Boxing at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Flyweight explained

Event:	Flyweight boxing
Games:	1956 Summer
Venue:	West Melbourne Stadium
Dates:	23 November – 1 December
Competitors:	19
Nations:	19
Gold:	Terence Spinks
Goldnoc:	GBR
Silver:	Mircea Dobrescu
Silvernoc:	ROU
Bronze:	John Caldwell
Bronzenoc:	IRL
Bronze2:	René Libeer
Bronzenoc2:	FRA
Prev:	1952
Next:	1960

The men's flyweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1956 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the lightest contested, and allowed boxers of up to 51 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 23 November to 1 December 1956. 19 boxers from 19 nations competed.^[1]

Results

First round

• Vladimir Stolnikov (URS) def. Edgar Basel (FRG), on points
• Terence Spinks (GBR) def. Samuel Harris (PAK), on points
• Abel Laudonio (ARG) def. Albert Ludick (RSA), on points

Second round

• Mircea Dobrescu (ROU) def. Federico Bonus (PHI), on points
• Ray Perez (USA) def. František Majdloch (CZE), on points
• John Caldwell (IRL) def. Yai Shwe (BUR), referee stopped the contest (3rd round)
• Warner Batchelor (AUS) def. Henryk Kukier (POL), on points
• Kenji Yonekura (JPN) def. Phajol Muangson (THA), on points
• René Libeer (FRA) def. Pyo Hyeon-gi (KOR), on points
• Vladimir Stolnikov (URS) def. Salvatore Burruni (ITA), on points
• Terence Spinks (GBR) def. Abel Laudonio (ARG), on points

Quarterfinals

• Mircea Dobrescu (ROU) def. Ray Perez (USA), on points
• John Caldwell (IRL) def. Warner Batchelor (AUS), on points
• René Libeer (FRA) def. Kenji Yonekura (JPN), on points
• Terence Spinks (GBR) def. Vladimir Stolnikov (URS), on points

Semifinals

• Mircea Dobrescu (ROU) def. John Caldwell (IRL), on points
• Terence Spinks (GBR) def. René Libeer (FRA), on points

Final

• Terence Spinks (GBR) def. Mircea Dobrescu (ROU), on points

References

• https://web.archive.org/web/20080912181829/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1956/OR1956.pdf

Notes and References

1. Web site: Boxing at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games: Men's Flyweight . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418132146/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1956/BOX/mens-flyweight.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . Sports Reference . 19 November 2018.