The men's lightweight (60 kilograms) event at the 1954 Asian Games took place from 5 to 8 May 1954 at Rizal Memorial Sports Complex, Manila, Philippines.

[1] Like all Asian Games boxing events, the competition was a straight single-elimination tournament with a third place match to determine the bronze medalist.

The competition began with a preliminary round on 5 May 1954, where the number of competitors was reduced to 4, and concluded with the final on 8 May 1954.

[2] Celedonio Espinosa from the Philippines won the gold medal.