Boxing at the 1954 Asian Games – Men's 51 kg
Boxing competitions
| Men's 51 kg at the 1954 Asian Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Rizal Memorial Sports Complex | |||||||||
| Date | 5–8 May 1954 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 7 from 7 nations | |||||||||
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The men's flyweight (51 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. The semifinals were held on 6 May 1954 and the next day was the rest day.
Seven boxers participated in this competition, Ernesto Sajo from the Philippines who had a bye in the first round beat Lee Chang-kyo of South Korea in the final by unanimous decision to win the gold medal.[2]
Results
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||
 Ernesto Sajo (PHI) | 2 | ||||||||||
 Manzo Idehara (JPN) | 3 | Manzo Idehara (JPN) | 1 | ||||||||
 Nguyễn Trường (VNM) | 0 | Ernesto Sajo (PHI) | 3 | ||||||||
 Lee Chang-kyo (KOR) | 3 | Lee Chang-kyo (KOR) | 0 | ||||||||
 Suwan Somebunserm (THA) | 0 | Lee Chang-kyo (KOR) | 3 | ||||||||
 Abdul Halim (SIN) | 1 |  Aye Kho (BIR) | 0 | ||||||||
| Aye Kho (BIR) | 2 | Bronze medal bout | |||||||||
| Manzo Idehara (JPN) | 1 | ||||||||||
| Aye Kho (BIR) | 2 | ||||||||||
References
External links
- Asian Games results
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