After three earlier stages, the WBC Boxing Grand Prix enters its semifinal phase. The official weigh-in took place this Saturday, October 18th, at the Joudyan Hotel in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and the semifinals will be held on October 19th at the Global Theater in Boulevard City, also in Riyadh. For this stage, boxers in the featherweight and junior welterweight divisions were granted a two-pound weight allowance. Middleweights receive a 2.5-pound allowance due to the implications of long travel with multiple stops to Saudi Arabia. . The tournament began with 128 participants from 43 countries, divided into four weight categories with 32 fighters each: featherweight, junior welterweight, middleweight and heavyweight. In the first stage, held in April, a total of 64 fights took place, 16 per division, all scheduled for six rounds. The winners advanced directly to the next phase. The second stage, held in June, featured 32 fights; and the third stage, in August, contested a total of 16 bouts.