Boxing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Bantamweight

The men's bantamweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1948 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the second-lightest contested, and allowed boxers of up to 54 kilograms. The competition was held from Saturday to Friday, 7 to 13 August 1948. Thirty boxers from 30 nations competed.[1]

Medalists

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Gold Silver Bronze
Tibor Csík
  Hungary
Giovanni Zuddas
  Italy
Juan Venegas
  Puerto Rico


Results

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Jimmy Carruthers was not able to fight in the quarterfinals against Tibor Csík after suffering an eye injury during his bout with Arnoldo Parés.

Round of 32
7 August
Round of 16
10 August
Quarterfinals
11 August
Semifinals
12 August
Final
13 August
  Saw Hardy (BIR) W
  Albert Perera (CEY) RSC2
  Albert Perera (CEY) L
  Juan Venegas (PUR) PTS   Juan Evangelista Venegas (PUR) PTS
  Louis Calebout (BEL) L   Juan Evangelista Venegas (PUR) PTS
  Babu Lall (IND) W   Babu Lall (IND) L
  Allan Monteiro (PAK) RSC1   Juan Evangelista Venegas (PUR) L
  Salvador Rivera (PER) PTS   Tibor Csík (HUN) PTS
  Bertil Ahlin (SWE) L   Santiago Rivera (PER) L
  Tibor Csík (HUN) W   Tibor Csík (HUN) PTS
  Manoel do Nascimento (BRA) DQ2   Tibor Csík (HUN) W
  Arnoldo Parés (ARG) PTS   Jimmy Carruthers (AUS) wo
  Vic Toweel (RSA) L   Arnoldo Parés (ARG) L
  Jimmy Carruthers (AUS) W   Jimmy Carruthers (AUS) PTS
  Fred Daigle (CAN) DQ2   Tibor Csík (HUN) PTS
  Edel Ojeda (MEX) PTS   Giovanni Zuddas (ITA) L
  Tommy Proffitt (GBR) L   Edel Ojeda (MEX) DQ3
  Álvaro Vicente (ESP) PTS   Álvaro Vicente (ESP) W
  Emanoul Aghasi (IRI) L   Álvaro Vicente (ESP) W
  Pedro Carrizo (URU) PTS   Celestino González (CHI) DQ2
  Hermann Mazurkiewitsch (AUT) L   Pedro Carrizo (URU) L
  Celestino González (CHI) PTS   Celestino González (CHI) PTS
  Wawrzyniec Bazarnik (POL) L   Álvaro Vicente (ESP) L
  Willie Lenihan (IRL) PTS   Giovanni Zuddas (ITA) PTS
  Roger Behm (LUX) L   Willie Lenihan (IRL) PTS Bronze medal bout
  Olavi Ouvinen (FIN) PTS   Olavi Ouvinen (FIN) L
  Erik Thastum (DEN) L   Willie Lenihan (IRL) RSC3   Juan Evangelista Venegas (PUR) PTS
  Giovanni Zuddas (ITA) PTS   Giovanni Zuddas (ITA) W   Álvaro Vicente (ESP) L
  Bonifacio Zarcal (PHI) L   Giovanni Zuddas (ITA) PTS
  Jean-Marie Grenot (FRA) PTS   Jean-Marie Grenot (FRA) L
  Bill Bossio (USA) L

References

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  1. ^ "Boxing at the 1948 London Summer Games: Men's Bantamweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
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