg), flyweight (51 kg), bantamweight (54 kg), featherweight (57 kg), lightweight (60 kg), light-welterweight (64 kg), welterweight (69 kg), middleweight (75 kg), light-heavyweight (81 kg), heavyweight (91 kg), super-heavyweight (+ de 91 kg)
THE FORMATIn each category: qualifying, quarter-final, semi-final and final. MILESTONES- 668 BC
Fist fighting appears at Ancient Games.
- 1745
Jack Broughton takes the first step to reforming the brutal sport (boxing bare-fisted) by forming a set of rules.
- 1805
The Englishman Jim Belcher ties a white hankerchief to the ropes in the ring during a fight. Henceforth, this hankerchief evolved to the size of a towel which was later used by trainers to end a fight by "throwing in the towel".
- 1904
Boxing features for the first time at the Olympic Games in 1904 (St. Louis).
- 1956
The Hungarian Laszlo Papp becomes the first pugilist to win three Olympic titles (1948 - middleweight), 1952 and 1956 (super-welterweight).
- 1980
The Cuban heavyweight, Teofilo Stevenson, becomes the first boxer to win three consecutive Olympic titles in the same division (1972, 1976 and 1980).
- 2000
The Olympic boxing bouts at Sydney are held over four two-minute rounds instead of three three-minute rounds. Fighters are still permitted a minute's rest between rounds.
STARS- Sugar Ray Robinson (United States)
A 25-year career! World champion in the welterweight division between 1946 and 1951 and then middleweight champion in 1951, and from 1955 to 1958. 174 victories in 199 fights.
- Rocky Marciano (United States)
The only unbeaten champion. He kept his title between 1952 and 1956 and was unbeaten in 49 fights. He won 43 by knockout.
- Muhammad Ali/Cassius Clay (United States)
"The greatest". Olympic middle heavyweight champion as an 18-year-old in 1960 under the name of Cassius Clay. World heavyweight champion. 22 title fights from 1964 to 1967 and then 1974 to 1978. 56 wins in 61 fights. A born-provocator, he converted to Islam and changed his name in 1964.
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