# Boxing at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Flyweight

The men's flyweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1960 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the lightest contested, and allowed boxers of up to 51 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 25 August to 5 September 1960. 33 boxers from 33 nations competed.

## Competition format

The competition was a straight single-elimination tournament, with no bronze medal match (two bronze medals were awarded, one to each semifinal loser). With 33 boxers competing, there was only one bout in the round of 64.

## Results

Results of the flyweight boxing competition.

### Top half

| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| Mircea Dobrescu (ROU) | Mircea Dobrescu (ROU) | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| José Martins (BRA) | José Martins (BRA) | 0 | Mircea Dobrescu (ROU) | Mircea Dobrescu (ROU) | KO-1 | | | | | | |
| Paul Chervet (SUI) | Paul Chervet (SUI) | 5 | Paul Chervet (SUI) | Paul Chervet (SUI) | L | | | | | | |
| Kicha Poonphol (THA) | Kicha Poonphol (THA) | 0 | | | | Mircea Dobrescu (ROU) | Mircea Dobrescu (ROU) | 1 | | | |
| Karimu Young (NGR) | Karimu Young (NGR) | 3 | | | | Kiyoshi Tanabe (JPN) | Kiyoshi Tanabe (JPN) | 4 | | | |
| Adam McLean (IRL) | Adam McLean (IRL) | 1 | Karimu Young (NGR) | Karimu Young (NGR) | 1 | | | | | | |
| Kiyoshi Tanabe (JPN) | Kiyoshi Tanabe (JPN) | 5 | Kiyoshi Tanabe (JPN) | Kiyoshi Tanabe (JPN) | 4 | | | | | | |
| Isaac Aryee (GHA) | Isaac Aryee (GHA) | 0 | | | | | | | Kiyoshi Tanabe (JPN) | Kiyoshi Tanabe (JPN) | 1 |
| Henryk Kukier (POL) | Henryk Kukier (POL) | 0 | | | | | | | Sergey Sivko (URS) | Sergey Sivko (URS) | 4 |
| Manfred Homberg (EUA) | Manfred Homberg (EUA) | 5 | Manfred Homberg (EUA) | Manfred Homberg (EUA) | 4 | | | | | | |
| Danny Lee (GBR) | Danny Lee (GBR) | 5 | Danny Lee (GBR) | Danny Lee (GBR) | 1 | | | | | | |
| Salek Mahju (INA) | Salek Mahju (INA) | 0 | | | | Manfred Homberg (EUA) | Manfred Homberg (EUA) | 0 | | | |
| Jeong Sin-jo (KOR) | Jeong Sin-jo (KOR) | 0 | | | | Sergey Sivko (URS) | Sergey Sivko (URS) | 4 | | | |
| Sergey Sivko (URS) | Sergey Sivko (URS) | 5 | Sergey Sivko (URS) | Sergey Sivko (URS) | W | | | | | | |
| Antoine Porcel (FRA) | Antoine Porcel (FRA) | 5 | Antoine Porcel (FRA) | Antoine Porcel (FRA) | DQ-3 | | | | | | |
| Ralph Knoesen (RSA) | Ralph Knoesen (RSA) | 0 | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 64 | 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 |
| | | | Ezrael Illkhanouf (IRI) | Ezrael Illkhanouf (IRI) | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | James Badrian (RHO) | James Badrian (RHO) | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Ezrael Illkhanouf (IRI) | Ezrael Illkhanouf (IRI) | L | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Miguel Ángel Botta (ARG) | Miguel Ángel Botta (ARG) | WO | | | | | | |
| | | | Segundo Macalalad (PHI) | Segundo Macalalad (PHI) | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Miguel Ángel Botta (ARG) | Miguel Ángel Botta (ARG) | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Miguel Ángel Botta (ARG) | Miguel Ángel Botta (ARG) | 0 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Gyula Török (HUN) | Gyula Török (HUN) | 5 | | | |
| | | | Abdel Kader Belghiti (MAR) | Abdel Kader Belghiti (MAR) | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Rocky Gattellari (AUS) | Rocky Gattellari (AUS) | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Rocky Gattellari (AUS) | Rocky Gattellari (AUS) | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Gyula Török (HUN) | Gyula Török (HUN) | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | Eusebio Mesa (ESP) | Eusebio Mesa (ESP) | L | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Gyula Török (HUN) | Gyula Török (HUN) | KO-1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Gyula Török (HUN) | Gyula Török (HUN) | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Abdel Moneim El-Gindy (EGY) | Abdel Moneim El-Gindy (EGY) | 0 |
| | | | Humberto Barrera (USA) | Humberto Barrera (USA) | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Villy Bækgaard Andersen (DEN) | Villy Bækgaard Andersen (DEN) | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Humberto Barrera (USA) | Humberto Barrera (USA) | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Hla Nyunt (BIR) | Hla Nyunt (BIR) | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | Hla Nyunt (BIR) | Hla Nyunt (BIR) | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Börje Karvonen (FIN) | Börje Karvonen (FIN) | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Humberto Barrera (USA) | Humberto Barrera (USA) | 1 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Abdel Moneim El-Gindy (EGY) | Abdel Moneim El-Gindy (EGY) | 4 | | | |
| | | | Abdel Moneim El-Gindy (EGY) | Abdel Moneim El-Gindy (EGY) | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Roby Rausch (LUX) | Roby Rausch (LUX) | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Abdel Moneim El-Gindy (EGY) | Abdel Moneim El-Gindy (EGY) | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Paolo Curcetti (ITA) | Paolo Curcetti (ITA) | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | Jo Horny (BEL) | Jo Horny (BEL) | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Paolo Curcetti (ITA) | Paolo Curcetti (ITA) | 5 | Paolo Curcetti (ITA) | Paolo Curcetti (ITA) | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Frank Kisekka (UGA) | Frank Kisekka (UGA) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Kiyoshi Tanabe (JPN) | 1 |
| Sergey Sivko (URS) | 4 | | |
| Sergey Sivko (URS) | 4 | Sergey Sivko (URS) | 2 |
| | | Gyula Török (HUN) | 3 |
| Gyula Török (HUN) | 4 | Gyula Török (HUN) | 3 |
| Abdel Moneim El-Gindy (EGY) | 0 | | |