The men's bantamweight boxing competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro was held from 10 to 20 August at the Riocentro.

[1] Like all Olympic boxing events,[clarification needed] the competition was a straight single-elimination tournament.

The 2016 medal competition began with a preliminary round on 10 August, where the number of competitors was reduced to 16, and concluded with the final on 20 August.

Both semi-final losers were awarded bronze medals.

Nikitin withdrew due an injury sustained in the fight against Conlan.