The men's lightweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1952 Summer Olympics. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 60 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 28 July to 2 August 1952. 27 boxers from 27 nations competed.
Medalists
Results WinnerNOCResultLoserNOC First Round (July 29) Erkki Pakkanen FinlandBYE Petros Nazarbegian IranBYE Vicente Matute VenezuelaBYE Muhammad Ali PakistanBYE Aureliano Bolognesi ItalyBYE Robert Bickle United StatesTKO 2RBasil Henricus CeylonIstván Juhász Hungary3 – 0Luis Albino UruguayClayton Kenny CanadaTKO 3RNiels Bertelsen DenmarkHans-Werner Wohlers Germany 3 – 0Lyubomir Markov BulgariaAleksy Antkiewicz Poland 3 – 0Benjamin Enríquez PhilippinesFrederick Reardon Great Britain KO 3RRoger Cuche SwitzerlandAleksandr Zasukhin Soviet Union 2 – 1Séraphin Ferrer FranceLeopold Potesil Austria 3 – 0Ju Sang-jeom South KoreaAmérico Bonetti Argentina 3 – 0Johnny van Rensburg South AfricaGheorghe Fiat Romania 3 – 0Mohi Din Hamaky EgyptKevin Martin Ireland2 – 1Marcel Van De Keere Belgium Second Round (July 29 & 30) Erkki Pakkanen Finland 3 – 0Petros Nazarbegian IranVicente Matute Venezuela KO 1RMohammad Ali PakistanAureliano Bolognesi Italy 2 – 1Robert Bickle United StatesIstván Juhász Hungary2 – 1Clayton Kenny CanadaAleksy Antkiewicz Poland 3 – 0Hans-Werner Wohlers GermanyFrederick Reardon Great Britain3 – 0Aleksandr Zasuhin Soviet UnionAmerico Bonetti Argentina3 – 0Leopold Potesil AustriaGheorghe Fiat Romania3 – 0Kevin Martin Ireland Third Round (July 31)Aleksy Antkiewicz Poland3 – 0Frederick Reardon Great BritainErkki Pakkanen Finland3 – 0Vicente Matute VenezuelaGheorghe Fiat Romania2 – 1Americo Bonetti ArgentinaAureliano Bolognesi Italy2 – 1István Juhász Hungary Semi-final (August 1)Aureliano Bolognesi Italy3 – 0Erkki Pakkanen FinlandAleksy Antkiewicz PolandWalk-overGheorghe Fiat RomaniaFinal (August 2)Aureliano Bolognesi Italy2 – 1Aleksy Antkiewicz Poland
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