Boxing at the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Games

The Olympic boxing tournament was held in the 10,000 capacity Olympic Auditorium, which also held both the weightlifting and wrestling competitions. A shortage of European competitors meant the numbers of boxers dropped to 85, from just 18 countries. Only four nations, Argentina, Germany, Italy and the United States had participants in every division. The tournament took place from the 9th to the 13th of August. All bouts now consisted of three three-minute rounds, a final round of four minutes duration having been fought in some previous Olympics. Other innovations were the placement of the referee inside the ring instead of at ringside and the use of green and red coloured belts to distinguish the fighters.