The semifinals of the WBC Boxing Grand Prix are just around the corner. The penultimate stage will take place on Friday, October 19.
The boxers in the tournament dream of winning the José Sulaimán Trophy, taking the tournament, and earning the opportunity for a fight for the silver title in their divisions.
12 countries still remain in the tournament:
USA with 1 boxer
South Africa with 3 boxers
Argentina with 1 boxer
Uzbekistan with 1 boxer
Bosnia with 1 boxer
Ukraine with 1 boxer
Italy with 1 boxer
Colombia with 2 boxers
Canada with 1 boxer
Mexico with 1 boxer
France with 2 boxers
Australia with 1 boxer
Out of the 128 participants who started the tournament, only 16 advanced to this next stage. This is the path they had to go through:
Featherweight
Brandon Mejia: Defeated Bishara Sabbar by TKO in Phase 1; defeated Gully Powar by UD in Phase 2; defeated Ayubkhon Bakhtiyorov by DU in Phase 3.
Bekizzwe Maitse: Defeated Rodolfo Puentes by DU in Phase 1; defeated Juma Choki by DU in Phase 2; defeated Iman Lee by Enhanced Scoring in Phase 3.
Yoni Valverde: Defeated Runqi Zhou by DU in Phase 1; defeated Oleksandr Solomennikov by MD in Phase 2; defeated Yusuf Adeniji by DU in Phase 3.
Muhamet Qamili: Defeated Ihor Semonchuk by DU in Phase 1; defeated Holy Dorgbetor by DU in Phase 2; defeated Troy Nasho by Enhanced Scoring in Phase 3.
Light Welterweight
Carlos Utria: Defeated Elianel Guerrero by TKO in Phase 1; defeated Alan Crenz by DU in Phase 2; defeated Spencer Wilcox by DU in Phase 3.
Mujibillo Tursunov: Defeated Michael Adesodun by DU in Phase 1; defeated Alan Dutra by DM in Phase 2; defeated Misael Cabrera by DU in Phase 3.
Danylo Lozan: Defeated Kamronbek Eshamtov by DU in Phase 1; defeated Eric Basran by TKO in Phase 2; defeated Sanatali Toltayev by TD-M in Phase 3.
Ntehelelo Nkosi: Defeated Marwan Mohamad by TKO in Phase 1; defeated Ju Wu by DU in Phase 2; defeated Fiorenzo Priolo by DU in Phase 3.
Middleweight
Derek Pomerleau: Defeated Liparit Ustian by DU in Phase 1; defeated Paul Ryan by TKO in Phase 2; defeated Dmytro Rybalko by TKO in Phase 3.
Carlos Sinisterra: Defeated Dacong Wang by DU in Phase 1; defeated Hajji Muhis by DU in Phase 2; defeated Ephrem Bariko by KO in Phase 3.
Lancelot De la Chappelle: Defeated Nurkanat Rayis by DD in Phase 1; defeated Isaac Torres by TKO in Phase 2; defeated Emiliano Aguillón by Enhanced Scoring in Phase 3.
Dylan Biggs: Defeated Hamza Azeem by DU in Phase 1; defeated Ciril Johnson by DU in Phase 2; defeated Petro Frolov by DU in Phase 3.
Heavyweight
Ahmed Krnjic: Defeated Yordy Valenzuela by TKO in Phase 1; defeated Davide Brito by TKO in Phase 2; defeated Tsotne Rogava by DM in Phase 3.
Kevin Ramirez: Defeated Brian Zwart by KO in Phase 1; defeated Reagan Apanu by DU in Phase 2; defeated Piotr Lacz by Enhanced Scoring in Phase 3.
Keaton Gomez: Defeated Roberto Medina by TKO in Phase 1; defeated Alija Mesic by TKO in Phase 2; defeated Devon Young by TKO in Phase 3.
Dante Stone: Defeated Indalecio Teran by KO in Phase 1; defeated Emiliano Ezquivel by DU in Phase 2; defeated Youness Baalla by DU in Phase 3.