WBC Grand Prix Quarterfinals: Featherweight Results

On August 13 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the quarterfinal bouts of the WBC Grand Prix in the Featherweight division (up to 57.2 kg) took place.

In the third phase, the following matchups were held:

– Yoni Valverde (16-0, 3 KOs) UD 6 Yusuf Adisa Adeniji (16-1, 10 KOs)

– Muhamet Qamili (16-0-1, 7 KOs) D-SD 6 Troy Nash (5-0-1, 1 KO) *

– Bekizizwe Maitse (8-1-1, 3 KOs) D-MD 6 Iman Lee (14-0-1, 8 KOs) *

– Brandon Mejia (11-0, 9 KOs) UD 6 Ayubkhon Bakhtiyorov (8-1, 5 KOs)

* — Victory awarded under the new WBC scoring system, which does not allow for draws.

Overall statistics:

100% of the fights ended via judges’ decision

50% ended in a unanimous decision

Average fight duration — 6 rounds

Yusuf Adisa Adenji and Ayubkhon Bakhtiyorov suffered the first defeats of their professional careers.

Photo: WBC