Boxing at the 1954 Asian Games – Men's 54 kg

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Men's 54 kg
at the 1954 Asian Games
VenueRizal Memorial Sports Complex
Date5–8 May 1954
Competitors6 from 6 nations
Medalists
gold medal    Philippines
silver medal    Ceylon
bronze medal    Japan
1958 →

The men's bantamweight (54 kilograms) event at the 1954 Asian Games took place from 5 to 8 May 1954 at Rizal Memorial Sports Complex, Manila, Philippines.[1]

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]

Results[edit]

Legend
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
 Hempala Jayasuriya (CEY) TKO
 Austin Dunsford (SIN)  
 Hempala Jayasuriya (CEY) 1
 Alejandro Ortuoste (PHI) 3  Alejandro Ortuoste (PHI) 2
 Kang Joon-ho (KOR) 0  Alejandro Ortuoste (PHI) 3
 Kichio Miyake (JPN) 3  Kichio Miyake (JPN) 0
 Thanh Xuân Nhái (VNM) 0 Bronze medal bout
 Austin Dunsford (SIN)  
 Kichio Miyake (JPN) WO

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2.Asian Games". amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Boxing Report" (PDF). amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. Retrieved 12 March 2024.

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