After the featherweights kicked off the inaugural WBC Boxing Grand Prix in style on Thursday, it was time for the super-lightweights to take center stage on Day Two.

All 16 fights in the 140lbs competition took place on Friday at BLVD City Global Theater in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and were competed over six three-minute rounds, unless either boxer did enough to end things inside the distance.

As per competition rules, there are no draws and any fights scored even after six then go to a qualitative scoring system to determine who proceeds to the next stage of the Grand Prix.

See below for a comprehensive list of the day’s action…

Alan Dutra illuminated the second day of the WBC Boxing Grand Prix with one of the Knockouts of the Year so far to book his place in the super-lightweight second round.

The 14-0 Argentinean was drawn against promising Californian southpaw Criztec Bazaldua and he was struggling to get to grips with his opponent until the vicious end came after 1:58 of the fourth round.

Bazaldua, who had been boxing beautifully, momentarily allowed his lead hand to drop, which opened the door for Dutra to land a slashing left hook which sent his opponent face first into the canvas. So chilling was the finish that his corner team, officials and medics immediately rushed to the ring to ensure his safety.

But he was thankfully back on his feet in time for the official announcement of the result, with Dutra surging into the last-16 as one of the undoubted favourites to win the competition given how he closed the show here.

Another man with high hopes in the competition is No.1 seed Jerald Into and he came through a blood-soaked battle of the undefeated prospects thanks to a unanimous decision over Baltimore’s Ahmad Muhammad Jones.

An accidental clash of heads midway through the fourth round opened up nasty cuts on both men, with Jones cut badly above his right eye and Into sustaining a gash high on his forehead. Both men opted to continue, however, and it was Into who did enough to claim victory in the eyes of the judges. Nawaf Almohaimeed scored it 59-55 while both Yuji Fukuchi and Daniel Van de Wiele had it slightly closer at 58-55.

Earlier, in one of the biggest stories of the day, 17-year-old prodigy Orlando Barajas Tirado progressed to the next stage of the competition with a victory over a man nine years’ his senior - and then declared: “I can win the whole thing”.

Tirado won via majority decision over previously unbeaten Pole Bartlomiej Przybyla with judge Almohaimeed scoring him a wide 59-55 winner and Van de Wiele giving him the nod 58-55 against Fukuchi’s 57-57 scorecard.

After the victory, he said: “This is what I work for. I’m used to fighting against older people and this is what I’ve done since I was four years old.

“I had over 280 amateur fights and this is what I’ve been working on my whole life; being calm is part of the game. I’m not just the favourite - I’m sure I will take this.

“I know I have good competition but I see myself winning this whole thing.”

But there are clear dangermen lying in wait, who will also fancy their chance in the tournament after racking up stoppage wins here on the opening weekend.

One of those is Colombian puncher Carlos Utria, who dropped previously undefeated Elianel Guerrero three times in the second before the fight was stopped with 15 seconds left of the round. His record as a result of the victory is now 10-0 with 10 KOs and he will arrive in round two full of confidence.

There was also an inside-distance victory for Sanatali Toltayev who marked only his third professional fight by stopping Venezuela’s 10-0 German Brochero in the sixth and final round of their contest. Brochero had been ruled down via instant replay in the fifth before he was over again in the final round before it was waved off with 34 seconds left.

But it was a quicker finish from South Africa’s Ntethelelo Nkosi in his all-Africa derby against Egypt’s Marwan Mohamad Madboly. The judges were not required as Nkosi moved to 8-2 (5) thanks to this stoppage after 1:01 of the third.

The man with the most wins on his record at the start of this super-lightweight tournament, Cabrera, added to his tally with this workmanlike victory over California’s Abudy. Judges Barry Lindenman and Juan Carlos Pelayo were in agreement with scorecards of 59-55 while Predrag Aleksic was slightly kinder to Abudy with his score of 58-55.

In one of the most closely-contested fights of the day, highly rated Canadian Basran edged past the previously 11-0 American southpaw Johnson via split decision. Yuji Fukuchi thought the man from Pennsylvania had done enough to win 58-56 but Basran’s progression to the next stage was rubber-stamped by both Nawaf Almohaimeed (55-59) and Daniel Van de Wiele (59-56).

Devastating Argentinian puncher Crenz sailed into the last-16 but his incredible knockout victory streak was ended by the spirited Beltran. Before this tournament, all 14 of Crenz’s win had come inside the distance but, although Beltran was ruled down by instant replay in the second round, the Filipino held on until the final bell. Yuji Fukuchi and Barry Lindenman both returned cards of 58-55 while Daniel Van de Wiele had it slightly wider at 58-54 to Crenz.

Undefeated Australian Hamdan made his experience count against 22-year-old Texan Sauceda to take his place in the last-16. However, this was not a straightforward win and he had to work hard to secure this majority decision, with Yuji Fukuchi scoring it 57-57 even after six. But Hamdan’s progression was secured when Eddie Pappoe (59-55)

Dangerous Ukrainian southpaw Lozan showed glimpses of his promise as he booked his place in the next round with this creditable victory over talented Uzbek Ushmatov. Barry Lindenman and Daniel Van de Wiele both scored it 59-54 while Yuji Fukuchi had it 58-55, although those scores were widened by the fact that Eshmatov had a point deducted for hitting behind the head in the fourth round.

Uzbekistan’s Tursunov might have had half as many fights as Adesodun but he dropped his Nigerian opponent in the third round en route to a comprehensive points win. Barry Lindenmann gave him every round on a 60-53 card while Jun Bae Lim and Juan Carlos Pelayo both scored it 59-54.

WBC Far East champion Ju Wu claimed a serious win over Jokin Garcia - but it was not easy. The 25-year-old Spaniard worked hard throughout but could not stop his Chinese opponents getting the nod from all three judges. Predrag Aleksic scored it 59-55 while Juan Carlos Pelayo and Jun Bae Lim saw it slightly closer at 58-55.

Torino’s 22-year-old starlet Priolo dug deep to secure a unanimous decision victory over dangerous Kazakh Serikbayev, who had arrived at the Grand Prix with five wins and five knockouts. But after these six rounds all three judges gave the Italian the nod, with Yuji Fukuchi and Daniel Van de Wiele scoring it 58-56 and Eddie Pappoe 59-55.

Dubai-based Turk Konuk ground out a solid points win over the equally experienced Saniard De Paz, with all three judges giving him the nod on the cards. June Bae Lim scored it closest at 58-57 while Barry Lindenman (59-55) and Juan Carlos Pelayo (58-56) had it wider in Konuk’s favour.

Undefeated Canadian Wilcox books his place in the last-16 with this comprehensive victory over Ghanaian ‘No Chance’ Quaye, with judge Juan Carlos Pelayo making him a 60-54 shutout winner while Predrag Aleksic and Nawaf Almohaimeed both had it 59-55 in his favour.