High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Boxing at the 1988 Summer Olympics took place in the Chamshil Students` Gymnasium in Seoul. The boxing schedule began on September 17 and ended on October 2. Twelve boxing events (all men`s individual) were contested, with the participation of 441 athletes and 159 officials from 106 countries. Cuba boycotted the 1988 Olympics which impacted the competition. The events were also notable for the controversial decision in the light middleweight championship bout between Roy Jones Jr. and Park Si-Hun.