2008 Great Britain Olympians
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Great Britain sent seven boxers to the 2008 Olympic games in Beijing, People's Republic of China. James DeGale was the only gold medalist for the team at Middleweight. Tony Jeffries and David Price both won bronze medals at Light Heavyweight and Super Heavyweight. Lightweight Frankie Gavin failed to make weight and was withdrawn from the competition.
- Flyweight - Khalid Yafai, Birmingham, West Midlands, ENG
- Bantamweight - Joe Murray, Manchester, Lancashire, ENG
- Lightweight - Frankie Gavin, Birmingham, West Midlands, ENG - (Withdrawn)
- Light welterweight - Bradley Saunders, Sedgefield, County Durham, ENG
- Welterweight - Billy Joe Saunders, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, ENG
- Middleweight - James DeGale, Hammersmith, London, ENG
- Light Heavyweight - Tony Jeffries, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, ENG
- Super Heavyweight - David Price, Liverpool, Merseyside, ENG
Results
Round of 32
- 51kg: Khalid Yafai N/A
- 54kg: Gu Yu DEF Joe Murray Points 17-7
- 64kg: Bradley Saunders DEF Samuel Kotey Neequaye Points 4-2 (KO)
- 69kg: Billy Joe Saunders DEF Adem Kılıççı Points 14-3
- 75kg: James DeGale DEF Mohamed Hikal Points 13-4
- 81kg: Tony Jeffries BYE
- 91kg: David Price N/A
Round of 16
- 51kg: Andry Laffita DEF Khalid Yafai Points 9-3
- 64kg: Alexis Vastine DEF Bradley Saunders Points 11-7
- 69kg: Carlos Banteaux DEF Billy Joe Saunders Points 13-6
- 75kg: James DeGale DEF Shawn Estrada Points 11-5
- 81kg: Tony Jeffries DEF Eleider Álvarez Points 5-5
- 91kg: David Price DEF Islam Timurziev Points 2-2 (RSC)
Quartefinals
- 75kg: James DeGale DEF Bakhtiyar Artayev Points 8-3
- 81kg: Tony Jeffries DEF Imre Szellő Points 10-2
- 91kg: David Price DEF Jaroslavas Jakšto Points 3-1 (RSC)
Semfinals
- 75kg: James DeGale DEF Darren Sutherland Points 10-3
- 81kg: Kenneth Egan DEF Tony Jeffries Points 10-3
- 91kg: Roberto Cammarelle DEF David Price Points 11-1 (RSC)
Finals
- 75kg: James DeGale DEF Emilio Correa Jr. Points 16-14