The men's bantamweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1948 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the second-lightest contested, and allowed boxers of up to 54 kilograms. The competition was held from Saturday, August 7, 1948 to Friday, August 13, 1948.
Thirty boxers from 30 nations competed.
Results
Jimmy Carruthers was not able to fight in the quarterfinals against Tibor Csík after suffering an eye injury during his bout with Arnoldo Parés.
References
Boxing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's bantamweight Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA