Boxing at the 1954 Asian Games – Men's 63.5 kg

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Men's 63.5 kg
at the 1954 Asian Games
Venue Rizal Memorial Sports Complex
Date6–8 May 1954
Competitors4 from 4 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of the Philippines (1936-1985, 1986-1998).svg  Philippines
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
1958  

The men's light welterweight (63.5 kilograms) event at the 1954 Asian Games took place from 6 to 8 May 1954 at Rizal Memorial Sports Complex, Manila, Philippines. [1]

Contents

Like all Asian Games boxing events, the competition was a straight single-elimination tournament with a third place match to determine the bronze medalist. [2]

Results

Legend
Semifinals Final
Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  Lee Sam-yong  (KOR)2
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Hisao Inoue  (JPN)1 Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  Lee Sam-yong  (KOR)0
Flag of the Philippines (1936-1985, 1986-1998).svg  Ernesto Porto  (PHI)KOFlag of the Philippines (1936-1985, 1986-1998).svg  Ernesto Porto  (PHI)3
Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Chen Sheng-hong  (ROC) 
Bronze medal bout
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Hisao Inoue  (JPN)3
Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Chen Sheng-hong  (ROC)0

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References

  1. "2.Asian Games". amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. "Boxing Report" (PDF). amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. Retrieved 21 March 2024.