Boxing at the 1998 Asian Games – Men's 48 kg
# Boxing at the 1998 Asian Games – Men's 48 kg

The men's light flyweight boxing competition at the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand was held from 7 to 17 December at the Land Sports Complex.

Like all Asian Games boxing events, the competition was a straight single-elimination tournament. This event consisted of 12 boxers who have qualified for the competition through various qualifying tournaments. The competition began with a preliminary round on 7 December, where the number of competitors was reduced to 8, and concluded with the final on 17 December. As there were fewer than 16 boxers in the competition, a number of boxers received a bye through the preliminary round. Both semi-final losers were awarded bronze medals.

All bouts consisted of five three-minute rounds. The boxers receive points for every successful punch they land on their opponent's head or upper body. The boxer with the most points at the end of the bouts wins. If a boxer is knocked to the ground and cannot get up before the referee counts to 10 then the bout is over and the opponent wins.

## Schedule

All times are Indochina Time (UTC+07:00)

| Date | Time | Event |
| - | - | - |
| Monday, 7 December 1998 | 14:00 | Round of 16 |
| Thursday, 10 December 1998 | 14:00 | Quarterfinals |
| Monday, 14 December 1998 | 14:00 | Semifinals |
| Thursday, 17 December 1998 | 14:00 | Final |

## Results

### Legend

* RSCI — Won by referee stop contest injury

| Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | Pak Chun (PRK) | Pak Chun (PRK) | 16 | | | | | | |
| | | | Roel Velasco (PHI) | Roel Velasco (PHI) | 5 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Pak Chun (PRK) | Pak Chun (PRK) | 2 | | | |
| | | | | | | Suban Pannon (THA) | Suban Pannon (THA) | 15 | | | |
| | | | Suban Pannon (THA) | Suban Pannon (THA) | 18 | | | | | | |
| | | | Meiti Ismailov (KAZ) | Meiti Ismailov (KAZ) | 8 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Suban Pannon (THA) | Suban Pannon (THA) | 14 |
| Kim Sung-soo (KOR) | Kim Sung-soo (KOR) | 18 | | | | | | | Yang Xiangzhong (CHN) | Yang Xiangzhong (CHN) | 1 |
| Damianus Jordan (INA) | Damianus Jordan (INA) | 17 | Kim Sung-soo (KOR) | Kim Sung-soo (KOR) | 17 | | | | | | |
| Byambabayaryn Atarbayar (MGL) | Byambabayaryn Atarbayar (MGL) | 6 | Byambabayaryn Atarbayar (MGL) | Byambabayaryn Atarbayar (MGL) | 7 | | | | | | |
| Ramesh Das Shrestha (NEP) | Ramesh Das Shrestha (NEP) | 4 | | | | Kim Sung-soo (KOR) | Kim Sung-soo (KOR) | 3 | | | |
| Yang Xiangzhong (CHN) | Yang Xiangzhong (CHN) | 9 | | | | Yang Xiangzhong (CHN) | Yang Xiangzhong (CHN) | 8 | | | |
| Kaoru Murahashi (JPN) | Kaoru Murahashi (JPN) | 1 | Yang Xiangzhong (CHN) | Yang Xiangzhong (CHN) | 15 | | | | | | |
| Uthen Chanthavong (LAO) | Uthen Chanthavong (LAO) | RSCI | Uthen Chanthavong (LAO) | Uthen Chanthavong (LAO) | 0 | | | | | | |
| Roeung Sarath (CAM) | Roeung Sarath (CAM) | | | | | | | | | | |
