How to watch boxing in the 2024 Summer Olympics: Start time, channel guide, live stream

The opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympics is fast approaching. Boxing fans have a lot to look forward to with a plethora of talented fighters from around the world showcasing their abilities on a grand stage.  

Over the years, boxing at the Olympics has become a mainstay event producing many memorable fighters. Such legendary Olympic fighters include Muhammad Ali, Sugar Ray Robinson, Evander Holyfield, Roy Jones Jr, Lennox Lewis, Pernell Whitaker, and Floyd Mayweather Jr, just to name a few. More recent notable Olympians include Anthony Joshua, Oleksandr Usyk, Vasiliy Lomachenko, Claressa Shields, Deontay Wilder, and Errol Spence Jr. 

Male boxers will contest matches in the following seven weight classes flyweight (51 kg), featherweight (57 kg), lightweight (63.5 kg), welterweight (71 kg), middleweight (80 kg), heavyweight (92 kg), super heavyweight (92+ kg). Women boxers will contest matches in the following six weight classes: flyweight (50 kg), bantamweight (54 kg), featherweight (57 kg), lightweight (60 kg), welterweight (66 kg), and middleweight (75 kg).

What the Olympics represents for these young fighters is that it exemplifies their introduction to the boxing world. No other opportunity exists that can better demonstrate their boxing talent than at the Olympics. Don’t miss your opportunity to see the next boxing legend born.

How to watch Olympic boxing

NBC will have live and recorded coverage of Olympic boxing events starting with the Saturday, July 26, and wrapping up on Saturday, Aug 10. Events can be seen on NBC's main channel as well as affiliated channels CNBC, Telemundo, and USA. The complete TV schedule can be seen on the NBC Olympics website. For fight fans, streaming will be their best viewing option. All Olympic events will be available on Peacock via its interactive Olympics hub. 

Olympic boxing schedule

Saturday, July 27

• 9:30 a.m. ET: Women's bantamweight, women's lightweight, men's lightweight, and men's middleweight
• 2:00 p.m. ET: Women's bantamweight, women's lightweight, men's lightweight, and men's middleweight

Sunday, July 28

• 5:00 a.m ET: Women's flyweight, women's welterweight, men's flyweight, men's featherweight, men's welterweight, and men's heavyweight
• 9:30 a.m. ET: Women's flyweight, women's welterweight, men's flyweight, men's featherweight,
  men's welterweight, and men's heavyweight
• 2:00 p.m. ET: Women's flyweight, women's middleweight, men's welterweight, and men's heavyweight

Monday, July 29

• 5:00 a.m. ET: Women's lightweight, men's lightweight, and men's super heavyweight
• 9:30 a.m. ET: Women's lightweight, men's lightweight, and men's super heavyweight
• 2:00 p.m. ET: Women's lightweight, men's lightweight, and men's super heavyweight

Tuesday, July 30

• 5:00 a.m. ET: Women's bantamweight, women's featherweight, men's flyweight, and men's middleweight
• 9:30 a.m. ET: Women's bantamweight, women's featherweight, men's flyweight, and men's middleweight
• 2:00 p.m. ET: Women's bantamweight, women's featherweight, men's flyweight, and men's middleweight

Wednesday, July 31

• 5:00 a.m. ET: Women's lightweight quarterfinal, women's welterweight, men's featherweight, and men's welterweight
• 9:30 a.m. ET: Women's lightweight quarterfinal, women's welterweight, men's featherweight, and men's welterweight
• 2:00 p.m. ET: Women's lightweight quarterfinal, women's welterweight, men's featherweight, and men's welterweight

Thursday, August 1

• 5:00 a.m. ET: Women's flyweight, women's bantamweight quarterfinal, women's middleweight, men's lightweight quarterfinal, and men's heavyweight quarterfinal
• 9:30 a.m. ET: Women's flyweight, women's bantamweight quarterfinal, women's middleweight, men's lightweight quarterfinal, and men's heavyweight quarterfinal
• 2:00 p.m. ET: Women's flyweight, women's bantamweight quarterfinal, women's middleweight, men's lightweight quarterfinal, and men's heavyweight quarterfinal

Friday, August 2

• 9:30 a.m. ET: Women's featherweight, men's flyweight quarterfinal, men's middleweight quarterfinal, and men's super heavyweight quarterfinal
• 2:00 p.m. ET: Women's featherweight, men's flyweight quarterfinal, men's middleweight quarterfinal, and men's super heavyweight quarterfinal

Saturday, August 3

• 9:30 a.m. ET: Women's flyweight quarterfinal, women's lightweight semifinal, women's welterweight quarterfinal, men's featherweight quarterfinal, and men's welterweight quarterfinal
  2:00 p.m. ET: Women's flyweight quarterfinal, women's lightweight semifinal, women's welterweight quarterfinal, men's featherweight quarterfinal, and men's welterweight quarterfinal

Sunday, August 4

• 5:00 a.m. ET: Women's bantamweight semifinal, women's featherweight quarterfinal, women's middleweight quarterfinal, men's flyweight semifinal, men's lightweight semifinal, men's middleweight semifinal, and men's heavyweight semifinal
• 9:30 a.m. ET: Women's bantamweight semifinal, women's featherweight quarterfinal, women's middleweight quarterfinal, men's flyweight semifinal, men's lightweight semifinal, men's middleweight semifinal, and men's heavyweight semifinal

Tuesday, August 6

• 3:30 p.m. ET: Women's flyweight semifinal, women's welterweight semifinal, women's lightweight final, and men's welterweight semifinal

Wednesday, August 7

• 3:30 p.m. ET: Women's featherweight semifinal, men's super heavyweight semifinal, men's lightweight final, and men's middleweight final

Thursday, August 8

• 3:30 p.m. ET: Women's middleweight semifinal, women's bantamweight final, men's featherweight semifinal, and men's flyweight final

Friday, August 9

• 3:30 p.m. ET: Women's flyweight final, women's welterweight final, men's welterweight final, and men's heavyweight final

Saturday, August 10

• 3:30 p.m. ET: Women's featherweight final, women's middleweight final, men's featherweight final, and men's super heavyweight final