Youth and Junior World Boxing Championships

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Youth and Junior World Boxing Championships
StatusActive
GenreSports event
Date(s)Midyear
FrequencyAnnual
Inaugurated1979 (U19) / 2001 (U17)
Organised byIBA

The IBA Youth World Boxing Championships and the IBA Junior World Boxing Championships are amateur boxing competitions organised by the International Boxing Association (IBA), the sport's governing body, for "Youth" competitors—ages 17 or 18 years old (U19), and for "Junior" competitors—ages 15 or 16 years old (U17), respectively. The Youth world championship began in 1979 in Yokohama, Japan, and has been held biennially since 1990. The Junior world championship began in 2001 in Baku, Azerbaijan, and has been held biennially since 2007.

History[edit]

The competitions are under the supervision of the world's governing body for amateur boxing AIBA and are the younger versions of the World Amateur Boxing Championships. Starting from 2008, the Junior world championships, which ran from 1979 to 2006, was renamed the Youth World Boxing Championships. Starting from 2009, the Cadet world championships, which ran from 2001 to 2007, was renamed the Junior World Boxing Championships.[1]

Youth (Junior) Championships (U19)[edit]

IBA Youth World Boxing Championships

Combined (Men and Women)[edit]

Number Year Host Dates
18 2014 Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria April 14 – 24
20 2018 Hungary Budapest, Hungary August 21 – 31
21 2021 Poland Kielce, Poland April 10 – 24
22 2022 Spain La Nucia, Spain November 14 – 26

Junior (Cadet) Championships (U17)[edit]

Combined (Men and Women)[edit]

Number Year Host Dates
1 2023 Armenia Yerevan, Armenia November 23 – December 4

See also[edit]

Results[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Deadline closes for 2008 Youth World Championships entries". AIBA. 2008-09-29. Retrieved 2009-02-06.