Day three of boxing at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games featured 16 bouts across five weight categories, with each bout being won by a different nation, as they progressed through to the next stage of the competition.
The men’s 55kg competition opened with three consecutive unanimous decisions. Australia’s Marley Dodd, Sweden’s Zaheer Changazi and Georgia’s Emil Ismailov each recorded 5:0 victories over Libya’s Bawi Emran, Saudi Arabia’s Ghazwani Naif and Lebanon’s Ramzi Hilal respectively. Canada’s Lisandro Garcia Rebelo then rounded off the division with a 5:0 win against The Gambia’s Alieu Sanyang.
Japan enjoyed a strong showing in the men’s 65kg category, where Kenshin Sakuno secured a unanimous 5:0 victory over Tajikistan’s Akhmadshokh Khoshimov. Egypt’s Fahd Wazir also progressed following a stoppage against Armenia’s Suren Katvalyan, while Spain’s Pablo Souto Macias claimed a 5:0 decision over Trinidad and Tobago’s Makieve Bellille. Israel’s Artur Eytan Prohnevsky completed the category’s results with a 5:0 victory against Moldova’s Catalin Mustea.
The women’s 51kg division saw three stoppage victories, with Bhutan’s Sangay Peldon, Venezuela’s Grenyelis Garcia and Botswana’s Precious Masaba all advancing. Azerbaijan’s Gular Huseynova added another win, edging Panama’s Lia Victoria Cordoba Torrero by a 4:1 decision.
Iran’s Marin Golzadeh got the better of Brazil’s Sara Campos by stoppage in the women’s 57kg category, while Hungary’s Zsofia Csenge Kiss and Kazakhstan’s Aknur Tursyngali both recorded unanimous 5:0 victories over Ecuador’s Melissa Carrion and Senegal’s Khadidiatou Boiro respectively. Ukraine’s Yevanhelina Petruk completed the day’s action with a closely contested 3:2 victory over Algeria’s Besma Bahri.
The remaining quarterfinals will continue on Tuesday 10 November at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games, with semi-finals places at stake.