WBC Boxing Grand Prix quarter-finals full results
32 became 16 on Wednesday, August 13 in Saudi Arabia
Phase 3 of the WBC Boxing Grand Prix delivered thrilling upsets and spectacular knockouts across nearly nine hours of free boxing on DAZN as the crowd at the Cool Arena in Saudi Arabia saw 32 fighters from 15 different countries in four different weight classes get whittled down to 16 semi-finalists.
'We saw a compilation of great talent from all over the world. The boxers that fought tonight will be local heroes when they come back home,' said WBC President and tournament organiser Mauricio Sulaiman. 'This is something that just keeps getting better. I can't wait for the Semifinals in October, and then the Grand Finale in December.'
All 16 quarter-final winners will now compete in the WBC Boxing Grand Prix semi-finals in October on a date yet to be confirmed.
Featherweight
Yoni Valverde 16-0, 3 UD Yusuf Adeniji 16-1, 10
Yoni Valverde took the victory by unanimous decision in a complicated fight for the Frenchman.
Bekizizwe Maitse 9-1, 3 (MD) Iman Joshua Lee 14-1, 8
Bekizizwe Maitse of South Africa, takes the victory by majority decision, after showing great talent as a counterpuncher and leaves the American, Iman Lee, on the way.
Muhamet Qamili 17-0, 7 (SD) vs Troy Nash 5-1, 1 KO
Muhamet Qamili won his fight against Troy Nash via the enhanced scoring system.
Brandon Mejia 11-0, 9 (UD) Ayubkhon Bakhtiyorov 8-1, 5
Brandon Mejia takes the win by unanimous decision over Ayubkhon Bakhtiyorov of Uzbekistan, to becomethe only Mexican to advance to the semi-finals.
Super Lightweight
Danylo Lozan 15-0, 9 (TD) Sanatali Toltayev 4-1, 2
The fight was stopped in the fifth round due to a second accidental headbutt that caused a second cut on the Ukrainian's face, resulting in Danylo Lozan taking the victory by majority technical decision.
Carlos Utria 12-0, 10 (UD) Spencer Wilcox 12-1, 5
The Colombian, Carlos Utria, continues to show himself as one of the favorites to win the super lightweight division, achieving a victory by unanimous decision against the Canadian, Spencer Wilcox.
Mujibillo Tursunov 8-0, 2 (UD) Misael Cabrera 17-3-1, 11
The Uzbek Tursunov took the victory by unanimous decision after a real war with Cabrera.
Ntethelelo Nkosi 10-2, 5 (UD) Fiorenzo Priolo 11-1, 5
Ntethelelo Nkosi of South Africa took the victory by defeating Fiorenzo Priolo by unanimous decision after dropping the Italian in the fourth round.
Middleweights
Derek Pomerleau 14-0, 11 (KO-2) Dmytro Rybalko 5-1-1, 2
In a short but intense fight, Derek Pomerleau once again demonstrated his great KO power, stopping Rybalko in the second round.
Dylan Biggs 16-1, 9 (UD) Petro Frolov 12-2, 4
Dylan Biggs secured his ticket to the semifinals by unanimous decision in a fight he dominated from the first rounds and also knocked down the Ukrainian.
Carlos Sinisterra 13-1, 10 (KO-3) Ephrem Bariko 12-1, 6
Carlos Sinisterra came from behind to win by KO.
Lancelot Proton de la Chappelle 18-1-1, 5 (SD) Emiliano Aguillon 13-1-1, 7
The Frenchman, Lancelot Proton de la Chappelle, secured his passage to the next round via the 'enhanced scoring system.
Heavyweight
Keaton Gomez 13-3, 11 (TKO-1) Devon Young 9-1, 7
Keaton Gomez didn't disappoint and started the quarter-final round with a first-round TKO.
Kevin Ramirez 11-0-1, 4 (SD) Piotr Lacz 14-1-0, 10
In a very close decision, the judges declared the Argentine, Kevin Ramirez, the winner via 'enhanced scoring system' after a very tight fight that was tied until the fourth round.
Ahmed Krnjic 6-0, 4 (MD) Tsonte Rogava 12-1 (8 KOs)
In a close fight where both left their hearts in the ring, Ahmed Krnjic won the fight by majority decision.
Dante Stone 21-1, 13 (UD) Youness Baalla 2-2-1, 2
Dante Stone took the victory by unanimous decision against Youness Baalla in a very close fight in which the American showed better defense.
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