The men's lightweight (60 kilograms) event at the 1954 Asian Games took place from 5 to 8 May 1954 at Rizal Memorial Sports Complex, Manila, Philippines.[1]
| Men's 60 kg at the 1954 Asian Games | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | Rizal Memorial Sports Complex | |||||||||
| Date | 5–8 May 1954 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 6 from 6 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Like all Asian Games boxing events, the competition was a straight single-elimination tournament with a third place match to determine the bronze medalist. The competition began with a preliminary round on 5 May 1954, where the number of competitors was reduced to 4, and concluded with the final on 8 May 1954.[2]
Celedonio Espinosa from the Philippines won the gold medal.
Results
edit- Legend
- KO — Won by knockout
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||
 Celedonio Espinosa (PHI)
| 3 | ||||||||||
 Sueb Chundakowsolaya (THA)
| 0 | ||||||||||
| Celedonio Espinosa (PHI)
| 3 | ||||||||||
 Henry Wong (ROC)
| 2 | Henry Wong (ROC)
| 0 | ||||||||
 Su Bung-nan (KOR)
| 1 | Henry Wong (ROC)
| 2 | ||||||||
 Hiroshi Iwabuchi (JPN)
| KO | Hiroshi Iwabuchi (JPN)
| 1 | ||||||||
 Dennis Lazaroo (SIN)
| Bronze medal bout | ||||||||||
| Sueb Chundakowsolaya (THA)
| 0 | ||||||||||
| Hiroshi Iwabuchi (JPN)
| 3 | ||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "2.Asian Games". amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ "Boxing Report" (PDF). amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. Retrieved 21 March 2024.