WBC Grand Prix of Boxing

[gregregegg]

The fights should start to get better but I was only really interested in the heavyweights, and the only heavyweight that I think can have a genuine career as a contender has pulled out so I can’t get very interested anymore (I have just been checking results and highlights not watching neg it live)

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WBC Grand Prix quarterfinalists motivated to progress further in tournaments

The quarterfinals of the WBC Boxing Grand Prix tournaments will take place Wednesday, August 13 at the Cool Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Thirty-two fighters remain from 15 different countries in four different weight classes: heavyweight, middleweight, junior welterweight and featherweight.

All 16 fights will be broadcast on DAZN on Wednesday, August 13. The slate will begin at 3 a.m. Eastern Time (8 a.m. BST)

Several of the fighters remaining in the tournaments gave quotes via press release – and motivated ones at that.

“I think Qamili is a tough opponent,” Troy Nash, an American featherweight, said of his next opponent, Muhamet Qamili. “But I don’t care how tough he is – I’m ready to do whatever it takes. It would mean a lot to advance to the next stage, but my goal is to be number one. Once I get there, I’ll be happy.”

Devon Young, an American heavyweight, has hopes of being the next big thing among the big men.

“This could launch my career,” he said of the WBC Grand Prix. “They say they’re looking for the next heavyweight champion…Hey – I’m right here.”

Another American heavy, Dante Stone, works a full-time job on top of his pugilistic career.

“I work 9 to 5, like a lot of boxers starting their careers. Shoutout to all the fighters who juggle work and boxing – I see you.”

One such fighter is Kevin Ramirez, who BS spoke to last week, and who sweeps streets and collects garbage in his native Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Ramirez, a natural cruiserweight adding a couple extra pounds for this tournament, will take on Piotr Lacz on the 13th. Lacz is fresh off a contentious second-round bout in which his opponent punched during the break, a blow that lowered him to the ground, which was scored a knockdown – but Lacz came back to finish him in the same round.

He’s confident of victory over Ramirez: “I will be ready for Kevin. I’m faster and stronger. No disrespect – I just know how prepared I am. It’s going to be a great fight.”

Fighters in other brackets are driven to meet a friend in the final rounds.

“Misael Cabrera and I promised each other that we would meet in the final. He’s the only one in the division that I talk to, and we get along really well. We set that goal for both of us, and we must meet in the final,” said Carlos Utria, a Columbian junior featherweight. “I have been achieving great things thanks to the WBC Boxing Grand Prix. I am building my house and bought a car not too long ago. I hope this motivates people and that it allows people to know my story. Everything I lived through and that I have been achieving little by little by little with effort and sacrifice. That fills me with joy to keep advancing.”

Cabrera spoke to BS last week of the hardship he experienced earlier in his career. He also spoke about it in the press release:

“I haven’t come back home, and I don’t even think about coming back until my mission is complete. I said goodbye to my parents and my siblings telling them that I wasn’t coming back, and I was serious. A lot of fighters celebrate after winning a single fight…I won’t celebrate until I win it all.

“Carlos Utria and I decided that we are going to face each other in the final. We took a picture, did a face off, and why not? We wage war inside the ring and continue being friends outside of it, just as it should be.”

Emiliano Aguillón, a Mexican middleweight, wants to promote the popular style of his legendary countrymen: “I want to come back to the kind of boxing style that´s about always moving forward, the clashing that I like and that the fans love to see. I feel like I get grittier the more I get hit or the more I fight, going forward and looking to fight even more.”

He feels right at home in the new format of the WBC Grand Prix.

“I like the new wrinkles that the WBC implemented. I like the 30-second warning before the round is over, because 10 seconds isn´t much. The 30 seconds give you more of an incentive to press forward and try more things.”

There are plenty more characters – Mexican featherweight Brandon Mosqueda wants to fight Troy Nash in the final, while Colombian middleweight Carlos Sinisterra wants to win the tournament for national pride.

The quarterfinal round promises the further development of these storylines that intersect across nationality and weight class. By the end of the day, half of them will be eliminated.

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Next round.

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Today's WBC Grand Prix match-ups

All are six rounders.

HEAVYWEIGHTS:

Devon Young (USA) vs. Keaton Gomes (South Africa)
9-0, 7 KOs------------ 12-3, 10 KOs

Piotr Lacz (POL) vs. Kevin Cristopher Ramirez (ARG)
14-0, 10 KOs------------10-0-1, 4 KOs

Ahmed Krnjic (Bosnia) vs. Tsotne Rogava (UKR)
5-0, 4 KOs--------------- 12-0, 8 KOs

Dante Stone (USA) vs. Youness Baalla (MAR)
20-1, 13 KOs------------2-1-1, 2 KOs

MIDDLEWEIGHTS:

Dmytro Rybalko (UKR) vs. Derek Pomerleau (CAN)
5-0-1, 2 KOs------------ 13-0, 10 KOs

Dylan Biggs (AUS) vs. Petro Frolov (UKR)
15-1, 9 KOs------------ 12-1, 4 KOs

Carlos Sinisterra Palacios (COL) vs. Ephrem Bariko (FRA)
12-1, 9 KOs ------------------ 12-0, 6 KOs

Emiliano Aguillon Castro (MEX) vs. Lancelot de la Chapelle (FRA)
13-0-1, 7 KOs ------------------- 17-1-1, 5 KOs

JUNIOR WELTERWEIGHTS:

Sanatali Toltayev (KAZ) vs. Danylo Lozan (UKR)
4-0, 2 KOs ------------ 14-0, 9 KOs

Carlos Utria (COL) vs. Spencer Wilcox (CAN)
11-0, 10 KOs.------------ 12-0, 5 KOs

Mujibilo Tursunov (UZB) vs. Misael Cabrera Urias (MEX)
7-0, 2 KOs ------------ 17-2-1, 11 KOs

Fiorenzo Priolo (ITA) vs. Ntethelelo Nkosi (South Africa)
11-0, 5 KOs ------------ 9-2, 5 KOs

FEATHERWEIGHTS:

Yusuf Adisa Adeniji (NGR) vs. Yoni Valverde Jr (FRA)
16-0, 10 KOs ------------ 15-0, 3 KOs

Iman Joshua Lee (USA) vs. Bekizizwe Maitse ((South Africa)
14-0, 8 KOs ------------- 8-1, 3 KOs

Muhamet Qamili (ITA) vs. Troy Nash (USA)
16-0, 7 KOs ------------ 5-0, 1 KO

Brandon Mejia Mosqueda (MEX) vs. Ayubkhon Bakhtiyorov (UZB)
10-0, 9 KOs -------------------- 8-0, 5 KOs

[SeanBrennan]

brilliant had no idea this was on, that is me sorted for today, brilliant!

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All results below

Heavyweight

Keaton Gomes (13-3, 11 KOs) def. Devon Young (9-1, 7 KOs) by TKO1
Kevin Ramirez (10-0-2, 4 KOs) def. Piotr Lacz (14-0-1, 10 KOs) by decision* — scoring had to go to the WBC after the three official judges and the enhanced scoring system had it a split draw.
Ahmed Krnjic (6-0, 4 KOs) def. Tsotne Rogava (12-1, 8 KOs) by MD6 (57-57, 58-56, 58-56)
Dante Stone (21-1, 13 KOs) def. Youness Baalla (2-2-1, 2 KOs) by UD6 ( 59-55, 58-56, 58-56)

Middleweight

Derek Pomerleau (14-0, 11 KOs) def. Dmytro Rybalko (5-1-1, 2 KOs) by TKO2
Dylan Biggs (16-1, 9 KOs) def. Pedro Frolov (12-2, 4 KOs) by UD6 (59-54, 58-55, 57-56)
Carlos Sinisterra (13-1, 10 KOs) def. Ephrem Bariko (12-1, 6 KOs) by KO3
Lancelot De La Chapelle (17-1-2, 5 KOs) def. Emiliano Aguillon (13-0-2, 7 KOs) by decision* — scoring had to go to the WBC after the three official judges and the enhanced scoring system had it a draw.

Junior welterweight

Danylo Lozan (15-0, 9 KOs) def. Sanatali Toltayev (4-1, 2 KOs) by majority technical decision (47-47, 48-46, 48-46) after five rounds due to a cut from an accidental headbutt.
Carlo Utria (12-0, 10 KOs) def. Spencer Wilcox (12-1, 5 KOs) by UD6 (60-54, 60-54, 60-54)
Mujibillo Tursunov (8-0, 2 KOs) def. Misael Cabrera (17-3-1, 11 KOs) by UD6 (58-55, 57-56, 57-56)
Ntethelelo Nkosi (10-2, 5 KOs) def. Fiorenzo Priolo (11-1, 5 KOs) by UD6 (59-54, 59-54, 59-54)

Featherweight

Yoni Valverde def. (16-0, 3 KOs) def. Yusuf Adeniji (16-1, 10 KOs) by UD6 (59-55, 58-56, 58-56)
Bekizizwe Matise (8-1-1, 3 KOs) def. Iman Lee (14-0-1, 8 KOs) by decision* — Matise won via the enhanced scoring decision after the three judges scored the fight a majority draw.
Muhamet Qamili (16-0-1, 7 KOs) def Troy Nash (5-0-1, 1 KO) by decision* — Qamili won via the enhanced scoring decision after the three judges scored the fight a split draw.
Brandon Mejia (11-0, 9 KOs) def. Ayubkhon Bakhtiyorov (8-1, 5 KOs) by UD6 (60-54, 59-55, 59-55)

*Fights that are scored a draw by the three official judges count as a draw on the fighters’ records.

[KiwiRider]

It's so refreshing that the unbeaten tag holds less relevance than it did.
These guys just going for it, taking risks and hopefully putting a stake in their future.

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Below link provides a breakdown of all the results.

https://britishboxingnews.co.uk/news/wb ... s-results/

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Key highlights from WBC Boxing Grand Prix quarter-finals

[joshj909]

Key highlights from WBC Boxing Grand Prix quarter-finals

What is the 'enhanced scoring system'?

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Key highlights from WBC Boxing Grand Prix quarter-finals

What is the 'enhanced scoring system'?

I think the WBC score it. not sure tbh

[joshj909]

Key highlights from WBC Boxing Grand Prix quarter-finals

What is the 'enhanced scoring system'?

I think the WBC score it. not sure tbh

Just found the below. Sounds like a pretty ridiculous solution to the problem.

The WBC Enhanced Scoring System is a boxing scoring method designed to reduce the number of draws and add more clarity to round scoring. It builds upon the traditional 10-point must system by incorporating a domination assessment for each round. Judges not only score the round traditionally (e.g., 10-9, 10-8), but also indicate the level of dominance in the round with categories like "close," "moderate," "decisive," or "extremely decisive". These categories are assigned numerical values, which are then factored into the overall score.

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What is the 'enhanced scoring system'?

I think the WBC score it. not sure tbh

Just found the below. Sounds like a pretty ridiculous solution to the problem.

The WBC Enhanced Scoring System is a boxing scoring method designed to reduce the number of draws and add more clarity to round scoring. It builds upon the traditional 10-point must system by incorporating a domination assessment for each round. Judges not only score the round traditionally (e.g., 10-9, 10-8), but also indicate the level of dominance in the round with categories like "close," "moderate," "decisive," or "extremely decisive". These categories are assigned numerical values, which are then factored into the overall score.

thanks. maybe it's just for the Grand Prix?

[gilgamesh]

I'll be interested to see how they list these official results with some of these bouts. Like Troy Nash lost yesterday with the "Enhanced scoring" but it was a Draw according to the typical scoring methods that would be seen in Boxing.

Derek Pomerlau looks like the guy to beat at Middleweight I think.
Carlos Utria is clearly the boss at 140, and is gonna take the Championship in that weight class.

Heavyweight is still up for grabs, I'd like to Krnjic get it, but it could go to any one of those guys.

[margaret thatcher]

the espn 'boxcino' tournament just had them do a tie breaker round when there was a draw, it seems so simple but instead you get loopy methods and even secondary tie breakers (the wbc executive council scores if it's still a draw after the 'enhanced scoring)

k1 just did extra rounds too in case of draws

i guess maybe you could argue a tie breaker round discourages fighters from letting it all go in the final rounds, or in the case of 12 round fights would add too much punishment. but for a tournament made up of 6 round fights i think it would be fine

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I'll be interested to see how they list these official results with some of these bouts. Like Troy Nash lost yesterday with the "Enhanced scoring" but it was a Draw according to the typical scoring methods that would be seen in Boxing.

Derek Pomerlau looks like the guy to beat at Middleweight I think.
Carlos Utria is clearly the boss at 140, and is gonna take the Championship in that weight class.

Heavyweight is still up for grabs, I'd like to Krnjic get it, but it could go to any one of those guys.

The draws will go down as draws on their official records.

[gilgamesh]

I'll be interested to see how they list these official results with some of these bouts. Like Troy Nash lost yesterday with the "Enhanced scoring" but it was a Draw according to the typical scoring methods that would be seen in Boxing.

Derek Pomerlau looks like the guy to beat at Middleweight I think.
Carlos Utria is clearly the boss at 140, and is gonna take the Championship in that weight class.

Heavyweight is still up for grabs, I'd like to Krnjic get it, but it could go to any one of those guys.

The draws will go down as draws on their official records.

Which is fair I think. I understand why they couldn't have draws in a Tournament format, but if the fight were anywhere else it's a draw so a draw is the right result to add to their record I'd say.

[Bobbyptsd]

I just looked up Troy Nash's record, and his fight against Qamili is listed as a loss, so I don't know that that's true (that the fights which were "originally" draws will be listed as such) I can't be arsed to check them all but it isn't in that case at least.

[margaret thatcher]

interesting, all the fights that went to tiebreaker on the last show were originally listed as draws here but have been changed to losses now

[skanksta]

Many will catch attention from promoters. It’s a way for those prospects to make a name for themselves.

It's the best showcase many will ever get.
Which is why I expect all the participants to really go for it.
I like these sort of things. And there will be some diamonds born out of the adversity of four consecutive fights where the other guy is there to win as well.

Yeah this.
Lot of Debbie Downer's on this - it's a good idea, it's been pretty good and now it's the semis should be a great watch.

It's kinda like Boxing's FA Cup - I love it.

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Semi finals.

Sunday at 4 pm BST

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DANTE STONE RELISHES UNDERDOG ROLE IN WBC GRAND PRIX

There might not be a better position to be in than overlooked.

Dante Stone has enjoyed that throughout the WBC’s Grand Prix tournament and finds himself one win away from reaching the finals in the heavyweight division. Stone will have a chance to continue his meteoric rise when he faces Kevin Ramirez in the semifinals in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Sunday on DAZN.

“I feel like in this tournament, I'm more of an underdog,” Stone told The Ring. Every time I win, it just shows them that, 'Don't count the underdog out.' It's always a good motivator, because it means that I have no one to disappoint in the crowd and everyone to prove wrong. I've been doing that my whole life. People say I can't do something, and it's my job to prove to them that I can.”

Stone (21-1, 13 KOs) of Omaha, Nebraska, has gone 3-0 with one knockout in the Grand Prix, with each victory coming over an undefeated fighter. His first victory was a second-round knockout of Indalesio Teran and unanimous decision wins over Emiliano Ezequiel Mendoza in the round of 16 and Youness Baalla in the quarterfinals.

Ramirez (10-0-2, 4 KOs) of Wilde, Buenos Aires, Argentina, won by first-round knockout against Brian Zwart in the Round of 32 before winning a unanimous decision over Reagan Apanu in the Round of 16. In the quarterfinals, Ramirez, 25, fought to a split draw against Piotr Lacz on the official and WBC enhanced scorecards, before the executive panel gave the Argentinian the nod 4-1.

Stone, 31, has won 21 straight fights and avenged the lone defeat of his career to ranked UFC heavyweight Waldo Cortes Acosta. Of his run in the tournament, his win over Baalla on Aug. 13 to clinch a spot in the semifinal was the best he’s felt.

“I felt more like my younger pro self,” Stone said. “Earlier in my career, when I was winning by knockout, I was moving in, I was smooth, I was going back and forth. This last fight reminded me of that, and I plan to continue doing that.”

The rest of the semifinal bouts for the WBC Grand Prix. Each fight is a six-round bout.

Heavyweight

Dante Stone (21-1, 13 KOs) vs Kevin Ramirez (10-0-2, 4 KOs)
Ahmed Krnjic (6-0, 4 KOs) vs Keaton Gomes (13-3, 11 KOs)

Middleweight

Carlos Sinisterra (13-1, 10 KOs) vs Derek Pomerleau (14-0, 11 KOs)
Dylan Biggs (16-1, 9 KOs) vs Lancelot Proton de la Chapelle (17-1-2, 5 KOs)

Super lightweight

Mujibillo Tursunov (8-0, 2 KOs) vs Danylo Lozan (15-0, 9 KOs)
Carlos Utria (12-0, 10 KOs) vs Ntethelelo Nkosi (10-2, 5 KOs)

Featherweight

Brandon Mejia Mosqueda (11-0, 9 KOs) vs Bekizizwe Maitse (8-1-1, 3 KOs)
Muhamet Qamili (16-0-1, 7 KOs) vs Yoni Valverde Jr. (16-0, 3 KOs)

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Semi finals.

Sunday at 4 pm BST

Today at 4pm if anyone’s interested.

[Old bones Ian]

So far so good for some Sunday night viewing .
Middleweights and then heavies coming up

[skanksta]

The BeauDesert Storm vs.... Lancelot Proton de La Chapelle !?!

I'm in stupid boxing name heaven.

If I can call him Lancelot "L'atomique" Proton de la Chapelle then I'm supporting him.