Armenia vs Azerbaijan Final at the Boxing World Cup in Brazil

Today, Armenian boxer David Chaloyan (+90 kg) will step into the ring for the final of the 2026 Boxing World Cup taking place in Brazil. In the decisive bout, he will face Azerbaijan’s representative Muhammad Abdullayev.

Chaloyan has confidently progressed through the tournament:

• Defeated Brazil’s Joel Ramos in the Round of 16
• Beat Turkey’s Ilyas Mutachit in the Quarterfinal
• Won against Uzbekistan’s world vice-champion Jakhongir Zakirov in the Semifinal

The Armenian super heavyweight is the only representative of Armenia’s national team in the tournament finals.

The final bouts will begin tonight at 16:00 Brazil time. The live broadcast will be available on YouTube.

All 2026 World Cup Final Bouts (Ring A)

Session 13 (11:00)

48 kg (W): Farzona Fozilova (Uzbekistan) — Fatima Herrera (Mexico)
55 kg (M): Rafael Lozano Serrano (Spain) — Jiamao Zhang (China) (walkover)
54 kg (W): Yunman Gan (China) — Sara Cirkovic (Serbia)
60 kg (M): Luis Gabriel (Brazil) — Salim Ellis Bey (USA)
60 kg (W): Rebeca Santos (Brazil) — Viktoria Grafeeva (Kazakhstan)
70 kg (M): Kaian Reis (Brazil) — Damian Durkacz (Poland)
70 kg (W): Liu Yang (China) — Lekeisha Pergoliti (Australia)
75 kg (M): Tauan Silva (Brazil) — Saidjamshid Jafarov (Azerbaijan)
80 kg (W): Sofia Sørensen (Norway) — Emilia Koterska (Poland)
90 kg (M): Isaias Filho (Brazil) — Emmanuel Reyes Pla (Spain)

Session 14 (16:00)

51 kg (W): Romane Moulai (France) — Xinyu Qi (China)
50 kg (M): Issam Bensaïr (Morocco) — Subhan Mamedov (Azerbaijan)
57 kg (W): Vladislava Kukhta (Hungary) — Omaylin Alcala (Venezuela)
65 kg (M): Yuri Falcao (Brazil) — Sion Nishiyama (Japan)
65 kg (W): Aida Abikeyeva (Kazakhstan) — Navbakhor Khamidova (Uzbekistan)
80 kg (M): Gabriel Veocic (Croatia) — Wanderley Pereira (Brazil)
75 kg (W): Barbara Santos (Brazil) — Sunniva Hofstad (Norway)
85 kg (M): Kaue Belini (Brazil) — Sultanbek Aibaruly (Kazakhstan)
81+ kg (W): Zsofia Szira (Hungary) — Valeria Aksenova (Kazakhstan)
+90 kg (M): David Chaloyan (Armenia) — Muhammad Abdullayev (Azerbaijan)