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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

File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-1987-0319-022, Michael Ernsz, Felix Savon.jpg
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

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)

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

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1File:Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba813830149
2File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia28212675
3File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan18162256
4File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States [lower-alpha 1]18131950
5File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union15111743
6File:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan14172152
7File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria881935
8File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine7121130
9File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania751729
10File:Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Azerbaijan751224
11File:Flag of France.svg France671730
12File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy641525
13File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany462535
14File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China32914
15File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary31610
16File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey241117
17File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea23813
18File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico [lower-alpha 1]2136
19File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan2125
20File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany181524
21File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Yugoslavia161017
22File:Flag of Mongolia.svg Mongolia15713
23File:Flag of England.svg England14914
24File:Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland13913
File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland13913
26File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil13610
27File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand1359
28File:Flag of Armenia.svg Armenia12912
29File:Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia12811
30Russia Russian Boxing Federation [lower-alpha 2]1225
31File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria1135
32File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya1102
33File:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco1023
34File:Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda1012
35File:Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela05611
36File:Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus03710
37File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines0336
38File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland0325
39File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea0257
40File:Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria0224
File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands0224
42File:Flag of India.svg India01910
43File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada0145
44File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania0134
45File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina0123
Thailand Boxing Federation [lower-alpha 3]0123
File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales0123
48File:Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia0112
File:Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador0112
50File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany0066
51File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia0055
File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt0055
File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain0055
54File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden0044
File:Flag of Tajikistan.svg Tajikistan0044
56File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic0033
57File:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic0022
File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico0022
File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway0022
File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1992–2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003–2006).svg Serbia and Montenegro0022
File:Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia0022
62File:Flag of Albania.svg Albania0011
File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium0011
File:Flag of Cameroon.svg Cameroon0011
File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia0011
File:Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica0011
File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia0011
File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark0011
File:Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana0011
File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain0011
File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran0011
File:Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan0011
File:Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Kyrgyzstan0011
File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand0011
File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan0011
File:Flag of Panama.svg Panama0011
File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland0011
File:Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia0011
File:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago0011
Totals (79 entries)248246496990
Notes
  1. 1.0 1.1 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

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

See also

References

  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.