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

Boxing at the 1954 Asian Games
		63.5 kg
	54 kg	67 kg
	57 kg	71 kg
	60 kg

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]

	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

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