Boxing at the 1984 Summer Olympics the final. During the medal ceremony, Josipović shared the highest step of the podium with Holyfield and raised his hand, thus acknowledging that Evander was the real winner. <br> <br> Boxing at the 1984 Summer Olympics Boxing at the 1984 Summer Olympics took place in the Memorial Sports Arena in Los Angeles, California, United States. The boxing schedule began on July 29 and ended on August 11. Twelve men's boxing events were contested. <br> <br> <br> ---- <br> <br> <br> <br> ---- <br> <br> <br> Holyfield was controversially disqualified for punching Barry after what seemed to be a stop. However,
Venues of the 1992 Summer Olympics Venues of the 1992 Summer Olympics For the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, a total of forty-three sports venues were used. Barcelona's first bid for the Summer Olympics was the 1924 Games, losing to Paris. The city tried again in 1936, losing to Berlin. The city subsequently planned to host the People's Olympiad in that year, as a protest against holding the Olympics in Nazi Germany, but were forced to cancel the event because of the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War. Following their success of hosting the Mediterranean Games in 1955, Barcelona would try again to host the Summer