Boxing at the 1904 Summer Olympics – Flyweight explained

Event:Men's flyweight boxing
Games:1904 Summer
Venue:Physical Culture Gymnasium
(Washington University in St. Louis)
Date:September 22
Competitors:2
Nations:1
Gold:George Finnegan
Goldnoc:USA
Silver:Miles Burke
Silvernoc:USA
Next:1920

The flyweight was the lightest boxing weight class held as part of the boxing programme at the 1904 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on September 22, 1904. It was the first time the event, like all other boxing events, was held in Olympic competition.[1]

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  1. Web site: Boxing at the 1904 St. Louis Summer Games: Men's Flyweight . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418130603/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1904/BOX/mens-flyweight.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . Sports Reference . 3 November 2018.