The featherweight class in the

boxing at the 1964 Summer Olympics The boxing competition at the 1964 Summer Olympics was held from 11 to 23 October. The competition was for men only and there were ten weight classes. Medal summary Medal table References External links Official Olympic Report1964 Unite ...

competition was the third-lightest class.

Featherweight Featherweight is a weight class in the combat sports of boxing, kickboxing, mixed martial arts, and Greco-Roman wrestling. Boxing Professional boxing History A featherweight boxer weighs in at a limit of . In the early days of the division, this ...

s were limited to those boxers weighing less than 57

kilogram The kilogram (also kilogramme) is the unit of mass in the International System of Units (SI), having the unit symbol kg. It is a widely used measure in science, engineering and commerce worldwide, and is often simply called a kilo colloquially ...

s. The competition was held from October 13, 1964 to October 23, 1964. 32 boxers from 32 nations competed.

Medallists

Results

Spanish boxer Valentín Loren punched a Hungarian referee in the face after being disqualified; he was banned for life from international competition.''The Miami News'', Oct 20, 1964: Olympics Have Been Rough
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