IBA World Boxing Championships

IBA World Boxing Championships
Statusactive
Genresports event
Date(s)varying
Frequencybiennial
Location(s)various
Inaugurated1974 (1974) (men)
2001 (2001) (women)
Organised byIBA

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]

Editions

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

All-time medal table (1974–2023)

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

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Cuba813830149
2 Russia28212675
3 Kazakhstan18162256
4 United States [a]18131950
5 Soviet Union15111743
6 Uzbekistan14172152
7 Bulgaria881935
8 Ukraine7121130
9 Romania751729
10 Azerbaijan751224
11 France671730
12 Italy641525
13 Germany462535
14 China32914
15 Hungary31610
16 Turkey241117
17 South Korea23813
18 Puerto Rico [a]2136
19 Japan2125
20 East Germany181524
21 Yugoslavia161017
22 Mongolia15713
23 England14914
24 Ireland13913
 Poland13913
26 Brazil13610
27 Thailand1359
28 Armenia12912
29 Georgia12811
30Russia Russian Boxing Federation [b]1225
31 Nigeria1135
32 Kenya1102
33 Morocco1023
34 Uganda1012
35 Venezuela05611
36 Belarus03710
37 Philippines0336
38 Finland0325
39 North Korea0257
40 Algeria0224
 Netherlands0224
42 India01910
43 Canada0145
44 Lithuania0134
45 Argentina0123
Thailand Boxing Federation [c]0123
 Wales0123
48 Croatia0112
 Ecuador0112
50 West Germany0066
51 Australia0055
 Egypt0055
 Spain0055
54 Sweden0044
 Tajikistan0044
56 Czech Republic0033
57 Dominican Republic0022
 Mexico0022
 Norway0022
 Serbia and Montenegro0022
 Slovakia0022
62 Albania0011
 Belgium0011
 Cameroon0011
 Colombia0011
 Costa Rica0011
 Czechoslovakia0011
 Denmark0011
 Ghana0011
 Great Britain0011
 Iran0011
 Jordan0011
 Kyrgyzstan0011
 New Zealand0011
 Pakistan0011
 Panama0011
 Scotland0011
 Serbia0011
 Trinidad and Tobago0011
Totals (79 entries)248246496990
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
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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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.