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Flyweight (≤112 pounds), Men

Date15 – 20 July 1924
StatusOlympic
LocationVélodrome d'Hiver, Paris
Participants19 from 13 countries
FormatSingle elimination tournament.

Fidel LaBarba, a 19-year-old high school student from the USA, was unchallenged in winning the gold medal. A fine defensive boxer, he used his elusiveness to dominate his opponents, including Briton James McKenzie in the final. La Barba’s American team-mate Ray Fee took the bronze medal when his Italian opponent withdrew in protest at the standard of officiating.

LaBarba started a professional career a few months later and went on to win the American and World Flyweight titles before his 21st birthday. Sadly, his career ended when an infection caused the loss of an eye. He went on to become a sports journalist and was eventually elected to the Boxing Hall of Fame.

PosCompetitorNOC
1Fidel LaBarbaUSAGold
2Jim McKenzieGBRSilver
3Ray FeeUSABronze
4Rinaldo CastellenghiITA
=5Jock MacGregorCAN
=5Ruperto BieteESP
=5Samuel RennieCAN
=5Oscar BergströmSWE
=9Lorenzo VitriaESP
=9Raymond TrèveFRA
=9Myles McDonaghIRL
=9R. NyffelerSUI
=9Gaetano LanziITA
=9Leo TurksmaNED
=9Georges GourdyFRA
=9Vicente CatadaARG
=17Teddy WarwickGBR
=17Andrés RecaldeURU
=17Leo De BleyserBEL
DNSAlfred VoglAUT
DNSA. HubertyLUX
DNSGiovanni SiliITA
DNSHein van der ZeeNED
DNSPol Van LaereBEL
DNSJohnny McMillanGBR
DNSJohn McDermottUSA
DNSJoé KiefferLUX

Round One

Date15 July 1924
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #115 JulRinaldo CastellenghiITA
Match #215 JulGeorges GourdyFRA
Match #315 JulRuperto BieteESP
Match #415 JulMyles McDonaghIRL
Match #515 JulSamuel RennieCAN
Match #615 JulR. NyffelerSUI
Match #715 JulGaetano LanziITADecisionAndrés RecaldeURU
Match #815 JulFidel LaBarbaUSADecisionTeddy WarwickGBR
Match #915 JulRaymond TrèveFRADecisionLeo De BleyserBEL
Match #1015 JulOscar BergströmSWE
Match #1115 JulRay FeeUSA
Match #1215 JulVicente CatadaARG
Match #1315 JulJock MacGregorCAN
Match #1415 JulLorenzo VitriaESP
Match #1515 JulJim McKenzieGBR
Match #1615 JulLeo TurksmaNED

Round Two

Date16 July 1924
FormatWinner of each match advanced to the quarter-finals.
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #116 JulRinaldo CastellenghiITADecisionGeorges GourdyFRA
Match #216 JulRuperto BieteESPDecisionMyles McDonaghIRL
Match #316 JulSamuel RennieCANDecisionR. NyffelerSUI
Match #416 JulFidel LaBarbaUSAKnock-outGaetano LanziITA
Match #516 JulOscar BergströmSWEKnock-outRaymond TrèveFRA
Match #616 JulRay FeeUSADecisionVicente CatadaARG
Match #716 JulJock MacGregorCANDecisionLorenzo VitriaESP
Match #816 JulJim McKenzieGBRKnock-outLeo TurksmaNED

Quarter-Finals

Date18 July 1924
FormatWinner of each match advanced to the semi-finals.
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #118 JulRinaldo CastellenghiITADecisionRuperto BieteESP
Match #218 JulFidel LaBarbaUSADecisionSamuel RennieCAN
Match #318 JulRay FeeUSADecisionOscar BergströmSWE
Match #418 JulJim McKenzieGBRDecisionJock MacGregorCAN

Semi-Finals

Date19 July 1924
FormatWinner of each match advanced to the final match.
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #119 JulFidel LaBarbaUSADecisionRinaldo CastellenghiITA
Match #219 JulJim McKenzieGBRDecisionRay FeeUSA

Final Round

Date20 July 1924
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match 1/220 JulFidel LaBarbaUSADecisionJim McKenzieGBR
Match 3/420 JulRay FeeUSAWalkoverRinaldo CastellenghiITA