| Event: | Lightweight boxing |
| Games: | 1952 Summer |
| Venue: | Messuhalli |
| Dates: | 28 July – 2 August |
| Competitors: | 27 |
| Nations: | 27 |
| Gold: | Aureliano Bolognesi |
| Goldnoc: | ITA |
| Silver: | Aleksy Antkiewicz |
| Silvernoc: | POL |
| Bronze: | Gheorghe Fiat |
| Bronzenoc: | ROU |
| Bronze2: | Erkki Pakkanen |
| Bronzenoc2: | FIN |
| Prev: | 1948 |
| Next: | 1956 |
The men's lightweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1952 Summer Olympics. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 60 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 28 July to 2 August 1952. 27 boxers from 27 nations competed.[1]
| Winner | NOC | Result | Loser | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Round (July 29) | |||||
| Finland | BYE | ||||
| Iran | BYE | ||||
| Venezuela | BYE | ||||
| Pakistan | BYE | ||||
| Italy | BYE | ||||
| United States | TKO 2R | Ceylon | |||
| Hungary | 3 – 0 | Uruguay | |||
| Canada | TKO 3R | Denmark | |||
| 3 – 0 | Bulgaria | ||||
| 3 – 0 | Philippines | ||||
| KO 3R | Switzerland | ||||
| 2 – 1 | France | ||||
| 3 – 0 | South Korea | ||||
| 3 – 0 | South Africa | ||||
| 3 – 0 | Egypt | ||||
| Ireland | 2 – 1 | Belgium | |||
| Second Round (July 29 & 30) | |||||
| Erkki Pakkanen | Finland | 3 – 0 | Petros Nazarbegian | Iran | |
| Vicente Matute | Venezuela | KO 1R | Mohammad Ali | Pakistan | |
| Aureliano Bolognesi | Italy | 2 – 1 | Robert Bickle | United States | |
| István Juhász | Hungary | 2 – 1 | Clayton Kenny | Canada | |
| Aleksy Antkiewicz | Poland | 3 – 0 | Hans-Werner Wohlers | Germany | |
| Frederick Reardon | Great Britain | 3 – 0 | Aleksandr Zasuhin | Soviet Union | |
| Americo Bonetti | Argentina | 3 – 0 | Leopold Potesil | Austria | |
| Gheorghe Fiat | Romania | 3 – 0 | Kevin Martin | Ireland | |
| Third Round (July 31) | |||||
| Aleksy Antkiewicz | Poland | 3 – 0 | Frederick Reardon | Great Britain | |
| Erkki Pakkanen | Finland | 3 – 0 | Vicente Matute | Venezuela | |
| Gheorghe Fiat | Romania | 2 – 1 | Americo Bonetti | Argentina | |
| Aureliano Bolognesi | Italy | 2 – 1 | István Juhász | Hungary | |
| Semi-final (August 1) | |||||
| Aureliano Bolognesi | Italy | 3 – 0 | Erkki Pakkanen | Finland | |
| Aleksy Antkiewicz | Poland | Walk-over | Gheorghe Fiat | Romania | |
| Final (August 2) | |||||
| Aureliano Bolognesi | Italy | 2 – 1 | Aleksy Antkiewicz | Poland | |