For starters all boxers must pass a medical examination and must have 'made their weight' for their category.
At the Olympics, boxers are weighed on the opening day and every day of competition.
It's a little like being a jockey where you sweat it out to be a certain weight before a horse race.
286 athletes will compete in the twelve weight divisions of the Olympic boxing tournament in Athens.
Only one boxer per nation is allowed in each weight division.
The twelve Olympic weight divisions, with the maximum weight allowed are:
- Light flyweight - -48kg
- Flyweight - 51kg
- Bantamweight - 54kg
- Featherweight - 57kg
- Lightweight - 60kg
- Light welterweight - 63.5kg
- Welterweight - 67kg
- Light middleweight - 71kg
- Middleweight - 75kg
- Light heavyweight - 81kg
- Heavyweight - 91kg
- Super heavyweight - +91kg
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