Host nation China secured the most victories on day one of boxing at the ‘World Boxing Cup: China 2026 – Guiyang City’ with six of their boxers earning wins to start the tournament.
Xinlin Chen (M60kg), Xuezhen Han (M90kg), Xiaomeng Wang (W80kg), Ziyi Bao (W75kg), Huiyang Tang (M50kg) and Danabieke Bayikewuzi (M90kg+) were successful on home soil as the second World Boxing Cup of the year got underway.
Canada’s Tammara Thibeault (W75kg) delivered a confident unanimous decision victory against India’s Sanamacha Chanu Thokchom on her return to Olympic-style boxing. It was the Canadian’s first appearance since Paris as she looks to qualify for a third Olympics in LA in two years’ time.
Kazakhstan was the next best performing nation with five wins on Monday. Their squad once again includes the Oralbay brothers, Aibek (M90kg+) and Nurbek (M90kg). Aibek, who won gold at the inaugural World Boxing Championships 2025 in Liverpool, beat USA’s Nnajai Wright via 5:0 decision. Meanwhile, Paris silver medallist, Nurbek, earned a stoppage against Korea’s Gichae Kim.
Poland closed out the day one podium with four wins, including World Champion Agata Kaczmarska (W75kg) against Germany’s Helena Sophie Engels. 25 different nations picked up at least one win on Monday.
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Tuesday’s boxing will feature three more sessions starting at 11:00, 16:00 and 20:00 (local time). TheWorld Boxing Cup: China 2026 is taking place at the Guiyang Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasiumfrom 15-21 June 2026.
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