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Light-Welterweight (≤63.5 kilograms), Men

Date21 July – 2 August 1980
StatusOlympic
LocationTsentralnaya arena, Sportivny kompleks Olimpiysky, Moskva
Participants30 from 30 countries
FormatSingle elimination tournament.

Of the 11 weight divisions contested at the 1980 Olympic Games 10 were won by boxers from communist countries. The one exception came at light-welterweight where Patrizio Oliva, the Italian champion from Napoli, emerged triumphant. Oliva’s major obstacle was Serik Konakbayev of the USSR who had defeated the Italian in the European Championship before travelling to the USA to win the 1979 World Cup. While Konakbayev had a trouble free progression through the rounds, Oliva was lucky to survive a meeting with Ace Rusevski of Yugoslavia in the last eight. With two judges splitting their votes, the Italian only progressed when the fifth judge, who had the fight even, gave him his preferential vote. Despite being roared on by a partisan Muscovite crowd, on this occasion Konakbayev was unable to figure out the awkward style of the Italian bank clerk. Oliva was declared champion on a 4-1 split decision of the judges with the dissenting vote coming from the Bulgarian judge. As the verdict was declared the Italian slumped to his knees and started weeping. He was awarded the Val Barker Trophy for best boxer of the tournament on the strength of his performances. Konabakyev continued his winning ways as an amateur and retained both his European and World Cup title. As Soviet champion he may well have been picked for the 1984 Olympic if not for the Communist boycott. Oliva, in contrast, began a professional career that was highlighted by both European and world title reigns.

PosCompetitorNOC
1Patrizio OlivaITAGold
2Serik KonakbayevURSSilver
=3Tony WillisGBRBronze
=3José AguilarCUBBronze
=5José Ángel MolinaPUR
=5Farouk ChanchounIRQ
=5William LyimoTAN
=5Ace RusevskiYUG
=9John MundugaUGA
=9Ryu Bun-HwaPRK
=9Dietmar SchwarzGDR
=9Imre BácskaiHUN
=9Khastyn JamganMGL
=9Shadrach OdhiamboSWE
=9Boualem Bel AlouaneALG
=9Farez HalabiSYR
=17Jaime SodréBRA
=17Bogdan GajdaPOL
=17Barry CambridgeGUY
=17Margarit AtanasovBUL
=17M. KampanathLAO
=17Aurélien AgnanBEN
=17Nelson RodríguezVEN
=17Ayodele PetersNGR
=17Martin BreretonIRL
=17Bishnu MalakarNEP
=17Teddy MakofiZAM
=17Ebrahim SaideETH
=17Paul KamelaCMR
=17Simion CuțovROU

Round One

Date21 July 1980
FormatWinner of each match advanced to the second round.
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #121 JulKhastyn JamganMGL
Match #221 JulWilliam LyimoTAN
Match #321 JulTony WillisGBRDecisionJaime SodréBRA
Match #421 JulShadrach OdhiamboSWEDecisionBogdan GajdaPOL
Match #521 JulBoualem Bel AlouaneALGDecisionBarry CambridgeGUY
Match #621 JulAce RusevskiYUGDecisionMargarit AtanasovBUL
Match #721 JulPatrizio OlivaITAReferee stops contestAurélien AgnanBEN
Match #821 JulFarez HalabiSYRDecisionM. KampanathLAO
Match #921 JulJohn MundugaUGADecisionNelson RodríguezVEN
Match #1021 JulFarouk ChanchounIRQDecisionAyodele PetersNGR
Match #1121 JulJosé AguilarCUBReferee stops contestMartin BreretonIRL
Match #1221 JulRyu Bun-HwaPRKReferee stops contestBishnu MalakarNEP
Match #1321 JulDietmar SchwarzGDRDecisionTeddy MakofiZAM
Match #1421 JulJosé Ángel MolinaPURDecisionEbrahim SaideETH
Match #1521 JulImre BácskaiHUNDecisionPaul KamelaCMR
Match #1621 JulSerik KonakbayevURSDecisionSimion CuțovROU

Round Two

Date26 July 1980
FormatWinner of each match advanced to the quarter-finals.
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #126 JulWilliam LyimoTANDecisionKhastyn JamganMGL
Match #226 JulTony WillisGBRDecisionShadrach OdhiamboSWE
Match #326 JulAce RusevskiYUGDecisionBoualem Bel AlouaneALG
Match #426 JulPatrizio OlivaITAReferee stops contestFarez HalabiSYR
Match #526 JulFarouk ChanchounIRQKnock-outJohn MundugaUGA
Match #626 JulJosé AguilarCUBDecisionRyu Bun-HwaPRK
Match #726 JulJosé Ángel MolinaPURReferee stops contestDietmar SchwarzGDR
Match #826 JulSerik KonakbayevURSRetiredImre BácskaiHUN

Quarter-Finals

Date29 July 1980
FormatWinner of each match advanced to the semi-finals.
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #129 JulTony WillisGBRKnock-outWilliam LyimoTAN
Match #229 JulPatrizio OlivaITADecisionAce RusevskiYUG
Match #329 JulJosé AguilarCUBReferee stops contest (head blow)Farouk ChanchounIRQ
Match #429 JulSerik KonakbayevURSWalkoverJosé Ángel MolinaPUR

Semi-Finals

Date31 July 1980
FormatWinner of each match advanced to the final match.
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #131 JulSerik KonakbayevURSDecisionJosé AguilarCUB
Match #231 JulPatrizio OlivaITADecisionTony WillisGBR

Final Round

Date2 August 1980
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match 1/202 AugPatrizio OlivaITADecisionSerik KonakbayevURS