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WBC Grand Prix in Riyadh: All results of the second round

21. June 2025
Adam Noble-Forcey

32 boxers qualify for the third round of the WBC Boxing Grand Prix in Riyadh

All fights of the WBC Grand Prix Riyadh Season will be broadcast live on DAZN. (Photo: WBC)
All fights of the WBC Grand Prix Riyadh Season will be broadcast live on DAZN. (Photo: WBC)

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – The second round of the WBC Boxing Grand Prix is over. Over two days, top talents from all over the world gathered in the Saudi capital Riyadh to qualify for the quarter-finals in a knockout format.

After the first round in April – with 128 fighters in four weight classes (featherweight, super lightweight, middleweight and heavyweight) – 64 boxers remained in the tournament. Eight fighters per division have now secured their ticket for the next round, which will be held in the summer.

Highlights of round 2:

Middleweight:
Frenchman Lancelot de la Chapelle and Canada’s right-handed Derek Pomerleau ensured clear conditions with knockout victories.

Super lightweight:
Ukraine’s Danylo Lozan impressed with a dominant TKO in round three against the previously unbeaten Canadian Eric Basran.

Heavyweight:
South African Keaton Gomes celebrated his second knockout victory in a row, stopping Alija Mesic in round five. Ahmed Krnjic from Bosnia-Herzegovina also stayed on the winning track with a TKO in round five against Davide Brito.

Olympic champion Lazibek Mullojonov (Uzbekistan) and the unbeaten Ukrainian Tsotne Rogava both secured clear points victories over six rounds.

All results at a glance:

Friday, June 20 – Super lightweight:

  • Ntethelelo Nkosi (9-2, 5 knockouts) defeated Ju Wu (15-2-2, 3 knockouts) – UD6
  • Danylo Lozan (14-0, 9 knockouts) defeated Eric Basran (8-1, 3 knockouts) – TKO3
  • Mujibillo Tursunov (7-0, 2 knockouts) defeated Alan Ezequiel Dutra (15-1, 9 knockouts) – MD6
  • Fiorenzo Priolo (12-0, 5 knockouts) defeated Efe Derin Konuk (13-2-1, 7 knockouts) – UD6
  • Carlos Utria (11-0, 10 knockouts) defeated Alan David Crenz (15-2, 14 knockouts) – UD6
  • Samatali Toltayev (4-0, 2 knockouts) defeated Jerald Into (12-1, 9 knockouts) – UD6
  • Spencer Wilcox (12-0, 5 knockouts) defeated Bartlomiej Przybyla (9-2, 3 knockouts) – UD6
  • Misael Cabrera Urias (17-2-1, 11 knockouts) defeated Orlando Tirado (8-1, 2 knockouts) – UD6

Friday, June 20 – Middleweight:

  • Carlos Sinisterra (12-1, 9 knockouts) defeated Hajji Muhis (7-1-2, 1 knockout) – UD6
  • Lancelot de la Chapelle (17-1-1, 5 knockouts) defeated opponent not specified (15-2, 15 knockouts) – TKO4
  • Derek Pomerleau (13-0, 10 knockouts) defeated Paul Ryan (8-2, 3 knockouts) – TKO3
  • Ephrem Bariko (12-0, 6 knockouts) defeated Maksym Molodan (8-1, 5 knockouts) – UD6
  • Petro Frolov (12-1, 4 knockouts) defeated Saulo Morales Saldivar (15-2-1, 14 knockouts) – UD6
  • Dylan Biggs (15-1, 9 knockouts) defeated Ciril Johnson (10-1, 3 knockouts) – UD6
  • Emiliano Aguillon Castro (13-0-1, 7 knockouts) defeated Jose Ramon Montes (12-1, 5 knockouts) – UD6
  • Dmytro Rybalko (5-0-1, 2 knockouts) defeated Mohammad Issa (10-1, 9 knockouts) – UD6

Saturday, June 21 – Featherweight:

  • Bekizizwe Maitse (8-1, 3 knockouts) defeated Juma Choki (10-1-1, 3 knockouts) – UD6
  • Ayubkhon Bakhitiyorov (8-0, 5 knockouts) defeated Jhon Bolano (9-1, 8 knockouts) – UD6
  • Muhamet Qamili (16-0, 7 knockouts) vs Holy Dorgbetor (14-1-1, 8 knockouts) – UD6
  • Yoni Valverde Jr. (15-0, 3 knockouts) vs . opponent (16-2, 8 knockouts) – MD6
  • Yusef Adeniji (16-0, 10 knockouts) defeated Alexander Kovrgin (8-2, 6 knockouts) – MD6
  • Troy Nash (5-0, 1 knockout) defeated Zholdas Zhengissov (9-1, 4 knockouts) – UD6
  • Brandon Mejia Mosqueda (10-0, 9 knockouts) vs. Gully Powar (12-1, 1 knockout) – UD6
  • Iman Lee (14-0, 8 knockouts) defeated Hector Munguia Jr. (15-1-1, 9 knockouts) – UD6

Saturday, June 21 – Heavyweight:

  • Dante Stone (19-1, 12 knockouts) defeated Emiliano Mendoza (5-1-1, 1 knockout) – UD6
  • Keaton Gomes (12-3, 10 knockouts) defeated Alija Mesic (2-1, 2 knockouts) – TKO5
  • Devon Young (9-0, 7 knockouts) defeated Jonathan Vergara (6-3, 4 knockouts) – UD6
  • Kevin Ramirez (10-0-1, 4 knockouts) defeated Reagan Apanu (3-1, 1 knockout) – UD6
  • Peter Lacz (14-0, 10 knockouts) defeated Marko Milun (1-1, 0 knockouts) – KO1
  • Lazibek Mullojonov (7-0, 6 knockouts) defeated Youness Baalla (2-1-1, 2 knockouts) – UD6
  • Ahmed Krnjic (5-0, 4 knockouts) defeated Davide Brito (7-2, 3 knockouts) – TKO5
  • Tsotne Rogava (12-0, 8 knockouts) defeated Vitally Stalchenko (10-1, 6 knockouts) – UD6