The United States was represented by nine boxers at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. The U.S. participated in nine out of 11 events at the Workers' Indoor Arena. Olympic boxing began on August 9 and ran through August 24. Deontay Wilder won the only boxing medal for the United States. He took home bronze in the heavyweight 81-91 kg class.NBC Olympics: Men's Heavyweight (91kg/201 lbs) Final Official
USA Boxing Team
- Light flyweight: Luis Yanez (pending)Dallas Morning News: Decision on Duncanville boxer Yanez expected this week (July 8, 2008)
- Flyweight: Raushee Warren
- Bantamweight: Gary Russell
- Featherweight: Raynell Williams
- Lightweight: Sadam Ali
- Light welterweight: Javier Molina
- Welterweight: Demetrius Andrade
- Middleweight: Shawn Estrada
- Heavyweight: Deontay Wilder
Format
Boxing matches will be made using a draw on August 8. This is also when competitors will be officially weighed in. Each fight will consist of four two-minute rounds with one minute between each round. When a boxer loses a match, he is out of the tournament. The final two boxers in each weight class will face each other for the gold medal. The two losers of the semifinals in each weight class will receive bronze medals.Official Site: Cometition Format
