# 1997 Asian Amateur Boxing Championships

The 19th edition of the Men's Asian Amateur Boxing Championships were held from 25 to 31 August 1997, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

## Medal summary

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Light flyweight 48 kg | Suban Pannon Thailand | Abdul Rashid Qambrani Pakistan | Byambabayaryn Atarbayar Mongolia |
| Light flyweight 48 kg | Suban Pannon Thailand | Abdul Rashid Qambrani Pakistan | Damianus Jordan Indonesia |
| Flyweight 51 kg | Pramuansak Phosuwan Thailand | Alisher Rahimov Uzbekistan | Roning Tama-Nga Malaysia |
| Flyweight 51 kg | Pramuansak Phosuwan Thailand | Alisher Rahimov Uzbekistan | Kim Tae-kyu South Korea |
| Bantamweight 54 kg | Sontaya Wongprates Thailand | Akbar Ahadi Iran | Berik Muratov Kazakhstan |
| Bantamweight 54 kg | Sontaya Wongprates Thailand | Akbar Ahadi Iran | Shahid Jan Pakistan |
| Featherweight 57 kg | Tulkunbay Turgunov Uzbekistan | Bijan Batmani Iran | Somchai Nakbalee Thailand |
| Featherweight 57 kg | Tulkunbay Turgunov Uzbekistan | Bijan Batmani Iran | Kim Chang-hyun South Korea |
| Lightweight 60 kg | Muhammad Abdullaev Uzbekistan | Shin Eun-chul South Korea | Pongsith Wiangwiset Thailand |
| Lightweight 60 kg | Muhammad Abdullaev Uzbekistan | Shin Eun-chul South Korea | Asghar Ali Shah Pakistan |
| Light welterweight 63.5 kg | Babak Moghimi Iran | Kenzhebek Akelbaev Kyrgyzstan | Densmaagiin Enkhsaikhan Mongolia |
| Light welterweight 63.5 kg | Babak Moghimi Iran | Kenzhebek Akelbaev Kyrgyzstan | Farkhad Bakirov Uzbekistan |
| Welterweight 67 kg | Nurzhan Smanov Kazakhstan | Nariman Ataev Uzbekistan | Bae Ho-jo South Korea |
| Welterweight 67 kg | Nurzhan Smanov Kazakhstan | Nariman Ataev Uzbekistan | Komgrit Nanakon Thailand |
| Light middleweight 71 kg | Esfandiar Mohammadi Iran | Ikrom Berdiev Uzbekistan | Im Jung-bin South Korea |
| Light middleweight 71 kg | Esfandiar Mohammadi Iran | Ikrom Berdiev Uzbekistan | Bakhtiyar Khodzhiyev Kazakhstan |
| Middleweight 75 kg | Chainarong Kanha Thailand | Dilshod Yarbekov Uzbekistan | Andrey Sheludtsov Kazakhstan |
| Middleweight 75 kg | Chainarong Kanha Thailand | Dilshod Yarbekov Uzbekistan | Emil Boylo Kyrgyzstan |
| Light heavyweight 81 kg | Sergey Mihaylov Uzbekistan | Arkadiy Topayev Kazakhstan | Gurcharan Singh India |
| Light heavyweight 81 kg | Sergey Mihaylov Uzbekistan | Arkadiy Topayev Kazakhstan | Somsak Chantraporn Thailand |
| Heavyweight 91 kg | Samat Musatayev Kazakhstan | Lee Hyun-sung South Korea | Armadin Kassim Malaysia |
| Heavyweight 91 kg | Samat Musatayev Kazakhstan | Lee Hyun-sung South Korea | Timur Ibragimov Uzbekistan |
| Super heavyweight +91 kg | Mohammad Reza Samadi Iran | Harpal Singh India | Lee Kang-un South Korea |
| Super heavyweight +91 kg | Mohammad Reza Samadi Iran | Harpal Singh India | Lazizbek Zokirov Uzbekistan |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Thailand | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 2 | Uzbekistan | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
| 3 | Iran | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | Kazakhstan | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | South Korea | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 6 | Pakistan | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | India | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Malaysia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | Mongolia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | Indonesia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (11 entries) | Totals (11 entries) | 12 | 12 | 24 | 48 |