Boxing at the 1998 Asian Games – Men's 81 kg

The men's light heavyweight boxing competition at the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand was held from 9 to 18 December at the Land Sports Complex.[1]

Men's 81 kg at the 1998 Asian Games
Venue	Land Sports Complex
Date	9–18 December
Competitors	13 from 13 nations
Medalists
Sergey Mihaylov    Uzbekistan   Lee Seung-bae    South Korea   Gurcharan Singh    India   Shaukat Ali    Pakistan

Boxing at the 1998 Asian Games
	48 kg	67 kg
	51 kg	71 kg
	54 kg	75 kg
	57 kg	81 kg
	60 kg	91 kg
	63.5 kg	+91 kg

Like all Asian Games boxing events, the competition was a straight single-elimination tournament. This event consisted of 13 boxers. The competition began with the round of 16 on 9 December, where the number of competitors was reduced to 8, and concluded with the final on 18 December. As there were fewer than 16 boxers in the competition, a number of boxers received a bye through the preliminary round. Both semi-final losers were awarded bronze medals.

All bouts consisted of five three-minute rounds. The boxers receive points for every successful punch they land on their opponent's head or upper body. The boxer with the most points at the end of the bouts wins. If a boxer is knocked to the ground and cannot get up before the referee counts to 10 then the bout is over and the opponent wins.