# Boxing at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Bantamweight

The bantamweight boxing competition at the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow was held from 20 July to 2 August at the Olympiysky Sports Complex. 33 boxers from 33 nations competed.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Round |
| Sunday, 20 July 1980 | 18:00 | Round of 64 |
| Wednesday, 23 July 1980 | 12:00 18:00 | Round of 32 |
| Sunday, 27 July 1980 | 12:00 18:00 | Round of 16 |
| Wednesday, 30 July 1980 | 13:00 | Quarterfinals |
| Thursday, 31 July 1980 | 13:00 | Semifinals |
| Saturday, 2 August 1980 | 15:00 | Final |

## Results
### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Juan Hernández (CUB) | 5 |
| Michael Anthony (GUY) | 0 | | |
| Michael Anthony (GUY) | 0 | Juan Hernández (CUB) | 5 |
| | | Bernardo Piñango (VEN) | 0 |
| Bernardo Piñango (VEN) | 3 | Bernardo Piñango (VEN) | 0 |
| Dumitru Cipere (ROU) | 2 | | |

### Round of 64

| | Result | |
| Moussa Sangare (MLI) | 0–5 | Lucky Mutale (ZAM) |
| Mario Behrendt (GDR) | 0–5 | Dumitru Cipere (ROU) |

### Top half

| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| Juan Hernández (CUB) | 4 | | | | |
| Sándor Farkas (HUN) | 1 | | | | |
| Sándor Farkas (HUN) | 1 | Juan Hernández (CUB) | RSC | | |
| | | Ayele Mohammed (ETH) | | | |
| Ayele Mohammed (ETH) | 5 | Ayele Mohammed (ETH) | | | |
| Ahmad Nesar (AFG) | 0 | | | | |
| Ahmad Nesar (AFG) | 0 | | | Juan Hernández (CUB) | RSC |
| | | | | Geraldi Issaick (TAN) | |
| Geraldi Issaick (TAN) | 3 | | | Geraldi Issaick (TAN) | |
| Jorge Monard (ECU) | 2 | | | | |
| Jorge Monard (ECU) | 2 | Geraldi Issaick (TAN) | RSC | | |
| | | Ganapathy Manoharan (IND) | | | |
| Samba Jacob Diallo (GUI) | 1 | Ganapathy Manoharan (IND) | | | |
| Ganapathy Manoharan (IND) | 4 | | | | | | |
| Ganapathy Manoharan (IND) | 4 | | | | | Juan Hernández (CUB) | 5 |
| | | | | | | Michael Anthony (GUY) | 0 |
| Ray Gilbody (GBR) | 5 | | | | | Michael Anthony (GUY) | 0 |
| João Luis de Almeida (ANG) | 0 | | | | | | |
| João Luis de Almeida (ANG) | 0 | Ray Gilbody (GBR) | 1 | | | | |
| | | Daniel Zaragoza (MEX) | 4 | | | | |
| Philip Sutcliff (IRL) | 0 | Daniel Zaragoza (MEX) | 4 | | | | |
| Daniel Zaragoza (MEX) | 5 | | | | | | |
| Daniel Zaragoza (MEX) | 5 | | | Daniel Zaragoza (MEX) | | | |
| | | | | Michael Anthony (GUY) | RSC |
| Souneat Ouphaphone (LAO) | 0 | | | Michael Anthony (GUY) | RSC |
| Fayez Zaghloul (SYR) | 5 | | | | |
| Fayez Zaghloul (SYR) | 5 | Fayez Zaghloui (SYR) | 2 | | |
| | | Michael Anthony (GUY) | 3 | | |
| Nureni Gbadamosi (NGR) | 0 | Michael Anthony (GUY) | 3 | | |
| Michael Anthony (GUY) | 5 | | | | |

### Bottom half

| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| Veli Koota (FIN) | RSC | | | | |
| Fazlija Šaćirović (YUG) | | | | | |
| Fazlija Šaćirović (YUG) | | Veli Koota (FIN) | DSQ | | |
| | | Bernardo Piñango (VEN) | | | |
| Ernesto Alguera (NCA) | 1 | Bernardo Piñango (VEN) | | | |
| Bernardo Piñango (VEN) | 4 | | | | |
| Bernardo Piñango (VEN) | 4 | | | Bernardo Piñango (VEN) | KO |
| | | | | John Siryakibbe (UGA) | |
| Ali Ben Maghenia (FRA) | WO | | | John Siryakibbe (UGA) | |
| Pushkardhoj Shahi (NEP) | | | | | |
| Pushkardhoj Shahi (NEP) | | Ali Ben Moghenia (FRA) | 0 | | |
| | | John Siryakibbe (UGA) | 5 | | |
| John Siryakibbe (UGA) | RSC | John Siryakibbe (UGA) | 5 | | |
| Aleksandar Radev (BUL) | | | | | | | |
| Aleksandar Radev (BUL) | | | | | | Bernardo Piñango (VEN) | 3 |
| | | | | | | Dumitru Cipere (ROU) | 2 |
| Samson Khachatryan (URS) | 5 | | | | | Dumitru Cipere (ROU) | 2 |
| Andrés Tena (DOM) | 0 | | | | | | |
| Andrés Tena (DOM) | 0 | Samson Khachatrian (URS) | 5 | | | | |
| | | Joseph Ahanda (CMR) | 0 | | | | |
| Joseph Ahanda (CMR) | RSC | Joseph Ahanda (CMR) | 0 | | | | |
| Tsedengiin Narmandakh (MGL) | | | | | | | |
| Tsedengiin Narmandakh (MGL) | | | | Samson Khachatrian (URS) | 1 | | |
| | | | | Dumitru Cipere (ROU) | 4 |
| Ryszard Czerwiński (POL) | KO | | | Dumitru Cipere (ROU) | 4 |
| Firmin Abissi (BEN) | | | | | |
| Firmin Abissi (BEN) | | Ryszard Czerwiński (POL) | 0 | | |
| | | Dumitru Cipere (ROU) | 5 | | |
| Lucky Mutale (ZAM) | 0 | Dumitru Cipere (ROU) | 5 | | |
| Dumitru Cipere (ROU) | 5 | | | | |