The fourth day of boxing at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games brought the quarter-final stage to a close, with 24 bouts across seven weight categories determining the semi-final line-ups ahead of tomorrow’s finals.
Mexico’s Alan Jesus Ocampo Cano opened the men’s 50kg action with a unanimous 5:0 decision over New Zealand’s Dean Huriwaka. Ireland’s Kristian Jubani and India’s Ambekar Meetei Lairenlakpam both advanced by stoppage, before Colombia’s Izzon Jeffrey Galea Arevalo completed the division with a 5:0 victory against Romania’s Ionut Madalin Calugar.
The men’s 60kg category produced contrasting results, with Thailand’s Siwa Chainarong and Mauritius’ Jean Julian Agathe progressing by stoppage. Türkiye’s Muhammet Ali Arli secured a 4:1 decision over Slovakia’s Kristian Harasnik, while China’s Zhengkun Zhang rounded off the division with a commanding 5:0 win against Seychelles’ Franco Zialor.
Kazakhstan’s Bibarys Ashirbay and Mexico’s Jorge Luis Nieblas Gutierrez both recorded unanimous victories in the men’s 70kg competition. The United Arab Emirates’ Mohamed Moaaz also progressed with a 4:1 decision over Ghana’s Robert Amartey Tagoe, while Great Britain’s Michael Maughan closed the category with a 5:0 win against Egypt’s Ahmed Mobarak.
In the women’s 48kg division, Italy’s Michela Guglielmon and Algeria’s Bouthaina Bensalah both secured 5:0 victories. India’s Gunjan Gunjan matched that result against Mexico’s Atena Sofia Juarez Calero, before Great Britain’s Lily Bassett advanced with a stoppage victory over Mongolia’s Altanzul Altangadas.
Japan enjoyed further success in the women’s 54kg category, where Yura Kanemaru progressed by stoppage against Morocco’s Manar Adnane. Colombia’s Evelin Trejos Salas claimed a 4:1 decision over Australia’s Belle Spicer, while Kazakhstan’s Maral Tolepbergen and Uzbekistan’s Sabrina Chakomanova both recorded unanimous victories.
The women’s 60kg competition saw Slovakia’s Karolina Kollarova and Lithuania’s Migle Griskonyte advance by stoppage. Japan’s Ayano Mochii added a 5:0 victory against Kyrgyzstan’s Symbat Uraimzhanova, while China’s Jiaen Wang completed the day with a stoppage win over Egypt’s Menatalla Ibrahim.
With the quarter-finals now complete, attention turns to the semi-finals on 11 November, as the remaining contenders look to secure their places in the gold medal bouts.
The competition will then conclude with the finals on 12 November, where the Youth Olympic champions will be crowned.