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IBA World Boxing Championships
Statusactive
Genresports event
Date(s)varying
Frequencybiennial
Location(s)various
Inaugurated1974 (men)
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.

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]

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.

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.

  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.