New Zealand Games
Wellington Town Hall, Wellington, New Zealand
January 26-31, 1981
results incomplete (only 2 bouts from first day)
Quarterfinals
| 1981-01-27 | 51kg | Lupe Gutierrez | USA | Hussein Khalili | KEN | RSC 3 |
| 1981-01-27 | 54kg | Barry Houseman | USA | Daniel Thompson | CAN | PTS |
| 1981-01-26 | 57kg | Richard Pitman | NZL | Melki Vakan | PNG | 5:0 |
| 1981-01-26 | 60kg | T.Tonumaipea | SAM | Steven Beli | PNG | RSC |
| 1981-01-27 | 67kg | T.Poto | SAM | Steven Renwick | NZL | PTS |
| 1981-01-27 | 71kg | Kevin Pyne | NZL | S.Papali | SAM | 5:0 |
| 1981-01-27 | 81kg | O.Pati Natia | SAM | J.Parawi | NCL | 5:0 |
| 1981-01-27 | +81kg | Loi Faaeteete | SAM | Abdalla Kent | KEN | PTS |
Semifinals
| 1981-01-28 | 51kg | Michael Colley | NZL | L.Feonal | SAM | PTS |
| 1981-01-28 | 51kg | Lupe Gutierrez | USA | Blasius Posfu | PNG | RSC 2 |
| 1981-01-28 | 54kg | N.Odouri | KEN | M.Ahiori? | TAH | AB |
| 1981-01-29 | 54kg | Barry Houseman | USA | B.Slater | AUS | RSC |
| 1981-01-27 | 57kg | Park Ki-Chui | KOR | Steve Nolan | CAN | 5:0 |
| 1981-01-27 | 57kg | Richard Pitman | NZL | Isaiah Ikhoni | KEN | PTS |
| 1981-01-29 | 60kg | Patrick Waweru | KEN | In-Chang Kim | KOR | PTS |
| 1981-01-28 | 63,5kg | Apelu Ioane | NZL | R.Johnstone | AUS | PTS |
| 1981-01-29 | 63,5kg | Kim Dong-Kil | KOR | Rick Anderson | CAN | PTS |
| 1981-01-28 | 67kg | Al Long | USA | Kenny Casola | CAN | PTS |
| 1981-01-29 | 67kg | Peter Wanyoke | KEN | T.Poto | SAM | PTS |
| 1981-01-29 | 71kg | Shawn O'Sullivan | CAN | Ra-Kyung Min | KOR | PTS |
| 1981-01-29 | 71kg | Kevin Pyne | NZL | Pierre Colombe | NCL | PTS |
| 1981-01-28 | 75kg | Pat Hailwood | AUS | T.Mana | TAH | PTS |
| 1981-01-28 | 75kg | Park Young-Kyu | KOR | F.Fuartua | NZL | PTS |
| 1981-01-29 | 81kg | Johnny Taupau | NZL | Lonnie Epps | USA | PTS |
| 1981-01-29 | 81kg | Kim Yoo-Hyun | KOR | O.Pati Natia | SAM | PTS |
| 1981-01-28 | +81kg | Willie DeWitt | CAN | Frank Sene | NZL | 5:0 |
| 1981-01-29 | +81kg | Loi Faaeteete | SAM | Roy Bijkerk | AUS | PTS |
Finals
| 1981-01-31 | 48kg | Alex Silva | USA | W.Hearn | AUS | 5:0 |
| 1981-01-31 | 51kg | Lupe Gutierrez | USA | Michael Colley | NZL | PTS |
| 1981-01-31 | 54kg | N.Odouri | KEN | Barry Houseman | USA | RSC |
| 1981-01-31 | 57kg | Park Ki-Chui | KOR | Richard Pitman | NZL | PTS |
| 1981-01-31 | 60kg | Patrick Waweru | KEN | Vaomala Uiliata | SAM | PTS |
| 1981-01-31 | 63,5kg | Apelu Ioane | NZL | Kim Dong-Kil | KOR | PTS |
| 1981-01-31 | 67kg | Peter Wanyoke | KEN | Al Long | USA | PTS |
| 1981-01-31 | 71kg | Shawn O'Sullivan | CAN | Kevin Pyne | NZL | 5:0 |
| 1981-01-31 | 75kg | Pat Hailwood | AUS | Park Young-Kyu | KOR | 5:0 |
| 1981-01-31 | 81kg | Johnny Taupau | NZL | Kim Yoo-Hyun | KOR | RSC |
| 1981-01-31 | +81kg | Willie DeWitt | CAN | Loi Faaeteete | SAM | 5:0 |
sources: "Sydney Morning Herald" - January 28-February 1, 1981 & "Papua New Guinea Post Courier" - January 27, 1981