Boxing is an ever-popular event at the Olympics but the format is slightly different to the biggest fights around the world. <\/p>
Boxing is a peculiar sport at the Olympic Games. Throughout history it has been a breeding ground for some of the biggest names in the business with only amateurs allowed to compete.<\/p>\n
However, a trickle of professionals have entered the boxing<\/a> contests in Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020 but the format on offer is a very different one.<\/p>\n While the biggest boxing match-ups could be over in a matter of seconds, the top men\u2019s heavyweight bouts do traditionally last 12 rounds, but that isn\u2019t the case with boxing at the Olympics.<\/p>\n RadioTimes.com<\/a> brings you up to speed with boxing at the Olympic Games 2020 in Tokyo, in particular, how many rounds are in each contest.<\/p>\n Men and women are subjected to the same format with just three rounds to navigate. Each round lasts three minutes, meaning matches are wrapped up within 10 minutes.<\/p>\n Of course, a heavy hit knockout blow will immediately end the contest sooner than the full three rounds.<\/p>\n The reason for the shorter rounds relates to the fact that unlike big PPV professional fights, Olympic boxers are subjected to numerous matches in a short space of time.<\/p>\n There are 13 weight divisions in Olympic boxing and all but one of them start with a Round of 32. That means for a boxer to go from entering the contest to winning it, they would have to win five matches.<\/p> Five matches with a maximum of three rounds each takes their potential workload up to 15 rounds across approximately two weeks.<\/p>\n That\u2019s a far more sustainable workload than if the boxers were subjected to 12-round fights, five times in the tournament, equating to 60 rounds!<\/p>\n Check out our guide on how to watch Olympics 2020<\/a> or see Olympics on TV today<\/a> for more details, timings, and exclusive expert analysis from some of the biggest names in world sport over the coming weeks.<\/em><\/p>\n Sir Chris Hoy, Beth Tweddle, Rebecca Adlington, Matthew Pinsent and Dame Jess Ennis-Hill are among the stars we have to being their esteemed opinions, so don\u2019t miss what they have to say.<\/em><\/p>\n If you\u2019re looking for something else to watch check out our\u00a0TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0or visit our\u00a0Sport<\/a>\u00a0hub for all the latest news.<\/strong><\/p>\n Boxing is an ever-popular event at the Olympics but the format is slightly different to the biggest fights around the world. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":2302,"template":"","categories":[1],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/07\/how-many-rounds-are-there-in-olympic-boxing-at-tokyo-2020.jpg",1024,666,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/07\/how-many-rounds-are-there-in-olympic-boxing-at-tokyo-2020-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/07\/how-many-rounds-are-there-in-olympic-boxing-at-tokyo-2020-300x195.jpg",300,195,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/07\/how-many-rounds-are-there-in-olympic-boxing-at-tokyo-2020-768x500.jpg",768,500,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/07\/how-many-rounds-are-there-in-olympic-boxing-at-tokyo-2020.jpg",800,520,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/07\/how-many-rounds-are-there-in-olympic-boxing-at-tokyo-2020.jpg",1024,666,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/07\/how-many-rounds-are-there-in-olympic-boxing-at-tokyo-2020.jpg",1024,666,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Boxing is an ever-popular event at the Olympics but the format is slightly different to the biggest fights around the world.","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/2301"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2302"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2301"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2301"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}How many rounds are there in Olympic boxing?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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