At the 1938 British Empire Games, the boxing competition was held in Sydney, Australia, and featured contests in eight weight classes.
The boxing events were held at the Rushcutters Bay Stadium (also called the Sydney Stadium), following a large number of entries for the boxing and wrestling events.
Both England and South Africa won two gold medals but South Africa topped the boxing medal table by virtue of winning two silver medals.
Only three bronze medal fights took place, with the others not being held for various reasons.