# Boxing at the 1958 Asian Games

The Boxing Tournament at the 1958 Asian Games was held in Korakuen Ice Palace, Tokyo, Japan from 28 to 31 May 1958. A total of 62 boxers from 11 nations competed.
The host nation dominated the competition winning six out of ten gold medals, South Korea, Burma and Republic of China (Taiwan) won the remaining gold medals.

## Schedule

| R | Round of 16 | ¼ | Quarterfinals | ½ | Semifinals | F | Finals |
| Event↓/Date → | 28th Wed | 29th Thu | 30th Fri | 31st Sat |
| Men's 51 kg | ¼ | | ½ | F |
| Men's 54 kg | R | ¼ | ½ | F |
| Men's 57 kg | R | ¼ | ½ | F |
| Men's 60 kg | ¼ | | ½ | F |
| Men's 63.5 kg | | | ½ | F |
| Men's 67 kg | | ¼ | ½ | F |
| Men's 71 kg | ¼ | | ½ | F |
| Men's 75 kg | | ½ | | F |
| Men's 81 kg | ½ | | | F |
| Men's +81 kg | | | | F |

## Medalists

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Flyweight (51 kg) details | Akio Maki Japan | Hla Nyunt Burma | Kim Chang-han South Korea |
| Flyweight (51 kg) details | Akio Maki Japan | Hla Nyunt Burma | Ezaria Ilkhanoff Iran |
| Bantamweight (54 kg) details | Thein Myint Burma | Takeo Suzuki Japan | Muhammad Nasir Pakistan |
| Bantamweight (54 kg) details | Thein Myint Burma | Takeo Suzuki Japan | Jacinto Diaz Philippines |
| Featherweight (57 kg) details | Isami Ikeyama Japan | Dionisio Guevarra Philippines | Austin Dunsford Singapore |
| Featherweight (57 kg) details | Isami Ikeyama Japan | Dionisio Guevarra Philippines | Song Soon-chun South Korea |
| Lightweight (60 kg) details | Chung Dong-hoon South Korea | Shinichiro Suzuki Japan | Celedonio Espinosa Philippines |
| Lightweight (60 kg) details | Chung Dong-hoon South Korea | Shinichiro Suzuki Japan | Sundar Rao India |
| Light welterweight (63.5 kg) details | Shigemasa Kawakami Japan | Vazik Kazarian Iran | Sueb Chundakowsolaya Thailand |
| Light welterweight (63.5 kg) details | Shigemasa Kawakami Japan | Vazik Kazarian Iran | Kim Deuk-bong South Korea |
| Welterweight (67 kg) details | Kim Ki-soo South Korea | Soren Pirjanian Iran | Toshiro Onuki Japan |
| Welterweight (67 kg) details | Kim Ki-soo South Korea | Soren Pirjanian Iran | Tongchai Teptani Thailand |
| Light middleweight (71 kg) details | Osamu Takahashi Japan | Ghasem Amiryavari Iran | Bait Hussain Pakistan |
| Light middleweight (71 kg) details | Osamu Takahashi Japan | Ghasem Amiryavari Iran | Stanley Majid Burma |
| Middleweight (75 kg) details | Chang Lo-pu Republic of China | Hari Singh Thapa India | Shoichi Matsuura Japan |
| Middleweight (75 kg) details | Chang Lo-pu Republic of China | Hari Singh Thapa India | Leon Khachatourian Iran |
| Light heavyweight (81 kg) details | Shuichi Nakayama Japan | Sultan Mahmood Pakistan | Akbar Khojini Iran |
| Light heavyweight (81 kg) details | Shuichi Nakayama Japan | Sultan Mahmood Pakistan | None awarded |
| Heavyweight (+81 kg) details | Shunzo Nishio Japan | Khalid Mumtaz Pakistan | None awarded |
| Heavyweight (+81 kg) details | Shunzo Nishio Japan | Khalid Mumtaz Pakistan | None awarded |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Japan (JPN) | 6 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 2 | South Korea (KOR) | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | Burma (BIR) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Republic of China (ROC) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Iran (IRN) | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | Pakistan (PAK) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | Philippines (PHI) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | India (IND) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Thailand (THA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | Singapore (SIN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (10 entries) | Totals (10 entries) | 10 | 10 | 17 | 37 |

## Participating nations

A total of 63 athletes from 11 nations competed in boxing at the 1958 Asian Games:
* Burma (6)
* Cambodia (1)
* India (3)
* Iran (9)
* Japan (10)
* Pakistan (5)
* Philippines (6)
* Republic of China (8)
* Singapore (2)
* South Korea (7)
* Thailand (6)