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The Men's Boxing Tournament at the 1955 Pan American Games was held in Mexico City, Mexico, from March 12 to March 26, with the inclusion of two new weight divisions (Light Welterweight and Light Middleweight) to the existing eight.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Flyweight (– 51 kilograms) |  Hilario Correa Mexico |  Manuel Lugo Vega Chile |  Ramón Arias Venezuela |
| Bantamweight (– 54 kilograms) | Salvador Enriquez Venezuela |  Wardy Yee United States | Roberto Lobos Chile |
| Featherweight (– 57 kilograms) |  Oswaldo Cañete Argentina | Claudio Barrientos Chile | Marcial Galicia Mexico |
| Lightweight (– 60 kilograms) | Miguel Angel Péndola Argentina |  Gerardo Clemente Puerto Rico | Ricardo Orta Venezuela |
| Light Welterweight (– 63.5 kilograms) | Juan Carlos Rivero Argentina | William Morton United States |  Celestino Pinto Brazil |
| Welterweight (– 67 kilograms) | Joseph Dorando United States | Antonio Nigri Argentina | — |
| Light Middleweight (– 71 kilograms) | Paul Wright United States | Raul Tovar Venezuela | Alberto Sáenz Argentina |
| Middleweight (– 75 kilograms) | Orville Pitts United States | Miguel Safatle Chile | Arnaldo Serra Argentina |
| Light Heavyweight (– 81 kilograms) | Luis Ingnacio Brazil | Antonio Escalante Argentina | John Stewart United States |
| Heavyweight (+ 81 kilograms) | Pablo Alexis Miteff Argentina | Adão Waldemar Brazil | Norvel Lee United States |
| Place | Nation |  |  |  | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Argentina | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 2 |  United States | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 |  Venezuela | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 |  Brazil | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 |  Mexico | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 |  Chile | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 |  Puerto Rico | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 10 | 10 | 9 | 29 | |
The Pan American Games, known as the Pan Am Games, is a continental multi-sport event in the Americas. It features thousands of athletes participate in a competitions to win different summer sports. It is held among athletes from nations of the Americas, every 4 years, the year before Summer Olympics. It is the second oldest continental games in the world. The only Winter Pan American Games were held in 1990. In 2021, the Junior Pan American Games was held for the first time specifically for young athletes. The Pan American Sports Organization is the governing body of the Pan American Games movement, whose structure and actions are defined by the Olympic Charter.
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