Boxing at the 1954 Asian Games
| Boxing at the 1954 Asian Games | |
|---|---|
|  | |
| Venue | Rizal Memorial Sports Complex | 
| 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.
Schedule
| ¼ | Quarterfinals | ½ | Semifinals | F | Finals | 
| Event↓/Date → | 5th Wed | 6th Thu | 7th Fri | 8th Sat | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 51 kg | ¼ | ½ | F | |
| Men's 54 kg | ¼ | ½ | F | |
| Men's 57 kg | ¼ | ½ | F | |
| Men's 60 kg | ¼ | ½ | F | |
| Men's 63.5 kg | ½ | F | ||
| Men's 67 kg | ¼ | ½ | F | |
| Men's 71 kg | F | 
Medalists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight (51 kg) | Ernesto Sajo .svg.png) Philippines | Lee Chang-kyo .svg.png) South Korea | Aye Kho .svg.png) Burma | 
| Bantamweight (54 kg) | Alejandro Ortuoste .svg.png) Philippines | Hempala Jayasuriya .svg.png) Ceylon | Kichio Miyake .svg.png) Japan | 
| Featherweight (57 kg) | Park Kum-hyun .svg.png) South Korea | Mauro Dizon .svg.png) Philippines | Chandrasena Jayasuriya .svg.png) Ceylon | 
| Lightweight (60 kg) | Celedonio Espinosa .svg.png) Philippines | Henry Wong  Republic of China | Hiroshi Iwabuchi .svg.png) Japan | 
| Light welterweight (63.5 kg) | Ernesto Porto .svg.png) Philippines | Lee Sam-yong .svg.png) South Korea | Hisao Inoue .svg.png) Japan | 
| Welterweight (67 kg) | Kazuma Fujimoto .svg.png) Japan | Bulat Bin Ismail .svg.png) Singapore | Kim Yoon-seo .svg.png) South Korea | 
| Light middleweight (71 kg) | Vicente Tuñacao .svg.png) Philippines | Yutaka Kobashi .svg.png) Japan | None awarded | 
Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .svg.png) Philippines (PHI) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 
| 2 | .svg.png) South Korea (KOR) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 
| 3 | .svg.png) Japan (JPN) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 
| 4 | .svg.png) Ceylon (CEY) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 
| 5 |  Republic of China (ROC) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 
| .svg.png) Singapore (SIN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 | .svg.png) Burma (BIR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 
| Totals (7 entries) | 7 | 7 | 6 | 20 | |
Participating nations
A total of 37 athletes from 9 nations competed in boxing at the 1954 Asian Games:
.svg.png) Burma (1) Burma (1)
.svg.png) Ceylon (2) Ceylon (2)
.svg.png) Japan (7) Japan (7)
.svg.png) Philippines (7) Philippines (7)
 Republic of China (4) Republic of China (4)
.svg.png) Singapore (4) Singapore (4)
.svg.png) South Korea (6) South Korea (6)
 Thailand (4) Thailand (4)
 Vietnam (2) Vietnam (2)