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Boxing at the 1984 Summer Olympics took place in the Memorial Sports Arena in Los Angeles, California, United States. The boxing schedule began on July 29 and ended on August 11. Twelve boxing events were contested with the participation of 354 fighters from 81 countries. A Soviet led boycott, prevented many of the world's best amateur boxers from competing.
At the 1980 Summer Olympics, that was impacted by an American-led boycott, Cuban boxers won 10 medals, with 6 of them being gold, and had again been expected to do well. However, the nation withdrew from the games following the announcement of the Soviet boycott. Teófilo Stevenson, who was going to try for his fourth Olympic gold medal before the boycott was officially announced, had previously defeated Tyrell Biggs twice (one by knockout) and Hermenegildo Báez had previously defeated Henry Tillman. Soviet Alexander Yagubkin defeated both Biggs and Tillman during the USA–USSR duals. Cuban and Soviet boxers, however, were more seasoned than their American counterparts. While US athletes typically turned pro after the Olympics, while still in their early twenties, Cubans and the Soviets were not allowed to do so and stayed on in the amateurs, participating in multiple Olympic cycles. Journalist George Vecsey remarked after the conclusion of the games that "Despite all the flag-waving euphoria in the United States over all those medals in Los Angeles, the Summer Games were a made-in-Disneyland reproduction of the Games because there were no Soviet runners, no Cuban boxers, no East German swimmers." Soviet runners and East German swimmers decades later were revealed to have been part of their respective nations' state-sponsored doping schemes.
Evander Holyfield was controversially disqualified in the semifinals for punching Kevin Barry after what seemed to be a stop. However, on a replay it is seen that the referee stopped the bout after his punches. Under IABA health regulation Barry was not allowed to box for 28 days, so he scratched from the final. During the medal ceremony, Josipović shared the highest step of the podium with Holyfield and raised his hand, thus acknowledging that Evander was the real winner.
Medal summary
See also
References
- "Boxing at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games". Sports Reference. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
- ^ Cuba Withdraws From Olympic by the Associated Press, The New York Times, May 24, 1984.
- Alfano, Peter. Boxing: Americans Rated Above '76 Unit, The New York Times, July 29, 1984.
- https://www.bbc.com/sport/northern-ireland/19153615
- New Olympic Sanctions, The New York Times, December 5, 1984.
- https://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/14/sports/olympics/soviet-doping-plan-russia-rio-games.html
- https://globalsportmatters.com/health/2019/11/07/ex-east-german-athletes-struggle-with-health-problems-due-to-the-consequences-of-ped-taking/
- "25 Years Later: Evander Holyfield Robbed of Gold in the 1984 Olympics". 21 July 2009. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- ^ AP (12 August 1984). "Holyfield loses appeal, but gains bronze". Boca Raton News. p. 4D. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
- "25 Years Later: Evander Holyfield Robbed of Gold in the 1984 Olympics". 21 July 2009. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
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