The first medal of the 2026 World Boxing Futures Cup has been guaranteed by Kazakhstan’s Vladislav Samozhonov courtesy of his victory on the fourth day of boxing in Bangkok.
Samozhonov won via stoppage in the competition’s first quarter final against New Zealand’s Te Ani Rakete. The win sets up a semi-final with USA’s Caleb Stewart Reid in the men’s super-heavyweight (M90kg+) category. Morocco’s Mohamed Amine Wahbi will take on Islam Salikhov of Uzbekistan in the other semi-finals after the pair both received byes.
Wednesday also saw 64 preliminary stage fights held across two rings. Japan put in a perfect performance with all their athletes picking up wins. Ryusei Kitamura (M55kg), Kenshiro Moko (M70kg), Kenshin Sakuno (M60kg), Kunimitsu Honjo (M65kg) and Akira Uekubo (M50kg) led Japan to five wins, the most of any nation.
Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan were the next best performers with four wins, followed by hosts Thailand, India, Ukraine and USA with three victories each.
All of the results from today’s action, along with draw sheets, daily schedules and other information are available HERE.
Tomorrow (12 March) will see 71 bouts taking place across two rings over two sessions, starting at 11:00 and 17:00 (GMT+7) respectively. It will include the men’s 90kg+ semi-finals which will see the first silver medal of the competition guaranteed.
Every fight from the 2026 World Boxing Futures Cup 2026 will be livestreamed on the Thailand Boxing Association’s YouTube channel HERE.
The 2026 World Boxing Futures Cup is part of the qualification pathway for this November’s Youth Olympic Games 2026 in Dakar, Senegal and is open to boxers born between 1 January 2008 and 31 December 2009.
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