# Boxing at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Light welterweight

The light welterweight boxing competition at the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow was held from 21 July to 2 August at the Olympiysky Sports Complex. 30 boxers from 30 nations competed.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Round |
| Monday, 21 July 1980 | 12:00 18:00 | Round of 32 |
| Saturday, 26 July 1980 | 12:00 18:00 | Round of 16 |
| Tuesday, 29 July 1980 | 19:00 | Quarterfinals |
| Thursday, 31 July 1980 | 19:00 | Semifinals |
| Saturday, 2 August 1980 | 15:00 | Final |

## Results
### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Tony Willis (GBR) | 0 |
| Patrizio Oliva (ITA) | 5 | | |
| Patrizio Oliva (ITA) | 5 | Patrizio Oliva (ITA) | 4 |
| | | Serik Konakbayev (URS) | 1 |
| José Aguilar (CUB) | 1 | Serik Konakbayev (URS) | 1 |
| Serik Konakbayev (URS) | 4 | | |

### Top half

| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | | Khastyn Jamgan (MGL) | 0 | | |
| | | William Lyimo (TAN) | 5 | | |
| | | | | William Lyimo (TAN) | |
| | | | | Tony Willis (GBR) | KO |
| Tony Willis (GBR) | 5 | | | Tony Willis (GBR) | KO |
| Jaime Sodré (BRA) | 0 | | | | |
| Jaime Sodré (BRA) | 0 | Tony Willis (GBR) | 5 | | |
| | | Shadrach Odhiambo (SWE) | 0 | | |
| Shadrach Odhiambo (SWE) | 4 | Shadrach Odhiambo (SWE) | 0 | | |
| Bogdan Gajda (POL) | 1 | | | | | | |
| Bogdan Gajda (POL) | 1 | | | | | Tony Willis (GBR) | 0 |
| | | | | | | Patrizio Oliva (ITA) | 5 |
| Boualem Bel Alouane (ALG) | 5 | | | | | Patrizio Oliva (ITA) | 5 |
| Barrington Cambridge (GUY) | 0 | | | | | | |
| Barrington Cambridge (GUY) | 0 | Boualem Bel Alouane (ALG) | 0 | | | | |
| | | Ace Rusevski (YUG) | 5 | | | | |
| Margarit Atanasov (BUL) | 1 | Ace Rusevski (YUG) | 5 | | | | |
| Ace Rusevski (YUG) | 4 | | | | | | |
| Ace Rusevski (YUG) | 4 | | | Ace Rusevski (YUG) | 2 | | |
| | | | | Patrizio Oliva (ITA) | 3 |
| Patrizio Oliva (ITA) | RSC | | | Patrizio Oliva (ITA) | 3 |
| Aurélien Agnan (BEN) | | | | | |
| Aurélien Agnan (BEN) | | Patrizio Oliva (ITA) | RSC | | |
| | | Farez Halabi (SYR) | | | |
| Farez Halabi (SYR) | 3 | Farez Halabi (SYR) | | | |
| M. Kampanath (LAO) | 2 | | | | |

### Bottom half

| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| John Munduga (UGA) | 4 | | | | |
| Nelson Rodríguez (VEN) | 1 | | | | |
| Nelson Rodríguez (VEN) | 1 | John Mundunga (UGA) | | | |
| | | Farouk Jawad (IRQ) | KO | | |
| Farouk Chanchoun (IRQ) | 5 | Farouk Jawad (IRQ) | KO | | |
| Ayodele Peters (NGR) | 0 | | | | |
| Ayodele Peters (NGR) | 0 | | | Farouk Jawad (IRQ) | |
| | | | | José Aguilar (CUB) | RSC |
| José Aguilar (CUB) | RSC | | | José Aguilar (CUB) | RSC |
| Martin Brerton (IRL) | | | | | |
| Martin Brerton (IRL) | | José Aguilar (CUB) | 4 | | |
| | | Ryu Bun-hwa (PRK) | 1 | | |
| Bishnu Malakar (NEP) | | Ryu Bun-hwa (PRK) | 1 | | |
| Ryu Bun-hwa (PRK) | RSC | | | | | | |
| Ryu Bun-hwa (PRK) | RSC | | | | | José Aguilar (CUB) | 1 |
| | | | | | | Serik Konakbayev (URS) | 4 |
| Dietmar Schwarz (GDR) | 5 | | | | | Serik Konakbayev (URS) | 4 |
| Teddy Makofi (ZAM) | 0 | | | | | | |
| Teddy Makofi (ZAM) | 0 | Dietmar Schwarz (GDR) | | | | | |
| | | José Angel Molina (PUR) | RSC | | | | |
| José Angel Molina (PUR) | 5 | José Angel Molina (PUR) | RSC | | | | |
| Ebrahim Saide (ETH) | 0 | | | | | | |
| Ebrahim Saide (ETH) | 0 | | | José Angel Molina (PUR) | | | |
| | | | | Serik Konakbayev (URS) | WO |
| Imre Bácskai (HUN) | 4 | | | Serik Konakbayev (URS) | WO |
| Paul Kamela (CMR) | 1 | | | | |
| Paul Kamela (CMR) | 1 | Imre Bacskai (HUN) | RET | | |
| | | Serik Konakbayev (URS) | | | |
| Serik Konakbayev (URS) | 5 | Serik Konakbayev (URS) | | | |
| Simion Cuțov (ROU) | 0 | | | | |