The eight quarter-finalists of the WBC Boxing Grand Prix super-lightweights have been found
All the WBC Boxing Grand Prix Phase 2 super-lightweight results can be found below, along with the eight quarter-finalists, as the competition dwindles down in numbers and ramps up in quality.
All the action took place today in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, live on DAZN.
Quarter-Finalists
Ntethelelo Nkosi (South Africa) 8-2, 5 KOs
Danylo Lozan (Ukraine) 13-0, 8 KOs
Mujibillo Tursunov (Kazakhstan) 6-0, 2 KOs
Fiorenzo Priolo (Italy) 12-0, 9 KOs
Carlos Utría (Colombia) 10-0, 10 KOs
Sanatali Toltayev (Kazakhstan) 3-0, 2 KOs
Spencer Wilcox (Canada) 11-0, 5 KOs
Misael Cabrera Urias (Mexico) 16-2-1, 11 KOs
Ntethelelo Nkosi (8-2-0, 5KO) vs Wu Ju (15-1-2, 5KO)
The action of the second phase of the WBC Boxing Grand Prix has begun in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It all started with the super lightweight division, with the confrontation between Chinese representative Wu Ju and South African Ntethelelo Nkosi.
In the first round, the Chinese fighter, Ju’s jab, with a left-handed stance, managed to take better advantage of his distance and long arms. Nkosi couldn’t find his distance, although he managed to close the fight with great pressure on his opponent in the final seconds.
In the second round, Nkosi managed to put up a better fight at close range, punishing his opponent’s soft spots well and forcing the Chinese competitor to retreat for practically the entire round.
In the third, the pressure was once again on the South African competitor. Although Ju counterpunched several times, wasting fewer shots and landing more clearly, Nkosi became a true tank who only went forward.
Almost a minute into the fourth round, the two began to exchange blows, with Ju now more stationary on the canvas, retreating less and less. It was clear that both were already starting to unleash more power shots, looking to end the fight before the judges’ scorecards.
After the fourth round, the judges gave their scorecards, all 38-38, so up to that point we had a clear tie.
Meanwhile, Nkosi, in the fifth round, didn’t slow down the pace of the fight, putting pressure on the Chinese Ju.
For the sixth and final round, Nkosi came out determined to seek the goal of taking the victory, although his opponent was not going to give anything away, responding with combinations of 2 and 3 punches, both fighters landing brutal impacts, forgetting at times their guard and exploiting their best weapons, in the last 30 seconds, Ju’s mouthguard flew out due to a brutal left hook from Nkosi, the end of the fight would come with the sound of the bell, everything would be in the hands of the judges… The unanimous decision goes to Ntethelelo Nkosi of South Africa, who advances to the next round, the quarterfinals.
Danylo Lozan (13-0, 8KO) vs Eric Basran (8-0, KO3)
Ukraine and Canada brought two fighters in top form to the ring. Danylo Lozan and Eric Basran entered the bout with strong records and plenty of ambition. What followed was a short but thrilling contest.
From the opening bell, Eric Basran moved freely around the ring, using his footwork and quick combinations to keep Lozan at bay. The Canadian slipped in and out, landing jabs and hooks to stay ahead.
In the second round, Basran continued to control the distance with his left jab, landing solid combinations and frustrating the Ukrainian. But a sharp left hand from Lozan sent Basran to the canvas. He managed to recover and finish the round.
The third round saw Lozan turn up the pressure. He came out aggressive, landing a powerful shot that opened a cut on Basran’s face. Moments later, Lozan dropped the Canadian for the third time in the fight, prompting the referee to stop the bout.
Danylo Lozan won by TKO and secured his place in the quarterfinals.
Mujibillo Tursunov (6-0, 2KO) vs Alan Dutra (15-0, 9KO)
Third bout of the evening, pitting the Kazakh Tursunov against the Argentine Dutra. Both have undefeated career records, although the South American has more experience with 15 fights to his opponent’s 6. Both were looking for their ticket to the round of 8 contenders (quarterfinals).
The bell rang and hostilities began. Both fighters were quite cautious at the start, engaging in the famous study round. As time ticked by, they began to unleash more power punches, albeit with their guards tightly closed. They didn’t want any surprises. In the final seconds, Dutra opened up a bit more, intending to throw more punches, but Tursunov continued to apply pressure and keep his guard up.
In the second round, Tursunov maintained his stance better, keeping his guards tightly closed and exerting more pressure. When the final 30 seconds were announced, Dutra unleashed long combinations of up to 4 and 5 punches. This fired up the Ukrainian, who also unleashed his punches, giving us a great close to the second round.
In the third, it was practically the same: Tursunov pressed, but the Argentine Dutra also found the openings to land his punches. In his eagerness to punish the soft areas, the Ukrainian landed a low blow. The judge called him on it, but the bell rang to mark the end of the round.
The fourth round arrived, and with this, the two fighters’ momentum was ignited. They began to exchange more power shots, relaxing their guards. It seemed the time had come to go for the knockout. Dutra’s face was already showing punishment, a true brutality, the way they closed out the last 30 seconds, blow for blow.
In the fifth round, fatigue was beginning to appear, a product of the intensity they had previously displayed. In the exchange, a low blow from Dutra slipped past the Kazakhstan representative. It was all a wake-up call, and so the fifth round ended. Everything would have to be decided in the final round.
The bell rings and the sixth round would begin, here it would be decided who would advance and who would return home with the defeat, Tursnov would change his strategy, beginning to retreat and stopping less in the exchange, perhaps feeling like a winner on the scorecards, but Dutra seemed to not have enough oxygen to put enough pressure, despite his corner encouraging him to go for the victory, with practically 50 seconds left there would be a clash of heads, which would not go any further, for the last 30 seconds they gave us a nice exchange of blows and everything would go to the decision. Two judges would give it a tie at 57 to 57 and the third with a 58 to 56 ends up giving the victory by majority decision to the Kazakh Mujibillo Tursunov.
Efe Konuk (3-0, 2KO) vs Fiorenzo Priolo (12-0, 9KO)
Turkey’s Efe Konuk, nicknamed “110%,” stepped into the ring to face Fiorenzo Priolo in a clash of undefeated fighters. Both men pack serious power, but Priolo entered the bout with more experience and a reputation for heavy hands. Konuk aimed to surprise, but the Italian’s composure and ring savvy would soon show.
Right from the opening bell, both fighters quickly found their rhythm. They kept a high guard and fought at close range, looking to land heavy shots. Konuk was the first to break through, dropping Priolo with a sharp right hand. The Italian recovered quickly and got back into the fight.
In the second round, Priolo came out with more urgency, looking to bounce back from the knockdown. The round played out similarly to the first, with short-range exchanges and solid punches from both sides. After two rounds, the judges had Konuk slightly ahead.
Konuk impressed with slick head movement, slipping Priolo’s powerful combinations. The Italian was the more aggressive of the two, throwing quick flurries, but fatigue began to creep in.
Priolo’s relentless aggression became a theme as the bout wore on, landing clean shots that began to wear down the Turkish fighter. Konuk responded with smart counters, even opening a cut on Priolo’s cheekbone.
By the start of the fifth round, the judges had Priolo up by a single point. The Italian’s experience started to shine through, with his combinations landing more cleanly and his energy levels holding strong. A swelling began to show on Konuk’s face.
In the final round, Priolo was in full control. Konuk looked increasingly fatigued while the Italian picked his shots with precision. In the last 30 seconds, both warriors gave everything they had in a wild exchange—each landing and taking punishment in a dramatic finish.
Fiorenzo Priolo earned a unanimous decision victory. A spectacular win in which he overcame an early knockdown and showcased why he’s one of the most dangerous men in the tournament.
Carlos Utría (10-0, 10KO) vs Alan David Crenz (15-1, 14KO)
A duel between South Americans. Utria of Colombia, one of the fighters who looked the most powerful in the first round, faced Crenz, who knew the difficulty of this fight.
Like true fighting cocks, the two came out to detonate brutal bombs against their opponent’s body. Utria blasted both fists into his opponent’s soft areas; the power of the Colombian’s blows was simply brutal.
In the second round, Utria kept repeating hooks to the soft areas, trying to cut off his opponent’s legs. Crenz, a true warrior, kept coming forward, seeking the fight, but it was evident that the power blows were in the Colombian’s fists.
By the third round, they came out like true fighting cocks, throwing punches from all angles. Utria also showed his improved boxing style on defense, dodging several of Crenz’s attacks with elegant waist movements. In the final seconds, a free kick from Utria allowed Crenz to land a right hand that came very close to knocking the Colombian to the canvas.
After a series of warnings from his corner, Utria came out more cautiously for the fourth round, but the power of his punches didn’t diminish, and his opponent, Crenz, showed increasing damage to his face and seemed to be declining in condition.
The scorecards up to that point had Utria ahead in two judges’ scores, 40-36, while another had him behind, 39-37. By the fifth round, the Argentine Crenz’s face began to bleed from his nostrils; the punishment was becoming too much.
The sixth and final round would come, with Crenz withstanding the punishment like a true warrior and continuing to push forward. Although the Colombian was getting the better of it, the rest of the round would be a mere formality, with his face covered in blood, Crenz’s defeat reflected.
The judges also confirmed the winner by unanimous decision to Colombian Carlos Utria, who is now advancing to the next phase of the WBC Boxing Grand Prix.
The brutality of the fight was such that Crenz ended up in the infirmary with a dislocated right shoulder and Utría with an injury to one of his hands.
Sanatali Toltayev (3-0, 2KO) vs Jerald Into (12-0, 9KO)
Kazakhstan’s Sanatali Toltayev returned to the ring to face the undefeated Jerald Into from the Philippines. Both fighters brought experience and confidence, making strategy and rhythm control the key elements of this intense and emotional battle.
The first round saw Jerald Into take the initiative, landing more shots and slipping out of Toltayev’s combinations. But as the round progressed, the Kazakh showed his power—dropping Into with a sharp left hand that changed the tone of the fight.
Into beat the count, and in the second round he came out looking to turn things around quickly. However, Toltayev remained composed and avoided most of the Filipino’s combinations with smart movement and patience.
In the third round, Toltayev continued with effective counterattacks, mixing sharp combinations and clean body work. A rabbit punch from the Kazakh was called out by the referee, but it didn’t slow the fight’s momentum.
The fourth round saw the pace slow slightly, but both men continued to land clean shots. Toltayev was deducted a point for a second rabbit punch, yet moments later landed a powerful right hand that nearly floored Into again.
By the fifth round, the scorecards were still close. Both fighters exchanged heavy blows, with Toltayev landing powerful right hands and targeting the body effectively. With 30 seconds left in the round, Toltayev encouraged Into to trade punches—and the Filipino accepted, giving fans a thrilling exchange to close the frame.
The sixth and final round would decide it all. Both men fought with urgency, but Toltayev looked slightly sharper and more composed. Still, Into came forward in the final seconds, landing solid shots and ending the fight on the offensive.
In the end, the two knockdowns scored by Toltayev were enough to secure a unanimous decision victory, punching his ticket to the next round of the WBC Boxing Grand Prix.
Bartlomiej Przbyla (9-1, 3KO) vs Spencer Wilcox (11-0, 5KO)
Poland vs. Canada, Przbyla vs. Wilcox. From the start of the fight, Wilcox tried to maintain distance, but the Pole was reaching his opponent well with right crosses. The referee would repeatedly call Przbyla’s attention for coming in with his head, trying to avoid a clash that could have ended in an accident.
In the second round, the Pole, Przbyla, wasn’t finding his distance, struggling to land punches properly as Wilcox moved away whenever he sensed danger. At times, the fight became dirty, as Przbyla lunged, trying to reach his opponent.
The bell rings and the third round begins, with Przbyla once again in search of her prey, but Wilcox is a rather elusive opponent. The referee has to intervene repeatedly to separate them and to prevent head clashes.
The fourth round begins, and it seems that nothing is clear for anyone, although they are now willing to unleash more punches. However, the warnings from the third round on the surface are constant. The time has come to find out the judges’ scorecards, which would serve to give us a clearer picture of how the fight is going, which has been quite rushed. Two judges had Wilcox ahead 40-36, and one also had the Canadian ahead 39-37.
The fifth round is underway, and the pressure is on the Pole, who must press on if he wants to tip the balance in his favor. However, his opponent’s boxing remains a difficult enigma to decipher, as he simply won’t stop to exchange shots. Sixth and final round, it was now or never for Przbyla, but the distance continued to favor the Canadian, in the last 30 seconds the Pole tried to do damage to his opponent, but it would not be enough, the unanimous decision was in favor of Wilcox of Canada
Misael Cabrera Urias (16-2-1, 11KO) vs Orlando Barajas Tirado (7-0, 2KO)
To close out the super lightweight division, we witnessed an all-Mexican clash between two rising talents: the experienced Misael Cabrera Urias and the youngest participant in the tournament, 17-year-old Orlando Barajas Tirado.
In the opening round, both fighters started cautiously, testing the distance and rhythm. As they grew more comfortable, the punches began to flow. Cabrera ended the round with a solid combination.
Barajas came out more aggressive in the second round, slipping past Cabrera’s shots with sharp reflexes. The young prospect landed a punch that seemed to trouble Misael briefly, but knowing his opponent’s power, he stayed composed and cautious.
After two rounds, two of the judges had Cabrera slightly ahead, while the third had it even. Round three began with mutual respect—Cabrera not underestimating Barajas’ youth, and Barajas showing clear respect for his rival’s experience. Both landed clean punches, but Cabrera appeared more relaxed and in control.
Before the fourth round, Cabrera’s corner urged him to let his hands go—but it was Barajas who came out swinging first. Cabrera responded in the second half of the round, landing more effectively, but the young Mexican may have edged the frame with his early dominance.
Despite Barajas’ solid showing, the judges still had Cabrera ahead heading into the fifth. This round turned into a battle of mental strength—Cabrera searching for ways to break through the young fighter’s guard, and Barajas looking for the right formula to score a knockout. Neither landed anything truly damaging.
The final round was the most explosive. Barajas chased a KO finish, while Cabrera focused on sealing the victory. Both fighters exchanged sharp, fast combinations. In the final 30 seconds, they went all out in a fiery exchange, but Cabrera got the better of the action.
The judges awarded the win to Misael Cabrera by unanimous decision, in what was a high-level, respectful, and exciting Mexican showdown.