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| Bantamweight boxing at the Games of the VIII Olympiad | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Vélodrome d'hiver | |||||||||
| Dates | July 15–20, 1924 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 21 from 15 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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The men's bantamweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1924 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the second-lightest contested and allowed boxers of up to 118 pounds (53.5 kilograms). The competition was held from July 15 to July 20, 1924. Twenty-one boxers from 15 nations competed. [1]
In their round of 16 bout, Joseph Lazarus knocked out Oscar Andrén, but Lazarus was disqualified for hitting Andrén in a clinch a few seconds before the knockout punch. [2]
