Cruiserweight Kamshybek Kunkabayev (5-0, 4 KOs), who earned a bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics at super heavyweight, scored a second round TKO against Farrukh Juraev (6-6-1, 2 KOs) on Friday night at the Baluan Sholak Sports Palace in Almaty, Kazakhstan. The bout was waved off when Kunkabayev trapped Juraev in a corner and teed off with nothing going back. Kunkabayev lost to Top Rank signee Richard Torrez Jr. in the Olympic semifinals.

In a clash between unbeaten junior welterweights, Ray Seitzhanov (10-0, 6 KOs) won a tight split decision against Jose Macias Enriquez (15-1-2, 7 KOs) in a 10-rounder for the vacant WBO Youth belt. Scores were 95-94, 95-94 Seitzhanov, 95-94 Enriquez.