| Date | 6 August 1984 | |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California | |
| Format | Winner of each match advanced to the quarter-finals. | |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 06 Aug | Georgios Stefanopoulos |  GRE | Knock-out | Doug Young |  GBR | |
| Match #2 | 06 Aug | Arnold Vanderlijde |  NED | Decision | Egerton Forster |  SLE | |
| Match #3 | 06 Aug | Willie deWit |  CAN | Decision | Mohamed Bouchiche |  ALG | |
| Match #4 | 06 Aug | Dodovic Owiny |  UGA | Referee stops contest (head blow) | Michael Kenny |  NZL | |
| Match #5 | 06 Aug | Henry Tillman |  USA | Referee stops contest (head blow) | Kaur Singh |  IND | |
| Match #6 | 06 Aug | Tevita Taufo'ou |  TGA | Decision | Loi Faaeteete |  SAM | |
| Match #7 | 06 Aug | Håkan Brock |  SWE | Decision | Alex Stewart |  JAM | |
| Match #8 | 06 Aug | Angelo Musone |  ITA | bye |
