# Boxing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Featherweight

The men's featherweight boxing competition at the 1948 Olympic Games in London was held from 7 to 13 August at the Empress Hall in Earl's Court and the Wembley Arena.

## Competition format

Like all Olympic boxing events, the competition was a straight single-elimination tournament. The competition began with a preliminary round on 7 August, where the number of competitors was reduced to 16, and concluded with a final on 13 August. As there were less than 32 boxers in the competition, a number of boxers received a bye for the preliminary round. All bouts will consist of three periods where the boxers received points for every successful punch they land on their opponent's head or upper body. The boxer with the most points at the end of the bouts wins. If a boxer is knocked to the ground and cannot get up before the referee counts to 10 then the bout is over and the opponent wins.

## Results

| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | Eduard Kerschbaumer (AUT) | Eduard Kerschbaumer (AUT) | PTS | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Felipe Verdú (ESP) | Felipe Verdú (ESP) | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Eduard Kerschbaumer (AUT) | Eduard Kerschbaumer (AUT) | | | | | | | |
| Benoy Bose (IND) | Benoy Bose (IND) | | | | | Francisco Núñez (ARG) | Francisco Núñez (ARG) | PTS | | | | | | |
| Francisco Núñez (ARG) | Francisco Núñez (ARG) | PTS | Francisco Núñez (ARG) | Francisco Núñez (ARG) | PTS | | | | | | | | | |
| Michel Ghaoui (LIB) | Michel Ghaoui (LIB) | | Manuel Vidella (CHI) | Manuel Vidella (CHI) | | | | | | | | | | |
| Manuel Vidella (CHI) | Manuel Vidella (CHI) | PTS | | | | | | | Francisco Núñez (ARG) | Francisco Núñez (ARG) | | | | |
| Edgard Delannoit (BEL) | Edgard Delannoit (BEL) | | | | | | | | Dennis Shepherd (RSA) | Dennis Shepherd (RSA) | PTS | | | |
| Basilio Álvez (URU) | Basilio Álvez (URU) | PTS | Basilio Álvez (URU) | Basilio Álvez (URU) | | | | | | | | | | |
| Bob Goslin (NZL) | Bob Goslin (NZL) | | Eddie Johnson (USA) | Eddie Johnson (USA) | PTS | | | | | | | | | |
| Eddie Johnson (USA) | Eddie Johnson (USA) | RSC-3 | | | | Eddie Johnson (USA) | Eddie Johnson (USA) | | | | | | | |
| Dennis Shepherd (RSA) | Dennis Shepherd (RSA) | PTS | | | | Dennis Shepherd (RSA) | Dennis Shepherd (RSA) | PTS | | | | | | |
| Sydney Greve (PAK) | Sydney Greve (PAK) | | Dennis Shepherd (RSA) | Dennis Shepherd (RSA) | PTS | | | | | | | | | |
| Mohamed Ammi (FRA) | Mohamed Ammi (FRA) | PTS | Mohamed Ammi (FRA) | Mohamed Ammi (FRA) | | | | | | | | | | |
| Peter Brander (GBR) | Peter Brander (GBR) | | | | | | | | | | | Dennis Shepherd (RSA) | Dennis Shepherd (RSA) | |
| Matti Tammelin (FIN) | Matti Tammelin (FIN) | | | | | | | | | | | Ernesto Formenti (ITA) | Ernesto Formenti (ITA) | PTS |
| Laurie Birks (AUS) | Laurie Birks (AUS) | PTS | Laurie Birks (AUS) | Laurie Birks (AUS) | | | | | | | |
| Mohamed Hamouda (EGY) | Mohamed Hamouda (EGY) | | Seo Byeong-Ran (KOR) | Seo Byeong-Ran (KOR) | KO-2 | | | | | | |
| Seo Byeong-ran (KOR) | Seo Byeong-ran (KOR) | PTS | | | | Seo Byeong-Ran (KOR) | Seo Byeong-Ran (KOR) | | | | |
| Pedro García (PER) | Pedro García (PER) | PTS | | | | Aleksy Antkiewicz (POL) | Aleksy Antkiewicz (POL) | PTS | | | |
| Svend Aage Sørensen (DEN) | Svend Aage Sørensen (DEN) | | Pedro García (PER) | Pedro García (PER) | | | | | | | |
| Leon Trani (PHI) | Leon Trani (PHI) | | Aleksy Antkiewicz (POL) | Aleksy Antkiewicz (POL) | PTS | | | | | | |
| Aleksy Antkiewicz (POL) | Aleksy Antkiewicz (POL) | PTS | | | | | | | Aleksy Antkiewicz (POL) | Aleksy Antkiewicz (POL) | |
| Béla Farkas (HUN) | Béla Farkas (HUN) | | | | | | | | Ernesto Formenti (ITA) | Ernesto Formenti (ITA) | PTS |
| Ernesto Formenti (ITA) | Ernesto Formenti (ITA) | PTS | Ernesto Formenti (ITA) | Ernesto Formenti (ITA) | PTS | | | | | | | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| Kevin Martin (IRL) | Kevin Martin (IRL) | PTS | Kevin Martin (IRL) | Kevin Martin (IRL) | | | | | | | |
| Moos Linneman (NED) | Moos Linneman (NED) | | | | | Ernesto Formenti (ITA) | Ernesto Formenti (ITA) | PTS | | | | Aleksy Antkiewicz (POL) | Aleksy Antkiewicz (POL) | PTS |
| Kaare Gundersen (NOR) | Kaare Gundersen (NOR) | | | | | Armand Savoie (CAN) | Armand Savoie (CAN) | | | | | Francisco Núñez (ARG) | Francisco Núñez (ARG) | |
| Clotilde Colón (PUR) | Clotilde Colón (PUR) | KO-1 | Clotilde Colón (PUR) | Clotilde Colón (PUR) | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jamshid Fani (IRI) | Jamshid Fani (IRI) | | Armand Savoie (CAN) | Armand Savoie (CAN) | PTS | | | | | | |
| Armand Savoie (CAN) | Armand Savoie (CAN) | DSQ-3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |