| Boxing at the 1954 Asian Games | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Dates | 5–8 May 1954 |
| Competitors | 37 from 9 nations |
The Boxing Tournament at the 1954 Asian Games was held in Manila, Philippines between 5 May and 8 May 1954. A total of 37 boxers from 9 nations competed at the competition.
The host nation dominated the competition winning five out of seven gold medals.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight (51 kg) | Ernesto Sajo  Philippines | Lee Jang-kyo  South Korea | Aye Kho  Burma |
| Bantamweight (54 kg) | Alejandro Ortuoste Philippines | Hempala Jayasuriya  Ceylon | Kichio Miyake  Japan |
| Featherweight (57 kg) | Park Kum-hyun South Korea | Mauro Dizon Philippines | Chandrasena Jayasuriya Ceylon |
| Lightweight (60 kg) | Celedonio Espinosa Philippines | Henry Wong  Republic of China | Hiroshi Iwabuchi Japan |
| Light welterweight (63.5 kg) | Ernesto Porto Philippines | Lee Sam-yong South Korea | Hisao Inoue Japan |
| Welterweight (67 kg) | Kazuma Fujimoto Japan | Bulat Bin Ismail  Singapore | Kim Yoon-seo South Korea |
| Light middleweight (71 kg) | Vicente Tuñacao Philippines | Yutaka Kobashi Japan | None awarded |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Philippines (PHI) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 |  South Korea (KOR) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Japan (JPN) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 |  Ceylon (CEY) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 |  Republic of China (ROC) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Singapore (SIN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 |  Burma (BIR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (7 entries) | 7 | 7 | 6 | 20 | |
A total of 37 athletes from 9 nations competed in boxing at the 1954 Asian Games:
Burma (1) Ceylon (2) Japan (7) Philippines (7) Republic of China (4) Singapore (4) South Korea (6)
Thailand (4)
Vietnam (2)
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