World Boxing Cup: China 2026 heads into the medal stages with 52 bouts on day five

Day five of the World Boxing Cup: China 2026 in Guiyang City featured 52 quarter-final and semi-final bouts at the Guiyang Olympic Sports Centre. Uzbekistan led all nations with six victories, highlighted by 2024 Olympic gold medallist and world number one Abdulmalik Khalokov's unanimous decision win over the USA's Salim Ellis-Bey in the men's lightweight (M60kg) category. Khalokov will face Bulgaria's world number seven Radoslav Rosenov in the semi-finals, while Brazil's Luiz Gabriel and England's Will Hewitt also advanced in the same weight division.