The quarter final rounds of the World Boxing Cup: Brazil 2025 concluded on Wednesday inside Rafain Palace Hotel and Convention in Foz do Iguacu, Brazil. 22 bouts took place across two sessions setting the stage for Thursday’s semifinal schedule.
Wednesday’s competition began with the women’s 57kg division, where Poland’s Julia Szeremeta and Brazil’s Jucielen Romeu punched their tickets to the next round. Szeremeta defeated the United States’ Alyssa Mendoza, 5-0, while Romeu claimed a 4-1 win over Chinese Taipei’s Shih-Yi Wu.
Bouts three through six consisted of quarter finals competition for the men’s 55kg division, all of which were finished decisively. India’s Manish Rathore claimed a 3-0 win over Australia’s Yusuf Chothia, and will now face Kazakhstan’s Nursultan Altynbek. Altynbek nabbed a 5-0 decision over France’s Bilal Benali. On the other side of the bracket, Guatemala’s Jose Daniel Felipe Mijangos scored a knockout against Italy’s Tommaso Sciacca. In bout six, Uzbekistan’s Mirarzizbek Mirzakhalilov cruised to a 5-0 win over Poland’s Nikolas Pawlik. Mijangos and Mirzakhalilov will now square off in the second semifinal of the 55kg bracket.
The final four bouts of the afternoon session were contested in the 70kg division where India’s Hitesh, France’s Makan Traore, England’s Odel Kamara and the USA’s Carlos Flowers kept their tournament hopes alive. Hitesh won 5-0 over Italy’s Gabriele Guidi Rontani and will now take on Traore, who defeated Kazakhstan’s Darkhan Duisebay 4-1. Kamara toppled Uzbekistan’s Ikboljon Kholdarov via unanimous decision. Flowers overpowered his Panamanian foe, Eduardo Beckford, and earned an RSC in the final round. Flowers and Kamara will now meet in the semi finals with a shot at the gold medal on the line.
USA’s Jennifer Lozano and Italy’s Lucie Elen Ayari rolled to 5-0 wins over their respective opponents during Wednesday’s 51kg competition. Lozano powered past Chinese Taipei’s Ching-Yu Shiu, while Ayari knocked off Panama’s Yuliett Hinestroza, setting up a showdown between the American and the Italian. Kazakhstan’s Zhazira Urakbayeva bested Brazil’s Carline Almeida, 3-2, and she will now face Poland’s Natalia Kuczewska, who rolled past Argentina’s Aldana Florencia Lopez by a score of 4-1.
In the men’s 65kg weight class, Brazil’s Yuri Reis notched a 3-2 win over Uzbekistan’s Asadkhuja Muydinkhujaev, setting up a semi final contest against England’s Patris Mulghalzai. Mulghalzai battled to a 3-2 victory over Poland’s Bartlomiej Roskowicz. India’s Abhinash Jamwal found his footing early and snagged a 5-0 victory over Germany’s Denis Bril. Italy’s Gianluigi Malanga secured his spot in the medal round and will take on Jamwal, following a 3-0 win over USA’s Dustin Jimenez.
The final four bouts of the day consisted of the action in the 80kg division. Uzbekistan’s Javokhir Ummataliev, Kazakhstan’s Dias Molzhigitov, Brazil’s Wanderley Pereira and France’s Yojerlin Cesar claimed victories. Pereira scored a 5-0 win over Guatemala’s Wyatt Dansel Trujillo Barillas, while Cesar also earned a 5-0 result over England’s Dimeji Shittu. Ummataliev won 3-2 against USA’s Robby Gonzales, setting up a match against Molzhigitov, who bested Poland’s Nikoden Kozak 5-0.
Day four of the competition begins on Thursday, April 3, starting at 14:00 BRT. Each bout during Thursday’s schedule will be broadcast live on the World Boxing YouTube channel, linked here.
Detailed information including draws, schedules and images will be uploaded to the official event website.
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