Within the same evening, Mike Perez (24-3-1, 15 KOs) scored a unanimous decision over Keith Tapia (18-2, 11 KOs). After ten rounds, the judges counted 97-92 and twice 96-93 in favor of the Cuban.
Emmanuel Rodriguez also successfully reached the WBSS semi-finals in the bantamweight division. Puerto Rican scored a split decision over Jason Moloney and will now meet Naoya Inoue. The scores were 115-113, 113-115 and 115-113.