MIANYANG, Nov 19: Cuba put themselves in pole position to seize the overall title Saturday as five of their boxers fought their way into the finals of the world amateur championships.
Defending champions Russia kept up their hopes as four of their team also entered the finals, where 11 golds will be contested by boxers from 13 nations.
Semifinal results
48kg: Zhou Shi Ming (CHN) bt Sherali Dostiev (TJK) pts; Pal Bedak (HUN) bt Birzhan Zhakypov (KAZ) rsc-3 outscored
51kg: Lee Ok Sung (KOR) bt Rau’shee M. Warren (USA) pts; Andry Laffita Fernandez (CUB) bt Mirat Sarsembayev (KAZ) pts
54kg: Rustamhodza Rahimov (GER) bt Garry Allan Russell Junior (USA) pts; Guillermo Rigondeaux Ortiz (CUB) bt Ali Hallab (FRA) pts