Boxing at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Middleweight
The men's middleweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1988 Summer Olympics. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 75 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 19 September to 1 October 1988. 33 boxers from 33 nations competed. Henry Maske won the gold medal.
Anthony Hembrick of the United States never had the opportunity to fight in the 1988 Olympics. Hembrick and his coach, Ken Adams, misinterpreted the fight schedule. Afterwards, they blamed the schedule for being too confusing. By the time Hembrick arrived at Chamshil Students' Gymnasium twelve minutes late, he had been disqualified and the match was being awarded to South Korean Ha Jong-ho.Medalists
Results
The following boxers took part in the event:
First round
- Sven Ottke def. Aharon Jacobashvili, 5:0
- Michele Mastrodonato def. Mirwan Kassouf, RSC-1
Second round
- Chris Sande def. Juan Montiel, KO-3
- Paul Kamela def. Georgios Ioannidis, 3:2
- Kieran Joyce def. Filipo Palako Vaka, RSC-1
- Franco Wanyama def. Omar Dabaj, 5:0
- Sello Mojela def. Simon Stubblefield, 5:0
- Henry Maske def. Helman Palije, 5:0
- Ha Jong-Ho def. Anthony Hembrick, walk-over
- Lotfi Ayed def. John Tobin, 5:0
- Hussain Shah Syed def. Martin Amarillas, 3:2
- Serge Kabongo def. James Iahuat, RSC-1
- Zoltán Fuzesy def. Ahmed Dine, 5:0
- Esa Hukkanen def. Roberto Martínez, 5:0
- Darko Dukić def. Vili Lesiva, RSC-2
- Egerton Marcus def. Emmanuel Legaspi, KO-1
- Ruslan Taramov def. Samuel Simbo, KO-1
- Sven Ottke def. Ha Jong-Ho, 5:0
Third round
- Chris Sande def. Paul Kamela, 5:0
- Franco Wanyama def. Kieran Joyce, 3:2
- Henry Maske def. Sello Mojela, walk-over
- Michele Mastrodonato def. Lotfi Ayed, 5:0
- Hussain Shah Syed def. Serge Kabongo, 5:0
- Zoltán Fuzesy def. Esa Hukkanen, 5:0
- Egerton Marcus def. Darko Dukić, KO-2
- Sven Ottke def. Ruslan Taramov, 5:0
Quarterfinals
- Chris Sande def. Franco Wanyama, 5:0
- Henry Maske def. Michele Mastrodonato, 5:0
- Hussain Shah Syed def. Zoltán Fuzesy, 3:2
- Egerton Marcus def. Sven Ottke, 5:0
Semifinals
- Henry Maske def. Chris Sande, 5:0
- Egerton Marcus def. Hussain Shah Syed, 4:1
Final
- Henry Maske def. Egerton Marcus, 5:0
