Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Featherweight
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The Featherweight class in the boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics
competition was the fourth-lightest class. Featherweight
s were limited to those boxers weighing more than 57 kilogram
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Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Peristeri Olympic Boxing Hall. The event was only open to men and bouts were contested over four rounds of two minutes each...
competition was the fourth-lightest class. Featherweight
Featherweight
Featherweight is a weight class division in the sport of boxing. There are similarly named divisions under several Mixed Martial Arts organizations and in Greco-Roman wrestling.-Professional boxing:...
s were limited to those boxers weighing more than 57 kilogram
Kilogram
The kilogram or kilogramme , also known as the kilo, is the base unit of mass in the International System of Units and is defined as being equal to the mass of the International Prototype Kilogram , which is almost exactly equal to the mass of one liter of water...
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Participants
- Daniel BrizuelaDaniel BrizuelaDaniel Eduardo Brizuela is a male featherweight boxer from Argentina. He competed for his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, where he was stopped in the first round of the men's featherweight division by Germany's Vitali Tajbert.He earned Olympic qualification as a...
took the place of American boxer Aaron GarciaAaron Garcia (boxer)Aaron García is a Mexican American boxer in the Featherweight division. He earned the featherweight silver medal at the 2003 Pan American Games.-Amateur titles:*1999 National Golden Gloves bantamweight champion...
after he lost at the USA Olympic trials.
Medalists
| Bronze | |
Schedule
| Date | Round |
|---|---|
| Monday, August 16, 2004 | Round of 32 |
| Friday, August 20, 2004 | Round of 16 |
| Saturday, August 21, 2004 | Quarterfinals |
| Friday, August 27, 2004 | Semifinals |
| Saturday, August 28, 2004 | Final Bout |