Day five of the 2026 World Boxing Futures Cup in Bangkok featured 71 bouts including the first semi-finals of the competition which saw Uzbekistan’s Islam Salikhov and Vladislav Samozhonov of Kazakhstan book their place in the Sunday’s super-heavyweight (M90kg+) final.
Salikhov’s win was the highpoint of a good for Uzbekistan which picked-up the most victories on a blockbuster day of action as eight of their boxers progressed to the next round of the competition.
Kazakhstan and USA delivered strong showings with six successes, followed by France, Morocco and Ukraine with four.
Today’s action saw the preliminary rounds come to a close, with all of tomorrow’s bouts now at the quarter final stage, meaning the winner of each contest will secure at least a bronze medal.
All of the results from today’s action, along with draw sheets, daily schedules and other information are available HERE.
Tomorrow (13 March) will feature 56 quarter final bouts held across two rings during two sessions, starting at 11:00 and 17:00 (GMT+7) respectively.
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.
World Boxing will be posting updates throughout the competition on its social media channels:
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