Quarterfinal Berths: Panamerican Boxers Light Up Day 8 at World Boxing U19 Championships

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10/22/20263 min read

BUDVA, MONTENEGRO – Athletes representing the Panamerican Boxing Confederation delivered an explosive statement on Thursday at the 2026 World Boxing U19 Championships in Budva. The continental contingent racked up nine victories across two sessions, highlighted by a clean sweep from Team USA, devastating stoppages by Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico, and crucial advancements by Venezuela.

October 22 Highlights: The Americas Turn on the Power

Highlight-Reel Finishes from Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico

  • Edgardo Nicolás Peralta (ARG | Men’s 60 kg): Argentina’s Peralta provided the tournament's signature highlight, detonating a massive combination to score a third-round clean knockout (KO) over Romania’s Ioan Serban Stoica at 2:34 of Round 3.

  • Claudio Santos (BRA | Men’s 80 kg): Santos overpowered France’s Adem Atigui, forcing two standing eight counts before the referee halted the contest (RSC) at 2:56 of the second round.

  • Josué Zepeda (MEX | Men’s 60 kg): In a hard-fought all-Panamerican clash against Canada’s Racim Benaoudia, Mexico’s Zepeda overwhelmed his opponent to earn a referee stoppage (RSC) at the start of the third round.

Strong Day for Team USA

United States boxers performed well on Thursday, capturing four critical victories to punch their tickets deeper into the draw:

  • Asaan Jenkins (Men’s 65 kg): Jenkins opened the afternoon session in with a clinical, tactical masterclass against Georgia’s Luka Chkhikvadze, sweeping all five scorecards for a unanimous decision victory.

  • Asante Lamar (Men’s 70 kg): Lamar dominated New Zealand’s Noah Collier, dictating range and landing sharp combinations for another comprehensive 5:0 unanimous sweep.

  • Ruby Lopez (Women’s 51 kg): Lopez put on a dominant display in the evening session against Japan’s Momoko Hasebe, sweeping every card for a unanimous points victory.

  • Ariana Chavez (Women’s 75 kg): Chavez fought through a relentless, back-and-forth battle against Ukraine’s Iryna Onopriienko, showing poise in the pocket to claim a gritty 3:2 split decision.

Brazil and Venezuela Bolster Continental Triumphs

  • Gustavo Henrique Silva (BRA | Men’s 55 kg): Silva set the confederation's momentum early in the first session, battling past Ukraine’s Serhii Artemenko to earn a sharp 4:1 decision.

  • Stephani Amaral (BRA | Women’s 75 kg): Amaral controlled the middle rounds against Uzbekistan’s Samira Turgunova to take a strong 4:1 points win.

  • Gabriel Marcano (VEN | Men’s 65 kg): Venezuela’s Marcano pitched a shutout against Iran’s Ashkan Hashemi, capturing all five judges' scorecards for a 5:0 unanimous win.

  • Grenyellis Garcia (VEN | Women’s 51 kg): Garcia edged out Russia’s Svetlana Iakhontova in a razor-thin split decision (3:2) behind sharp counter-punching.

The confederation also commends the courageous efforts of Carlos Morales (MEX), Iverson Acosta (CUB), Andrey Reis (BRA), Pedro Cardoso (BRA), David Arrieta (USA), Lia Cordoba (PAN), Jehiely Garcia (MEX), and Racim Benaoudia (CAN), who faced elite world competition.

October 23 Preview: Friday Quarterfinals & Round of 16 Schedule

Action intensifies on Friday, October 23, as eleven Panamerican Boxing Confederation athletes compete across two sessions, with several stepping into the ring for guaranteed bronze medals in the quarterfinal round:

Afternoon Session (14:00 CET / Session 14)

Ring A:

  • Bout 305 (Women’s 48 kg - R16): Elissandra Santos (BRA) vs. Cinnia Hofmann (GER)

  • Bout 308 (Women’s 48 kg - R16): Gladys Mendoza (MEX) vs. Ema Andela Zaja (CRO)

  • Bout 309 (Women’s 54 kg - Quarterfinal): Yeniree Castillo (VEN) vs. Kira Makohonenko (UKR)

  • Bout 312 (Women’s 57 kg - R16): Alie Chartier (CAN) vs. Prachi Prachi (IND)

Ring B:

  • Bout 317 (Women’s 48 kg - R16): Ciana Nonhphala (USA) vs. Zhadyra Kaltay (KAZ)

  • Bout 321 (Women’s 54 kg - Quarterfinal): Guadalupe Ruiz (USA) vs. Rosie Swailes (SCO)

  • Bout 322 (Women’s 57 kg - R16): Maira Alves (BRA) vs. Alina Kudaigenova (KAZ)

Evening Session (18:00 CET / Session 15 — All Quarterfinals)

Ring A:

  • Bout 329 (Men’s 65 kg - Quarterfinal): Gabriel Marcano (VEN) vs. Pablo Souto Macias (ESP)

Ring B:

  • Bout 340 (Men’s 50 kg - Quarterfinal): Gael Rivas (MEX) vs. Riadh Belhaidouche (ALG)

  • Bout 342 (Men’s 65 kg - Quarterfinal): Asaan Jenkins (USA) vs. Shahin Aslanov (AZE)

  • Bout 343 (Women’s 70 kg - Quarterfinal): Marley McNealy (USA) vs. Lakshu Lakshu (IND)

  • Bout 346 (Men’s 85 kg - Quarterfinal): Julio Chibas (CUB) vs. Matija Roganovic (MNE)

  • Bout 350 (Men’s 90+ kg - Quarterfinal): Caleb Stewart Reid (USA) vs. Islam Salikhov (UZB)

We continue to proudly support our athletes as they press forward in the World Championships. You can catch the action on worldboxing.tv.

Daily results, official bout orders, and bracket updates will be distributed after each session across official PBC digital channels and panamericanboxing.org.

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