Boxing at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Lightweight
| Men's lightweight boxing at the Games of the IV Olympiad | ||||||||||
| Date | October 27 | |||||||||
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| Competitors | 12 from 3 nations | |||||||||
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| Boxing at the 1908 Summer Olympics  | ||||
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The lightweight was one of five boxing weight classes contested on the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. Like all other boxing events, it was open only to men. The boxing competitions were held on October 27. The lightweight was the middle class, allowing boxers of up to 140 pounds (63.5 kg).
Twelve boxers from three nations competed.
Bracket
| Round of 16 October 27 |
Quarterfinals October 27 |
Semifinals October 27 |
Final October 27 | ||||||||||
 Harry Johnson (GBR) |
2 | ||||||||||||
 Hemming Hansen (DEN) |
0 | Johnson (GBR) |
2 | ||||||||||
| Harold Holmes (GBR) |
KO2 | Holmes (GBR) |
1 | ||||||||||
 André Bouvier (FRA) |
L | Johnson (GBR) |
0 | ||||||||||
| George Jessup (GBR) |
KO1 | Spiller (GBR) |
2 | ||||||||||
| Frank Osborne (GBR) |
L | Jessup (GBR) |
L | ||||||||||
| Patrick Fee (GBR) |
0 | Spiller (GBR) |
KO2 | ||||||||||
| Frederick Spiller (GBR) |
2 | Spiller (GBR) |
0 | ||||||||||
| Matt Wells (GBR) |
2 (4th) | Grace (GBR) |
2 | ||||||||||
| Waldemar Holberg (DEN) |
1 | Wells (GBR) |
0 | ||||||||||
| Frederick Grace (GBR) |
2 | Grace (GBR) |
2 | ||||||||||
| Edward Fearman (GBR) |
0 | Grace (GBR) |
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| None | - | Bye | - | ||||||||||
| None | - | None | - | ||||||||||
| None | - | None | - | ||||||||||
| None | - | ||||||||||||
Competition
Round of 16
Wells and Holberg split the judges over the course of the first three rounds. The referee declared a fourth round, which Wells won in a contest which involved more grappling than punching. Bouvier was knocked down several times by Holmes before the referee stopped the contest. Jessup dominated his match, with Osborne not lasting past the first round. Grace, Spiller, and Johnson each won by decisions varying in closeness.
Quarterfinals
Spiller had the easiest time of it in the round, nearly eliminating Jessup in the first. The second round saw Jessup counted out. Grace and Wells fought a defensive bout, without either receiving much punishment. Johnson won a tight bout with Holmes by referee's decision.
Semifinals
Grace took a bye in the semifinals and Spiller's easy win made the round an uneventful one.
Final
Each boxer went to the mat in the second, but Grace piled on more hits than did Spiller to win the bout.
Standings
| Place | Name | Nation |
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| 1 | Frederick Grace | Great Britain |
| 2 | Frederick Spiller | Great Britain |
| 3 | Harry Johnson | Great Britain |
| 4 | Harold Holmes | Great Britain |
| George Jessup | Great Britain | |
| Matt Wells | Great Britain | |
| 7 | André Bouvier | France |
| Edward Fearman | Great Britain | |
| Patrick Fee | Great Britain | |
| Hemming Hansen | Denmark | |
| Waldemar Holberg | Denmark | |
| Frank Osborne | Great Britain |
Sources
- Official Report of the Games of the IV Olympiad (1908).
- De Wael, Herman. Herman's Full Olympians: "Boxing 1908". Accessed 8 April 2006. Available electronically at .
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