Cuba's Joahnys Argilagos begun the defence of his light flyweight title with a split-decision win over Puerto Rico's Oscar Collazo at the 2017 AIBA World Championships ©AIBA

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Less than five minutes after his victory, Argilagos was pictured back in the stands watching the action ©AIBA
Less than five minutes after his victory, Argilagos was pictured back in the stands watching the action ©AIBA
German light flyweight Salah Ibrahim Omar delighted the home crowd with a unanimous points win over Kenya's Shaffi Bakari Hassan ©AIBA
German light flyweight Salah Ibrahim Omar delighted the home crowd with a unanimous points win over Kenya's Shaffi Bakari Hassan ©AIBA
Kazakhstan's Kairat Yeraliyev overcame top-seeded bantamweight Murodjon Akhmadaliev of Uzbekistan to reach the quarter-finals ©AIBA
Kazakhstan's Kairat Yeraliyev overcame top-seeded bantamweight Murodjon Akhmadaliev of Uzbekistan to reach the quarter-finals ©AIBA
Next up for Yeraliyev is Germany's Omar El-Hag, who defeated Japan's Ryomei Tanaka 3-2 ©AIBA
Next up for Yeraliyev is Germany's Omar El-Hag, who defeated Japan's Ryomei Tanaka 3-2 ©AIBA
Olympic and world heavyweight champion Evgeny Tishchenko of Russia beat Colombia's Deivis Julio Blanco 4-1 ©AIBA
Olympic and world heavyweight champion Evgeny Tishchenko of Russia beat Colombia's Deivis Julio Blanco 4-1 ©AIBA
Tishchenko's quarter-final opponent will be New Zealand's David Nyika after the Kiwi registered a unanimous points victory at the expense of Germany's Igor Teziev ©AIBA
Tishchenko's quarter-final opponent will be New Zealand's David Nyika after the Kiwi registered a unanimous points victory at the expense of Germany's Igor Teziev ©AIBA
Olympic light flyweight champion Hasanboy Dusmatov of Uzbekistan started his quest for the world title with a 5-0 success over Costa Rica's Robinson Rodriguez Castillo ©AIBA
Olympic light flyweight champion Hasanboy Dusmatov of Uzbekistan started his quest for the world title with a 5-0 success over Costa Rica's Robinson Rodriguez Castillo ©AIBA
The United States' Troy Isley proved too strong for Egypt's Hosam Abdin in their middleweight bout ©AIBA
The United States' Troy Isley proved too strong for Egypt's Hosam Abdin in their middleweight bout ©AIBA
Cuban heavyweight Erislandy Savón rounded out today's action in Ring B with an impressive 5-0 win against Ukraine's Ramazan Muslimov ©AIBA
Cuban heavyweight Erislandy Savón rounded out today's action in Ring B with an impressive 5-0 win against Ukraine's Ramazan Muslimov ©AIBA