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The '''flyweight''' was the lightest [[boxing]] weight class held as part of the [[Boxing at the 1904 Summer Olympics]] programme. 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.<ref name="SR">{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1904/BOX/mens-flyweight.html |title=Boxing at the 1904 St. Louis Summer Games: Men's Flyweight |work=Sports Reference |accessdate=3 November 2018}}</ref> |
The '''flyweight''' was the lightest [[boxing]] weight class held as part of the [[Boxing at the 1904 Summer Olympics]] programme. 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.<ref name="SR">{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1904/BOX/mens-flyweight.html |title=Boxing at the 1904 St. Louis Summer Games: Men's Flyweight |work=Sports Reference |accessdate=3 November 2018}}</ref> |
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Flyweights had to be less than 47.6 kilograms. There were only two entrants in this competition; allegedly, Burke was allowed to compete despite weighing in at 49 kilograms for the bout, 1.4 kilograms over the weight limit.<ref name="Wallechinsky">{{cite book |last1=Wallechinsky |first1=David |title=The Complete Book of the Olympics |date=1984 |publisher=Penguin Books |location=England |isbn=0140066322 |pages=166 }}</ref> |
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==Results== |
==Results== |
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| Men's flyweight boxing at the Games of the III Olympiad | |||||||||
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| Venue | Physical Culture Gymnasium (Washington University in St. Louis) | ||||||||
| Date | September 22 | ||||||||
| Competitors | 2 from 1 nation | ||||||||
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| Boxing at the 1904 Summer Olympics | |
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| Flyweight | men |
| Bantamweight | men |
| Featherweight | men |
| Lightweight | men |
| Welterweight | men |
| Middleweight | men |
| Heavyweight | men |
The flyweight was the lightest boxing weight class held as part of the Boxing at the 1904 Summer Olympics programme. 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]
Results
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| 1 |  George Finnegan (USA)
| TKO | ||
| 2 | Miles Burke (USA)
| 1st | ||
Sources
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 14 December 2006.
References
- ^ "Boxing at the 1904 St. Louis Summer Games: Men's Flyweight". Sports Reference. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
1904: 105 lb (47.6 kg) · 1920–1936: 112 lb (50.8 kg) · 1948–1964: 51 kg · 1968–2008: 48–51 kg · 2012: 49–52 kg · 2016: 50–52 kg · 2020–2024: up to 52 kg · 2024–: up to 51 kg | |
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