The Boxing Tournament at the 1998 Asian Games was held at the IMPACT Arena in Bangkok, Thailand from 7 December to 18 December 1998.
The competition included only men's events.
Schedule
| P | Round of 32 | R | Round of 16 | ¼ | Quarterfinals | ½ | Semifinals | F | Final |
| Event↓/Date → | 7th Mon |
8th Tue |
9th Wed |
10th Thu |
11th Fri |
12th Sat |
13th Sun |
14th Mon |
15th Tue |
16th Wed |
17th Thu |
18th Fri |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 48 kg | R | ¼ | ½ | F | ||||||||
| Men's 51 kg | P | R | ¼ | ½ | F | |||||||
| Men's 54 kg | P | R | ¼ | ½ | F | |||||||
| Men's 57 kg | R | ¼ | ½ | F | ||||||||
| Men's 60 kg | R | ¼ | ½ | F | ||||||||
| Men's 63.5 kg | R | ¼ | ½ | F | ||||||||
| Men's 67 kg | R | ¼ | ½ | F | ||||||||
| Men's 71 kg | R | ¼ | ½ | F | ||||||||
| Men's 75 kg | R | ¼ | ½ | F | ||||||||
| Men's 81 kg | R | ¼ | ½ | F | ||||||||
| Men's 91 kg | ¼ | ½ | F | |||||||||
| Men's +91 kg | ¼ | ½ | F |
Medalists
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Thailand (THA) | 5 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 2 |  Uzbekistan (UZB) | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| 3 |  Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 |  India (IND) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 |  South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 6 |  Indonesia (INA) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 |  Pakistan (PAK) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 8 |  Iran (IRI) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 |  China (CHN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 |  Mongolia (MGL) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 11 |  Japan (JPN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Jordan (JOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 North Korea (PRK) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Philippines (PHI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Syria (SYR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (15 entries) | 12 | 12 | 24 | 48 | |
Participating nations
A total of 159 athletes from 27 nations competed in boxing at the 1998 Asian Games:
Bangladesh (2)
Cambodia (4)- China (7)
Chinese Taipei (3)- India (4)
- Indonesia (6)
- Iran (10)
- Japan (8)
- Jordan (3)
- Kazakhstan (10)
Kuwait (1)
Kyrgyzstan (9)
Laos (6)
Lebanon (2)
Macau (2)
Malaysia (3)- Mongolia (9)
Nepal (6)- North Korea (7)
- Pakistan (8)
Palestine (5)- Philippines (7)
- South Korea (10)
- Syria (6)
- Thailand (10)
Turkmenistan (1)- Uzbekistan (10)
