Even if you’re not a boxing fanatic, chances are you’ve heard of guys like Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao.
But with both fighters in the twilight of their careers, the door is open for a new superstar to emerge. And the 2016 Olympics might be the perfect place for that to happen.
Rio de Janeiro will host some of the world’s best boxers in both the men’s and women’s divisions. Team USA has seen mixed results in recent years; middleweight Claressa Shields took home gold in 2012 in London, but an American male hasn’t won gold since Andre Ward did so in Athens in 2004.
The boxers are spread among 13 weight classes (10 for men, three for women) and will fight over 16 days, starting Saturday, Aug. 6. Here’s how and when to follow all the action.
Live stream
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Schedule (all times ET)
Saturday, Aug. 6
Round of 32
Men’s light fly 49 kg (10 a.m.)
Men’s light 60 kg (10:45 a.m.)
Men’s light heavy 81 kg (11:30 a.m.)
Men’s heavy 91 kg (12 p.m.)
Men’s light fly 49 kg (4 p.m.)
Men’s light 60 kg (4:45 p.m.)
Men’s light heavy 81 kg (5:30 p.m.)
Men’s heavy 91 kg (6 p.m.)
Sunday, Aug. 7
Round of 32
Men’s light 60 kg (10 a.m.)
Men’s welter 69 kg (10:45 a.m.)
Men’s light heavy 81 kg (11:45 a.m.)
Men’s light 60 kg (4 p.m.)
Men’s welter 69 kg (4:45 p.m.)
Men’s light heavy 81 kg (5:45 p.m.)
Monday, Aug. 8
Round of 32
Men’s welter 69 kg (11 a.m.)
Men’s middle 75 kg (11:30 a.m.)
Men’s welter 69 kg (5 p.m.)
Men’s middle 75 kg (6 p.m.)
Round of 16
Men’s light fly 49 kg (10 a.m.)
Men’s heavy 91 kg (12 p.m.)
Men’s light fly 49 kg (4 p.m.)
Men’s heavy 91 kg (6 p.m.)
Tuesday, Aug. 9
Round of 32
Men’s middle 75 kg (11 a.m.)
Men’s super heavy over 91 kg (12 p.m.)
Men’s middle 75 kg (5 p.m.)
Men’s super heavy over 91 kg (6 p.m.)
Round of 16
Men’s light 60 kg (10 a.m.)
Men’s light 60 kg (4 p.m.)
Wednesday, Aug. 10
Round of 32
Men’s bantam 56 kg (10:30 a.m.)
Men’s light welter 64 kg (11:15 a.m.)
Men’s bantam 56 kg (4:30 p.m.)
Men’s light welter 64 kg (5:15 p.m.)
Round of 16
Men’s light heavy 81 kg (12 p.m.)
Men’s light heavy 81 kg (6 p.m.)
Quarterfinals
Men’s light fly 49 kg (10 a.m.)
Men’s heavy 91 kg (12:30 p.m.)
Men’s light fly 49 kg (4 p.m.)
Men’s heavy 91 kg (6 p.m.)
Thursday, Aug. 11
Round of 32
Men’s bantam 56 kg (11 a.m.)
Men’s light welter 64 kg (10:45 a.m.)
Men’s bantam 56 kg (4 p.m.)
Men’s light welter 64 kg (4:45 p.m.)
Round of 16
Men’s welter 69 kg (11:30 a.m.)
Men’s light heavy 81 kg (12:30 p.m.)
Men’s welter 69 kg (5:30 p.m.)
Men’s light heavy 81 kg (6:30 p.m.)
Friday, Aug. 12
Round of 16
Women’s fly 51 kg (10 a.m.)
Women’s light 60 kg (10:30 a.m.)
Men’s middle 75 kg (12 p.m.)
Women’s fly 51 kg (4 p.m.)
Women’s light 60 kg (4:30 p.m.)
Men’s middle 75 kg (5:30 p.m.)
Quarterfinals
Men’s light 60 kg (11:30 a.m.)
Men’s light 60 kg (5 p.m.)
Semifinals
Men’s light fly 49 kg (11 a.m.)
Men’s light fly 49 kg (11:15 a.m.)
Saturday, Aug. 13
Round of 32
Men’s fly 52 kg (10 a.m.)
Men’s fly 52 kg (4 p.m.)
Round of 16
Men’s super heavy over 91 kg (12 p.m.)
Men’s super heavy over 91 kg (6 p.m.)
Quarterfinals
Men’s welter 69 kg (11:15 a.m.)
Men’s welter 69 kg (5:15 p.m.)
Semifinals
Men’s heavy 91 kg (11:45 a.m.)
Men’s heavy 91 kg (5:45 p.m.)
Sunday, Aug. 14
Round of 16
Women’s middle 75 kg (10 a.m.)
Men’s bantam 56 kg (10:30 a.m.)
Men’s light welter 64 kg (11:45 a.m.)
Women’s middle 75 kg (4 p.m.)
Men’s bantam 56 kg (4:30 p.m.)
Men’s light welter 64 kg (5:45 p.m.)
Quarterfinals
Men’s light heavy 81 kg (12:45 p.m.)
Men’s light heavy 81 kg (6:45 p.m.)
Semifinals
Men’s light 60 kg (11:30 a.m.)
Men’s light 60 kg (5:30 p.m.)
Finals
Men’s light fly 49 kg (1:15 p.m.)
Monday, Aug. 15
Round of 16
Men’s fly 52 kg (10:30 a.m.)
Men’s fly 52 kg (4:30 p.m.)
Quarterfinals
Women’s light 60 kg (10 a.m.)
Women’s light 60 kg (4 p.m.)
Men’s middle 75 kg (11:45 a.m.)
Men’s middle 75 kg (5:45 p.m.)
Semifinals
Men’s welter 69 kg (11:30 a.m.)
Men’s welter 69 kg (5:30 p.m.)
Finals
Men’s heavy 91 kg (6:15 p.m.)
Tuesday, Aug. 16
Quarterfinals
Women’s fly 51 kg (10 a.m.)
Men’s bantam 56 kg (10:30 a.m.)
Men’s light welter 64 kg (11 a.m.)
Men’s super heavy over 91 kg (11:45 a.m.)
Women’s fly 51 kg (4 p.m.)
Men’s bantam 56 kg (4:30 p.m.)
Men’s light welter 64 kg (5 p.m.)
Men’s super heavy over 91 kg (5:45 p.m.)
Semifinals
Men’s light heavy 81 kg (11:30 a.m.)
Men’s light heavy 81 kg (5:30 p.m.)
Finals
Men’s light 60 kg (6:15 p.m.)
Wednesday, Aug. 17
Quarterfinals
Women’s middle 75 kg (1:30 p.m.)
Men’s fly 52 kg (2:30 p.m.)
Semifinals
Women’s light 60 kg (1 p.m.)
Women’s light 60 kg (1:15 p.m.)
Finals
Men’s welter 69 kg (3:30 p.m.)
Thursday, Aug. 18
Semifinals
Women’s fly 51 kg (1 p.m.)
Women’s fly 51 kg (1:15 p.m.)
Men’s bantam 56 kg (1:30 p.m.)
Men’s bantam 56 kg (1:45 p.m.)
Men’s middle 75 kg (2 p.m.)
Men’s middle 75 kg (2:15 p.m.)
Finals
Men’s light heavy 81 kg (2:30 p.m.)
Friday, Aug. 19
Semifinals
Men’s fly 52 kg (1 p.m.)
Men’s fly 52 kg (1:15 p.m.)
Men’s light welter 64 kg (1:30 p.m.)
Men’s light welter 64 kg (1:45 p.m.)
Men’s super heavy over 81 kg (2 p.m.)
Men’s super heavy over 81 kg (2:15 p.m.)
Women’s middle 75 kg (2:30 p.m.)
Women’s middle 75 kg (2:45 p.m.)
Finals
Women’s light 60 kg (3 p.m.)
Saturday, Aug. 20
Finals
Women’s fly 51 kg (1 p.m.)
Men’s bantam 56 kg (1:15 p.m.)
Men’s middle 75 kg (2 p.m.)
Sunday, Aug. 20
Finals
Women’s middle 75 kg (1 p.m.)
Men’s fly 52 kg (1:15 p.m.)
Men’s light welter 64 kg (2 p.m.)
Men’s super heavy over 91 kg (2:15 p.m.)
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