11.South-East Asian Games
Folks Art Theatre & Rizal Memorial Gym, Manila, Philippines
December 9-12, 1981
Quarterfinals
| 1981-12-09 | 45kg | Nelson Jamili | PHI | Khin Maung | BUR | ??? |
| 1981-12-09 | 48kg | Herry Maitimu | INA | Vijayan Subramanian | MLZ | 5:0 |
| 1981-12-09 | 51kg | Renato Cogonon | PHI | Than Lwin | BUR | ??? |
| 1981-12-09 | 54kg | Chur Kongkunmulan | THA | Charles Yeristow | INA | ??? |
| 1981-12-09 | 60kg | Zaw Latt | BUR | Erwin Syah | INA | ??? |
Semifinals
| 1981-12-10 | 45kg | Chaiya Mahattanond | THA | Idris Suleiman | MLZ | ??? |
| 1981-12-10 | 45kg | Nelson Jamili | PHI | Ucok Tanmalamal | INA | ??? |
| 1981-12-10 | 48kg | Samyot Mamonghol | THA | San Hla | BUR | ??? |
| 1981-12-10 | 48kg | Efren Tabanas | PHI | Herry Maitimu | INA | ??? |
| 1981-12-10 | 51kg | Mungkorn Polchai | THA | Sarodi Osman | MLZ | ??? |
| 1981-12-10 | 51kg | Renato Cogonon | PHI | Ellyas Pical | INA | ??? |
| 1981-12-10 | 54kg | Tan Leong Kok | SIN | Twan Win | BUR | 4:1 |
| 1981-12-10 | 54kg | Chur Kongkunmulan | THA | Leopoldo Cantancio | PHI | ??? |
| 1981-12-09 | 57kg | Ruben Mares | PHI | Weerachart Saturngrun | THA | ??? |
| 1981-12-09 | 57kg | Charles Thomas | INA | Nyo Win | BUR | ??? |
| 1981-12-10 | 60kg | Alexander Arroyo | PHI | Ahmad Khamis | MLZ | ??? |
| 1981-12-10 | 60kg | Supun Samurpak | THA | Zaw Latt | BUR | ??? |
| 1981-12-10 | 63,5kg | Alberto Tejada | PHI | Wandee Pinpakdee | THA | ??? |
| 1981-12-10 | 63,5kg | Adi Suwandana | INA | Hisham bin Hussain | MLZ | ??? |
| 1981-12-09 | 67kg | Chaleo Sukkasem | THA | Ng Tong Chye | SIN | ??? |
| 1981-12-09 | 67kg | Max Auty | INA | Patricio Gaspi | PHI | ??? |
| 1981-12-09 | 71kg | Suchart Kanchanaprasert | THA | Said Ali Moideen | MLZ | RSC 1 |
| 1981-12-09 | 71kg | Juanito Pedroso | PHI | Polly Pasireon | INA | ??? |
| 1981-12-09 | 75kg | William Gommies | INA | Ayub Othman | MLZ | RSC 1 |
| 1981-12-09 | 75kg | Theera Daengsopa | THA | Ricardo Jaculina | PHI | ??? |
| 1981-12-10 | 81kg | Anan Inkanket | THA | Benny Maniani | INA | ??? |
Finals
| 1981-12-12 | 45kg | Nelson Jamili | PHI | Chaiya Mahattanond | THA | ??? |
| 1981-12-12 | 48kg | Efren Tabanas | PHI | Samyot Mamonghol | THA | ??? |
| 1981-12-12 | 51kg | Renato Cogonon | PHI | Mungkorn Polchai | THA | ??? |
| 1981-12-12 | 54kg | Chur Kongkunmulan | THA | Tan Leong Kok | SIN | 4:1 |
| 1981-12-12 | 57kg | Ruben Mares | PHI | Charles Thomas | INA | ??? |
| 1981-12-12 | 60kg | Alexander Arroyo | PHI | Supun Samurpak | THA | ??? |
| 1981-12-12 | 63,5kg | Alberto Tejada | PHI | Adi Suwandana | INA | ??? |
| 1981-12-12 | 67kg | Max Auty | INA | Chaleo Sukkasem | THA | ??? |
| 1981-12-12 | 71kg | Suchart Kanchanaprasert | THA | Juanito Pedroso | PHI | ??? |
| 1981-12-12 | 75kg | Theera Daengsopa | THA | William Gommies | INA | ??? |
| 1981-12-12 | 81kg | Anan Inkanket | THA | Yusoff Ismail | SIN | ??? |
| 1981-12-12 | +81kg | Lodwyk Akwan | INA | Sagop Vichansan | THA | ??? |
sources: "The Straits Times" - December 10-11, 1981 & "New Straits Times" - December 10 & 13, 1981