The WBC Boxing Grand Prix held its thrilling third stage on August 13 in Saudi Arabia with the quarterfinal round, where the tournament’s top boxers clashed in intense bouts.
After a night full of action, South Africa emerged as the strongest nation heading into the semifinals, with three boxers still in the competition, more than any other country.
Colombia and France follow with two representatives each, while nations like the United States, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, Australia, Ukraine, Argentina, Uzbekistan, Italy, and Mexico each have a single fighter remaining.
The semifinals are scheduled for October, where the finalists will aim to advance to the big night that will crown the champion of the José Sulaimán Trophy. Given this outlook, the South Africans are the favourites, but the level of competition shown by the other delegations promises vibrant and exciting matchups.
Below are participants per country heading into the WBC Boxing Grand Prix semifinals:
South Africa
Keaton Gomez 13-3 (11 KOs)
Ntethelelo Nkosi 10-2-0 (5 KOs)
Bekizizwe Maitse 9-1-0 (3 KOs)
Colombia
Carlos Sinisterra 13-1 (10 KOs)
Carlos Utria 12-0-0 (10 KOs)
France
Lancelot Proton de la Chappelle 18-1-1 (5 KOs)
Yoni Valverde 16-0 (3 KOs)
Argentina
Kevin Ramírez 11-0-1 (4 KOs)
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Ahmed Krnjic 6-0 (4 KOs)
United States
Dante Stone 21-1-0 (13 KOs)
Canada
Derek Pomerleau 14-0 (11 KOs)
Australia
Dylan Biggs 16-1-0 (9 KOs)
Ukraine
Danylo Lozan 15-0 (9 KOs)
Uzbekistan
Mujibillo Tursunov
Italy
Muhamet Qamili 17-0 (7 KOs)
Mexico
Brandon Mejía 11-0-0 (9 KOs)
SOURCE: WBC
