Boxing at the 1954 Asian Games – Men's 51 kg

Men's 51 kg at the 1954 Asian Games
Venue	Rizal Memorial Sports Complex
Date	5–8 May 1954
Competitors	7 from 7 nations
Medalists
Ernesto Sajo    Philippines   Lee Chang-kyo    South Korea   Aye Kho    Burma

Main article: Boxing at the 1954 Asian Games

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

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

External links

• Asian Games results