Dylan Biggs W6 Petro Frolov... In the WBC middleweight Grand Prix tournament in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Australia's Dylan Biggs (16-1) secured his ticket to the semifinals by unanimous decision over the Ukraine's Petro Frolov (12-2). Biggs dominated from the first round on. He also knocked down the Ukrainian to clinch the victory. In the first two rounds, Biggs focused on getting ahead on the scorecards. From the third round on, he began to fight in reverse, knowing he was winning. For his part, Frolov was brave and kept coming forward. At the beginning of the fifth round, a clash of heads opened a cut above the Ukrainian’s eyebrow, and he also suffered a knockdown in the same round. Frolov closed out the sixth with everything he had, but it wasn’t enough.

 

Carlos Sinisterra KO3 Ephrem Bariko... From the beginning, it was clear that the fight would end earlier than the scheduled six rounds. Colombia's Carlos Sinisterra (13-1) came from behind to win by KO. France's Ephrem Bariko (12-1) dominated the first two rounds and the beginning of the third with good, strong, and precise combinations that always landed on target. But with a two-punch combination, Sinisterra turned the fight around, leaving the Frenchman hurt. The fight ended with Sinisterra punishing his opponent on the ropes untill he wend down for the count. 

 

Lancelot Proton de la Chappelle W6 Emiliano Aguillon... Lancelot Proton de la Chappelle (18-1-1) secured his passage to the semifinals with a close decision over Mexico's Emiliano Aguillon (13-1-1).  Despite a very close fight, the Frenchman took the victory via the WBC's enhanced scoring system.  Aguillon looked good in the first rounds, landing his right cross repeatedly on de la Chappelle’s face. As the fight progressed, the Frenchman adapted better and in the last rounds, he connected with more punches while rarely getting hit.

 

Derek Pomerleau TKO2 Dmytro Rybalko... In a short but intense fight, Derek Pomerleau (14-0) once again demonstrated great punching power, stopping the Ukraine's Dmytro Rybalko (5-1-1) in the second round. In a fight that started with a lot of caution, Pomerleau surprised everyone by finding the Ukrainian’s jaw in the second round. After a right hook landed, Pomerleau launched a powerful four-punch combination that left his opponent badly hurt. The referee stopped the fight immediately, giving Pomerleau the win by TKO.