3.US National Sports Festival
Syracuse
July 25-28, 1981
Semifinals
| 1981-07-25 | 48kg | Jesse Benavides | Les Fabri | 5:0 |
| 1981-07-26 | 48kg | Inocencio Ventura | ??? | WO. |
| 1981-07-25 | 51kg | Mark Harrison | Larry Gary | 4:1 |
| 1981-07-26 | 51kg | Fred Perkins | Manuel Soto | 5:0 |
| 1981-07-26 | 54kg | Steve Cruz | James Johnson | 5:0 |
| 1981-07-25 | 54kg | Richard Savage | Tony Montoya | 5:0 |
| 1981-07-26 | 57kg | Benji Marquez | Shelton LeBlanc | 3:2 |
| 1981-07-25 | 57kg | Guadelupe Suarez | James Cooper | 4:1 |
| 1981-07-25 | 60kg | Vinnie Pazienza | Alex Fernandez | 5:0 |
| 1981-07-26 | 60kg | Timmy Rabon | Tim Brown | RSC 2 |
| 1981-07-25 | 63,5kg | Vincent Webb | Jeffrey Geter | 5:0 |
| 1981-07-26 | 63,5kg | Cedric Rose | David Collet | 5:0 |
| 1981-07-25 | 67kg | Darryl Robinson | Darryl Anthony | RSC 1 |
| 1981-07-26 | 67kg | Mark Breland | Roman George | RSC 3 |
| 1981-07-25 | 71kg | James Rayford | Bobby McCorvey | 3:2 |
| 1981-07-26 | 71kg | Alfred Mayes | John David Jackson | 5:0 |
| 1981-07-25 | 75kg | James McDonald | ??? | WO. |
| 1981-07-26 | 75kg | Randy Smith | Andrew May | RSC 3 |
| 1981-07-25 | 81kg | Jerry Goff | Alex DeLucia | 4:1 |
| 1981-07-26 | 81kg | Johnny Williams | Calvin Jackson | 3:2 |
| 1981-07-25 | +81kg | Tyrrell Biggs | Michael Arms | 5:0 |
In finals Keyes replaced Biggs who was injured
Finals
| 1981-07-28 | 48kg | Jesse Benavides | Inocencio Ventura | RSC 2 |
| 1981-07-28 | 51kg | Fred Perkins | Mark Harrison | 4:1 |
| 1981-07-28 | 54kg | Richard Savage | Steve Cruz | 3:2 |
| 1981-07-28 | 57kg | Benji Marquez | Guadelupe Suarez | 4:1 |
| 1981-07-28 | 60kg | Vinnie Pazienza | Timmy Rabon | 4:1 |
| 1981-07-28 | 63,5kg | Vincent Webb | Cedric Rose | 4:1 |
| 1981-07-28 | 67kg | Mark Breland | Darryl Robinson | RSC 1 |
| 1981-07-28 | 71kg | Alfred Mayes | James Rayford | 5:0 |
| 1981-07-28 | 75kg | Randy Smith | James McDonald | 5:0 |
| 1981-07-28 | 81kg | Johnny Williams | Jerry Goff | RSC 2 |
| 1981-07-28 | +81kg | Mark Mahone | Johnny Keyes | RSC 2 |
sources: "The Journal News" - July 26, 1981 (page 40) & "The Ithaca Journal" - July 27, 1981 (page 12) & "Arizona Daily Star" - July 29, 1981 (page 7)