The Bantamweight competition was the third-lightest class featured at the 2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships, held at the Heydar Aliyev Sports and Exhibition Complex. Boxers were limited to a maximum of 56 kilograms in body mass.
The eight quarter-finalists qualified, subject to continental quotas, to compete at this weight at the 2012 Summer Olympic Games.
References
2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships – Bantamweight Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA