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Hosts of the World Boxing Championships

The World Boxing Championship, organized by the International Boxing Association (IBA), is a biennial amateur boxing competition, formerly known as the World Amateur Boxing Championship. The first event, for men only, was held in Havana Cuba in 1974. A women event was first held in 2001. The competitions are held every two years, usually with the men’s and women’s event occurring in alternating years.



Men's Hosts

Number Year Host
23 2025 Osaka, Japan
22 2023 Tashkent, Uzbekistan
21 2021 Belgrade, Serbia
20 2019 Yekaterinburg, Russia
19 2017 Hamburg, Germany
18 2015 Doha, Qatar
17 2013 Almaty, Kazakhstan
16 2011 Baku, Azerbaijan
15 2009 Milan, Italy
14 2007 Chicago, United States
13 2005 Mianyang, China
12 2003 Bangkok, Thailand
11 2001 Belfast, United Kingdom
10 1999 Houston, United States
9 1997 Budapest, Hungary
8 1995 Berlin, Germany
7 1993 Tampere, Finland
6 1991 Sydney, Australia
5 1989 Moscow, Soviet Union
4 1986 Reno, United States
3 1982 Munich, West Germany
2 1978 Belgrade, Yugoslavia
1 1974 Havana, Cuba

Women's Hosts

Number Year Host
13 2023 New Delhi, India
12 2022 Istanbul, Turkey
11 2019 Ulan-Ude, Russia
10 2018 New Delhi, India
9 2016 Astana, Kazakhstan
8 2014 Jeju City, South Korea
7 2012 Qinhuangdao, China
6 2010 Bridgetown, Barbados
5 2008 Ningbo, China
4 2006 New Delhi, India
3 2005 Podolsk, Russia
2 2002 Antalya, Turkey
1 2001 Scranton, United States


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