Carlos Utria W6 Spencer Wilcox... Undefeated Colombian Carlos Utria continues to show himself as one of the favorites to win the junior welterweight tournament, achieving a victory by unanimous decision against Canada's Spencer Wilcox (21-1). It was a complete fight for Utria, who took charge from start to finish in Saudi Arabia. He showed a powerful and effective jab, and when he wanted to, he threw combinations of three or more punches, with most of them landing. He also punished Wilcox to the body and, towards the end of the fight, gave a masterclass in defense, a true promise of Colombian boxing.

 

Mujibillo Tursunov W6 Misael Cabrera... Mujibillo Tursunov and Misael Cabrera put on a real war. The Uzbeki Tursunov (8-0) claimed victory by unanimous decision. From the beginning, both fighters went for an exchange, managing to land good punches on their opponent. In the third round, after three warnings, a point was deducted from the Uzbek for low blows. Fighting at close range, both warriors engaged in an exchange of blows. Tursunov got the better of it by being more precise and landing the best combinations. Cabrera returns to Mexico with a record of 17-3-1. 

 

Danylo Lozan W5 Sanatali Toltayev... Danylo Lozan of the Ukraine was having a very good fight, but it was stopped in the fifth round due to a second accidental headbutt that caused a second cut on the his face. It went to the scorecards where Lozan took the victory over Santali Toltayev (4-1) by majority technical decision. The fight started very fast and intense, with a lot of exchanges at a speed where Lozan (15-0) had the upper hand. Toltayev tried to close the distance to avoid punishment, but, for the first time in his pro career, he was knocked down by a punch. Two accidental headbutts in rounds four and five caused two severe cuts on Lozan’s face. Due to the last one, the fight was stopped in the fifth round.

 

Ntethelelo Nkosi W6 Fiorenzo Priolo... Ntethelelo Nkosi (10-2) of South Africa prevailed by unanimous decision and punched his ticket to the semifinals by defeating Italy's Fiorenzo Priolo (11-1). Priolo was knocked down in the fourth round. In the beginning, Priolo looked good, landing combinations and dodging punches, but in the fourth round, Nkosi, put him on the canvas with a right hand that landed squarely on the jaw. From there, the South African grew in confidence and took the victory.