Boxing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's middleweight

Men's middleweight
at the Games of the XIV Olympiad
VenueEarl's Court
Wembley Arena
Date7–13 August
Competitors25 from 25 nations
Medalists
 László Papp  Hungary
 Johnny Wright  Great Britain
 Ivano Fontana  Italy
Boxing at the
1948 Summer Olympics
Flyweight   men
Bantamweight men
Featherweight men
Lightweight men
Welterweight men
Middleweight men
Light heavyweight men
Heavyweight men

The men's middleweight 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 consisted 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 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
      
           Dogomar Martínez (URU) PTS  
           Antoni Kolczyński (POL)  
             Dogomar Martínez (URU)  
           Ivano Fontana (ITA) PTS  
           John Nuttall (IND)  
           Ivano Fontana (ITA) PTS  
             Ivano Fontana (ITA)  
           László Papp (HUN) PTS  
           Washington Jones (USA)  
           Auguste Cavignac (BEL) DSQ-2  
           Auguste Cavignac (BEL)
           László Papp (HUN) KO-1  
           Jean Welter (LUX)  
  Valle Resko (FIN)       László Papp (HUN) RSC-1  
  László Papp (HUN) KO-2         László Papp (HUN) PTS
  Tore Karlsson (SWE)       Johnny Wright (GBR)
  Hussain Tousi (IRI) PTS       Hussain Tousi (IRI)
  Jack Keenan (CAN)       Mick McKeon (IRL) PTS  
  Mick McKeon (IRL) PTS       Mick McKeon (IRL) PTS
  Martin Hansen (DEN) KO-1       Aimé-Joseph Escudie (FRA)  
  Evert Johanson (NOR)       Martin Hansen (DEN)  
  Aimé-Joseph Escudie (FRA) PTS       Aimé-Joseph Escudie (FRA) PTS  
  Ken La Grange (RSA)       Mick McKeon (IRL)   Third place
  Moustafa Fahim (EGY) RSC-2       Johnny Wright (GBR) PTS  
  Jaime Oliver (ESP)       Moustafa Fahim (EGY)     Ivano Fontana (ITA) WO
  Miloslav Příhoda (TCH)       Jan Schubart (NED) PTS     Mick McKeon (IRL)
  Jan Schubart (NED) PTS       Jan Schubart (NED)
  Hermann Schneider (SUI)       Johnny Wright (GBR) PTS  
  Johnny Wright (GBR) PTS       Johnny Wright (GBR)
  Graham Higham (AUS)       Héctor García (ARG) RSC-2  
  Héctor García (ARG) PTS  

References

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