The men's bantamweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

The weight class allowed boxers of up to 54 kilograms to compete.

[1] The competition was a straight single-elimination tournament, with no bronze medal match (two bronze medals were awarded, one to each semifinal loser).

There were 33 boxers entered, but the boxer from the Republic of China withdrew at the last minute, too late to change the bracket; therefore, one bout was conducted in the round of 64 and one boxer received a bye in the round of 32.

Results of the bantamweight boxing competition.