Boxing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's bantamweight

Boxing at the
1948 Summer Olympics
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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, August 7, 1948 to Friday, August 13, 1948.

Thirty boxers from 30 nations competed.

Medalists

Gold Silver Bronze
 Tibor Csík
Hungary (HUN)		  Giovanni Zuddas
Italy (ITA)		  Juan Venegas
Puerto Rico (PUR)


Results

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
August 7		 Round of 16
August 10		 Quarterfinals
August 11		 Semifinals
August 12		 Final
August 13
      
           Hardy Saw (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 Monterio (PAK) RSC1         Juan Evangelista Venegas (PUR) L  
  Santiago 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       Celestine González (CHI) DQ2  
  Hermann Mazurkiewitsch (AUT) L       Pedro Carrizo (URU) L  
  Celestine González (CHI) PTS       Celestine González (CHI) PTS  
  Wawrzyniec Bazarnik (POL) L       Álvaro Vicente (ESP) L   Bronze medal bout
  Willie Lenihan (IRL) PTS       Giovanni Zuddas (ITA) PTS  
  Roger Behm (LUX) L       Willie Lenihan (IRL) PTS     Juan Evangelista Venegas (PUR) PTS
  Olavi Ouvinen (FIN) PTS       Olavi Ouvinen (FIN) L     Álvaro Vicente (ESP) L
  Erik Thastum (DEN) L       Willie Lenihan (IRL) RSC3
  Giovanni Zuddas (ITA) PTS       Giovanni Zuddas (ITA) W  
  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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