A total of 14 men from 14 different countries competed in this event, limited to fighters whose body weight was less than 52 kilograms.
Kang Yonggang from China won the gold medal after beating Marvin Sicomen of the Philippines in gold medal bout 2–0, The bronze medal was shared by Lee Hou-cheng from Chinese Taipei and Phoukhong Khamsounthone of Laos. Athletes from Myanmar, South Korea, Iran and Yemen shared the fifth place.
