Boxing at the 1974 Asian Games was held at the Mohammad Reza Shah Stadium (now known as the Shohada 7th Tir Stadium) in Tehran, Iran, between 5 and 14 September 1974. It was part of the 7th Asian Games, marking the first time the event was hosted in the Western Asian region.
A total of 90 athletes from 14 nations competed across 11 weight classes. The competition awarded one gold and one silver medal per weight class, along with 20 bronze medals awarded to semifinalists (with only one bronze each in the Light Heavyweight and Heavyweight divisions due to fewer entrants).
Medal Table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Korea (KOR) | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Iran (IRN) | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 3 | North Korea (PRK) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | Japan (JPN) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | India (IND) | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | Mongolia (MGL) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Pakistan (PAK) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 8 | Philippines (PHI) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | Indonesia (INA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Thailand (THA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 11 | 11 | 20 | 42 |
Medalists by Weight Class
- 48 kg (Light Flyweight): Park Chan-hee (KOR) — Gold; Abdolreza Ansari (IRN) — Silver
- 51 kg (Flyweight): Ku Yong-jo (PRK) — Gold; Hwang Chul-soon (KOR) — Silver
- 54 kg (Bantamweight): Hitoshi Ishigaki (JPN) — Gold; Jung Yong-hwan (PRK) — Silver
- 57 kg (Featherweight): Yu Jong-man (KOR) — Gold; Jabbar Feli (IRN) — Silver
- 60 kg (Lightweight): Kim Tae-ho (KOR) — Gold; Sodnomyn Gombo (MGL) — Silver
- 63.5 kg (Light Welterweight): Ro Yong-so (PRK) — Gold; Park Tai-shik (KOR) — Silver
- 67 kg (Welterweight): Kim Ju-seok (KOR) — Gold; Yoshifumi Seki (JPN) — Silver
- 71 kg (Light Middleweight): Sharif Delaram (IRN) — Gold; Jang Ho-ryon (PRK) — Silver
- 75 kg (Middleweight): Kim Sung-chul (KOR) — Gold; Major Singh (IND) — Silver
- 81 kg (Light Heavyweight): Masis Hambarsumian (IRN) — Gold; Mehtab Singh (IND) — Silver
- +81 kg (Heavyweight): Abdolreza Andaveh (IRN) — Gold; Til Bahadur Bura (IND) — Silver
Participating Nations
A total of 14 nations sent boxers to the competition: Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Mongolia, North Korea, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, and Thailand.
Notable Highlights
- South Korea topped the medal table with 5 gold medals, the most of any nation.
- Iran, as the host nation, secured 3 gold medals and the highest total medal count with 10.
- North Korea's first gold medal at the Asian Games was won by teenage talent Ku Yong-jo in the flyweight division.
- The competition served as a qualifying event for the 1974 World Boxing Championships.
