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Boxing has been contested at the Olympic level since the 1904 St. Louis Games, where the U.S. swept the podium as it was the only country to compete. Over the years, boxing has grown in popularity and women's boxing was finally added to the Olympic program in 2012.

Between 1984 and 2012, boxers were required to wear a protective helmet (a rule that professionals did not have to abide by), but the rule was abandoned for men ahead of the 2016 Rio Games. The men's events are contested over three rounds of three minutes, while the women's rounds are fought over four rounds of two minutes.