Puerto Rican boxer Jesfred Torres Santiago secured a place in the 60-kilogram gold-medal bout at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games on Wednesday, November 11, beating China’s Zhengkun Zhang by unanimous decision at the Dakar Expo Center. Torres Santiago won all three rounds with the backing of all five judges: four scorecards read 30-26 and one 30-25, all in his favor.
He took the first round 10-9 on all five cards; in the second, Zhang received two standing counts and every official scored it 10-8 for Torres Santiago; he also took the third to seal his place in the final. The win guarantees him at least a silver medal. He returns to the ring on Thursday, November 12, against Siwa Chainarong of Thailand at 1:08 PM Dakar time (9:08 AM Puerto Rico time).
Torres Santiago had already secured a medal on Tuesday, when he knocked out Jean Julian Agathe of Mauritius at 2:52 of the first round in the quarterfinals, his first bout in Dakar after a bye in the round of 16. Against Zhang he completed all three rounds for the first time at these Games and earned his second victory.