IBA World Boxing Championships

Boxing competitions

IBA World Boxing Championships

Status| active
Genre| sports event
Date(s)| varying
Frequency| biennial
Location(s)| various
Inaugurated| 1974 (1974) (men)
2001 (2001) (women)
Organised by| IBA

See also: IBA Women's World Boxing Championships

The IBA Men's World Boxing Championships are biennial amateur boxing competitions organised by the International Boxing Association (IBA, previously known as AIBA), which is the sport governing body.[1][2] Alongside the Olympic boxing programme, they are the highest level of competition for the sport. The championships were first held for men in 1974.[3] Since 1989 the men's championships are held every odd year.

## Weight classes

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Cuban Felix Savon is the most successful boxer in the World Amateur Boxing Championships (Men's editions) of all time having won 6 gold medals as a heavyweight.

As of 1 August 2021, men are grouped into 13 weight classes as follows:[4]

* 46–48 kg (Minimumweight)
* 48–51 kg (Flyweight)
* 51–54 kg (Bantamweight)
* 54–57 kg (Featherweight)
* 57–60 kg (Lightweight)
* 60–63.5 kg (Light welterweight)
* 63.5–67 kg (Welterweight)
* 67–71 kg (Light middleweight)
* 71–75 kg (Middleweight)
* 75–80 kg (Light heavyweight)
* 80–86 kg (Cruiserweight)
* 86–92 kg (Heavyweight)
* +92 kg (Super heavyweight)

## Editions

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Number | Year | Host | Dates | Venue | Events | Nations | Boxers

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1  | 1974 |  Havana, Cuba | 17–30 August  | Coliseo de la Ciudad Deportiva | 11  | 45  | 274
2  | 1978 |  Belgrade, Yugoslavia | 6–20 May  | Pionir Sports Hall | 11  | 41  | 219
3  | 1982 |  Munich, West Germany | 4–15 May  | Olympiahalle | 12  | 45  | 271
4  | 1986 |  Reno, United States | 8–18 May  | Reno-Sparks Convention Center | 12  | 38  | 235
5  | 1989 |  Moscow, Soviet Union | 17 September – 1 October  | Olympic Stadium | 12  | 43  | 236
6  | 1991 |  Sydney, Australia | 14–23 November  | State Sports Centre | 12  | 48  | 242
7  | 1993 |  Tampere, Finland | 7–16 May  | Tampere Ice Stadium | 12  | 53  | 270
8  | 1995 |  Berlin, Germany | 4–15 May  | Deutschlandhalle | 12  | 62  | 351
9  | 1997 |  Budapest, Hungary | 18–26 October  | Budapest Sportcsarnok | 12  | 67  | 350
10  | 1999 |  Houston, United States | 15–29 August  | George R. Brown Convention Center | 12  | 54  | 278
11  | 2001 |  Belfast, United Kingdom | 3–10 June  | Odyssey Arena | 12  | 67  | 334
12  | 2003 |  Bangkok, Thailand | 6–13 July  | Nimibutr Stadium | 11  | 68  | 338
13  | 2005 |  Mianyang, China | 13–20 November  | Jiu Zhou Gymnasium | 11  | 74  | 412
14  | 2007 |  Chicago, United States | 23 October – 3 November  | UIC Pavilion | 11  | 101  | 557
15  | 2009 |  Milan, Italy | 1–12 September  | Mediolanum Forum | 11  | 133  | 554
16  | 2011 |  Baku, Azerbaijan | 22 September – 10 October  | Heydar Aliyev Sports | 10  | 127  | 685
17  | 2013 |  Almaty, Kazakhstan | 14–26 October  | Baluan Sholak Sports Palace | 10  | 116  | 576
18  | 2015 |  Doha, Qatar | 5–18 October  | Ali Bin Hamad al-Attiyah Arena | 10  | 73  | 260
19  | 2017 |  Hamburg, Germany | 25 August – 3 September  | Alsterdorfer Sporthalle | 10  | 85  | 279
20  | 2019 |  Yekaterinburg, Russia | 8–21 September  | Ekaterinburg Expo | 8  | 78  | 365
21  | 2021 |  Belgrade, Serbia | 25 October – 6 November  | Štark Arena | 13  | 88  | 510
22  | 2023 |  Tashkent, Uzbekistan | 30 April – 14 May  | Humo Arena | 13  | 107  | 538
23  | 2025 |  Astana, Kazakhstan | May  |  | 13  |  |

## All-time medal table (1974–2023)

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Updated after the 2023 IBA Men's World Boxing Championships.

Rank| Nation| Gold| Silver| Bronze| Total

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1|  Cuba| 81| 38| 30| 149
2|  Russia| 28| 21| 26| 75
3|  Kazakhstan| 18| 16| 22| 56
4|  United States [a]| 18| 13| 19| 50
5|  Soviet Union| 15| 11| 17| 43
6|  Uzbekistan| 14| 17| 21| 52
7|  Bulgaria| 8| 8| 19| 35
8|  Ukraine| 7| 12| 11| 30
9|  Romania| 7| 5| 17| 29
10|  Azerbaijan| 7| 5| 12| 24
11|  France| 6| 7| 17| 30
12|  Italy| 6| 4| 15| 25
13|  Germany| 4| 6| 25| 35
14|  China| 3| 2| 9| 14
15|  Hungary| 3| 1| 6| 10
16|  Turkey| 2| 4| 11| 17
17|  South Korea| 2| 3| 8| 13
18|  Puerto Rico [a]| 2| 1| 3| 6
19|  Japan| 2| 1| 2| 5
20|  East Germany| 1| 8| 15| 24
21|  Yugoslavia| 1| 6| 10| 17
22|  Mongolia| 1| 5| 7| 13
23|  England| 1| 4| 9| 14
24|  Ireland| 1| 3| 9| 13
Poland| 1| 3| 9| 13
26|  Brazil| 1| 3| 6| 10
27|  Thailand| 1| 3| 5| 9
28|  Armenia| 1| 2| 9| 12
29|  Georgia| 1| 2| 8| 11
30|  Russian Boxing Federation [b]| 1| 2| 2| 5
31|  Nigeria| 1| 1| 3| 5
32|  Kenya| 1| 1| 0| 2
33|  Morocco| 1| 0| 2| 3
34|  Uganda| 1| 0| 1| 2
35|  Venezuela| 0| 5| 6| 11
36|  Belarus| 0| 3| 7| 10
37|  Philippines| 0| 3| 3| 6
38|  Finland| 0| 3| 2| 5
39|  North Korea| 0| 2| 5| 7
40|  Algeria| 0| 2| 2| 4
Netherlands| 0| 2| 2| 4
42|  India| 0| 1| 9| 10
43|  Canada| 0| 1| 4| 5
44|  Lithuania| 0| 1| 3| 4
45|  Argentina| 0| 1| 2| 3
Thailand Boxing Federation [c]| 0| 1| 2| 3
Wales| 0| 1| 2| 3
48|  Croatia| 0| 1| 1| 2
Ecuador| 0| 1| 1| 2
50|  West Germany| 0| 0| 6| 6
51|  Australia| 0| 0| 5| 5
Egypt| 0| 0| 5| 5
Spain| 0| 0| 5| 5
54|  Sweden| 0| 0| 4| 4
Tajikistan| 0| 0| 4| 4
56|  Czech Republic| 0| 0| 3| 3
57|  Dominican Republic| 0| 0| 2| 2
Mexico| 0| 0| 2| 2
Norway| 0| 0| 2| 2
Serbia and Montenegro| 0| 0| 2| 2
Slovakia| 0| 0| 2| 2
62|  Albania| 0| 0| 1| 1
Belgium| 0| 0| 1| 1
Cameroon| 0| 0| 1| 1
Colombia| 0| 0| 1| 1
Costa Rica| 0| 0| 1| 1
Czechoslovakia| 0| 0| 1| 1
Denmark| 0| 0| 1| 1
Ghana| 0| 0| 1| 1
Great Britain| 0| 0| 1| 1
Iran| 0| 0| 1| 1
Jordan| 0| 0| 1| 1
Kyrgyzstan| 0| 0| 1| 1
New Zealand| 0| 0| 1| 1
Pakistan| 0| 0| 1| 1
Panama| 0| 0| 1| 1
Scotland| 0| 0| 1| 1
Serbia| 0| 0| 1| 1
Trinidad and Tobago| 0| 0| 1| 1
Totals (79 entries)| 248| 246| 496| 990

Notes

1. ^ a b 1986 silver medalists Luis Román Rolón (48 kg, Puerto Rico) and Loren Ross (81 kg, United States) were disqualified for doping and stripped of their medals, which were not transferred to other athletes.
2. ^ At the 2021 championships, in accordance with a ban by WADA and a decision by CAS, Russian boxers were not permitted to use the Russian name, flag, or anthem. They instead participated as the Russian Boxing Federation and under the Russian Olympic Committee flag.
3. ^ At the 2021 championships, in accordance with a ban by WADA, Thai boxers participated as the Thailand Boxing Federation, under the AIBA flag.

## Multiple gold medalists

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Boldface denotes active amateur boxers and highest medal count among all boxers (including these who not included in these tables) per type.

Rank  | Boxer  | Country  | Weights  | From  | To  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze  | Total

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1 | Félix Savón |  Cuba | 91 kg | 1986 | 1999 | 6 | 1 | – | 7
2 | Julio César La Cruz |  Cuba | 81 kg / 92 kg | 2011 | 2021 | 5 | – | 1 | 6
3 | Juan Hernández Sierra |  Cuba | 67 kg | 1991 | 1999 | 4 | – | 1 | 5
4 | Lázaro Álvarez |  Cuba | 56 kg / 60 kg / 57 kg | 2011 | 2019 | 3 | 2 | – | 5
5 | Serafim Todorov |  Bulgaria | 54 kg / 57 kg | 1989 | 1995 | 3 | 1 | – | 4
Zou Shiming |  China | 48 kg / 49 kg | 2003 | 2011 | 3 | 1 | – | 4
7 | Francisc Vaștag |  Romania | 67 kg / 71 kg | 1989 | 1995 | 3 | – | 1 | 4
8 | Roberto Balado |  Cuba | +91 kg | 1989 | 1993 | 3 | – | – | 3
Andy Cruz |  Cuba | 64 kg / 63 kg / 63.5 kg | 2017 | 2021 | 3 | – | – | 2
Adolfo Horta |  Cuba | 54 kg / 57 kg / 60 kg | 1978 | 1986 | 3 | – | – | 3
Mario Kindelán |  Cuba | 60 kg | 1999 | 2003 | 3 | – | – | 3
Magomedrasul Majidov |  Azerbaijan | +91 kg | 2011 | 2017 | 3 | – | – | 3
Sofiane Oumiha |  France | 60 kg | 2017 | 2023 | 3 | – | – | 3
Odlanier Solís |  Cuba | 91 kg / +91 kg | 2001 | 2005 | 3 | – | – | 3
Teófilo Stevenson |  Cuba | +81 kg / +91 kg | 1974 | 1986 | 3 | – | – | 3

## See also

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* List of medalists at the IBA World Boxing Championships
* List of medalists at the IBA Women's World Boxing Championships

## References

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1. ^ "AIBA World Boxing Championships". AIBA.org. International Boxing Association (AIBA). Archived from the original on 31 March 2016. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
2. ^ "AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships". AIBA.org. International Boxing Association (AIBA). Archived from the original on 26 March 2016. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
3. ^ "AIBA Boxing History – AIBA". AIBA. Archived from the original on 25 November 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
4. ^ "AIBA increases number of weight categories for boxers". AIBA. 5 July 2021. Archived from the original on 2 October 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2021.

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IBA World Boxing Championships

Men's|

* Havana 1974
* Belgrade 1978
* Munich 1982
* Reno 1986
* Moscow 1989
* Sydney 1991
* Tampere 1993
* Berlin 1995
* Budapest 1997
* Houston 1999
* Belfast 2001
* Bangkok 2003
* Mianyang 2005
* Chicago 2007
* Milan 2009
* Baku 2011
* Almaty 2013
* Doha 2015
* Hamburg 2017
* Yekaterinburg 2019
* Belgrade 2021
* Tashkent 2023
* Astana 2025

Women's|

* Scranton 2001
* Antalya 2002
* Podolsk 2005
* New Delhi 2006
* Ningbo 2008
* Bridgetown 2010
* Qinhuangdao 2012
* Jeju City 2014
* Astana 2016
* New Delhi 2018
* Ulan-Ude 2019
* Istanbul 2022
* New Delhi 2023
* Belgrade 2025

Men's (Junior / Cadet)|

* Baku 2001
* Kecskemet 2002
* Bucharest 2003
* Liverpool 2005
* Istanbul 2006
* Baku 2007
* Yerevan 2009
* Astana 2011
* Kyiv 2013
* Saint Petersburg 2015

Men's (Youth / Junior)|

* Yokohama 1979
* Santo Domingo 1983
* Bucharest 1985
* Havana 1987
* Bayamon 1989
* Lima 1990
* Montreal 1992
* Istanbul 1994
* Havana 1996
* Buenos Aires 1998
* Budapest 2000
* Santiago de Cuba 2002
* Jeju 2004
* Agadir 2006
* Guadalajara 2008
* Baku 2010
* Yerevan 2012
* Saint Petersburg 2016

Combined Youth|

* Sofia 2014
* Budapest 2018
* Kielce 2021
* La Nucia 2022
* Budva 2024

Women's (Junior / Cadet)|

* Antalya 2011
* Albena 2013
* Taipei 2015
* Guwahati 2017

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World|

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Multi-sport
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Sub-regional|

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Discontinued|

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Individual|

* Archery
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Combat sports|

* Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
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* Muaythai
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* Wrestling
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Cue sports|

* Carom billiards
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* men
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* team
* Five-pins
* individual
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* Pool
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* men nine-ball
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* team nine-ball
* pyramid
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Mind sports|

* Backgammon
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* Draughts
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* checkers
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* Go
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Motorcycle sports|

* Endurance
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* Grand Prix
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* individual
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* long track
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* Supermoto
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* Trial
* nations
* E-Bike
* cross

Other|

* Aeroplane sport
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* Powerboating
* Aquabike
* F1
* F4s
* offshore
* Radio-controlled racing
* 1:10 electric off-road
* 1:8 nitro off-road
* Tank biathlon

Other sports|

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* American football
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* Australian football
* Baseball5
* Ball hockey
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* Cricket
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* Beach handball
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* Canoe polo
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* Futsal
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* men's club
* women
* Indoor hockey
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* Inline hockey
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* Korfball
* Lacrosse
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* Life saving
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* Netball
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* men
* women
* Roller hockey
* men
* women
* Rugby league
* men
* men's club
* women
* Rugby union
* men
* women
* Sailing
* Yachts
* Dinghies
* Sepaktakraw
* Socca
* Synchronized skating
* Tchoukball
* Underwater hockey
* Underwater rugby

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* Air sports
* ballooning
* gliding
* parachuting
* paragliding
* Aquatics
* water skiing
* Armwrestling
* Archery
* indoor
* 3D
* field
* Athletics
* cross country
* half marathon
* indoor
* women's decathlon
* relays
* 100 km
* mountain running
* long distance mountain running
* snowshoe running
* skyrunning
* trail running
* Bowling
* Tenpin
* Ninepin (singles, team)
* Bowls
* indoor
* outdoor
* Canoeing
* marathon
* ocean race
* wildwater
* SUP
* canoe sailing
* freestyle
* waveski
* Crokinole
* CrossFit
* Cycling
* cyclo-cross
* indoor
* mountain bike marathon
* trials
* Darts
* WDF
* PDC
* team
* Finswimming
* Fishing
* freshwater
* fly fishing
* Gymnastics
* acrobatic
* aerobic
* parkour
* Ice Climbing
* Modern pentathlon
* biathle
* triathle
* laser run
* Mounted games
* Orienteering
* foot
* ski
* mountain bike
* trail
* Pétanque
* Powerlifting
* Racquetball
* Roller Sports
* artistic skating
* inline alpine
* inline downhill
* inline speed skating
* roller freestyle
* scootering
* Rowing
* coastal
* indoor
* Shooting
* practical handgun
* practical rifle
* practical shotgun
* Skiing
* flying
* speed
* ski mountaineering
* telemarking
* Squash
* individual
* doubles
* team
* Summer biathlon
* Strength athletics
* men
* women
* Surfing
* short board
* long board
* big wave
* SUP/paddleboard
* Swimming
* short course
* Teqball
* Triathlon
* Aquathlon
* Duathlon
* Ironman
* Ironman 70.3
* cross
* cross duathlon
* long distance
* long distance duathlon
* sprint
* winter
* Yo-yo

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