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IBA Women's World Boxing Championships

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IBA Women's World Boxing Championships
Statusactive
Genresports event
Date(s)varying
Frequencybiennial
Location(s)various
Inaugurated2001 (2001) (women)
Organised byIBA

The IBA Women'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] The first women's championships were held over 25 years later in 2001.[3]

Since 1989 the women's championships were held in even years between 2006 and 2018 and switched to a nominal odd-year schedule in 2019.

Weight classes

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As of 1 August 2021, women are grouped into 12 weight classes as follows:[4]

Editions

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Number Year Host Dates Venue Events Nations Boxers
1 2001 United States Scranton, United States 24 November – 2 December 12 30 125
2 2002 Turkey Antalya, Turkey 21–27 October 12 35 185
3 2005 Russia Podolsk, Russia 26 September – 2 October Vityaz Ice Palace 13 30 139
4 2006 India New Delhi, India 18–23 November Talkatora Indoor Stadium 13 33 178
5 2008 China Ningbo, China 22–29 November Ningbo Sports Center 13 42 237
6 2010 Barbados Bridgetown, Barbados 10–18 September Garfield Sobers Gymnasium 10 66 257
7 2012 China Qinhuangdao, China 21 May – 3 June Olympic Stadium 10 70 305
8 2014 South Korea Jeju City, South Korea 13–25 November Halla Gymnasium 10 67 280
9 2016 Kazakhstan Astana, Kazakhstan 19–27 May Barys Arena 10 64 285
10 2018 India New Delhi, India 15–24 November KD Jadav Indoor Stadium 10 62 277
11 2019 Russia Ulan-Ude, Russia 3–13 October Physical Culture and Sports Complex 10 57 224
12 2022 Turkey Istanbul, Turkey 8–20 May Başakşehir Youth and Sports Facility 12 73 310
13 2023 India New Delhi, India 15–26 March KD Jadav Indoor Stadium 12 65 324
14 2025 Serbia Belgrade, Serbia March 12

All-time medal table (2001–2023)

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

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Russia [a]25122663
2 China [b]21162057
3 India1482143
4 Turkey1181635
5 United States892239
6 North Korea871025
7 Canada831728
8 Ireland81110
9 Kazakhstan571729
10 Italy56415
11 Chinese Taipei5027
12 France43815
13 Ukraine371020
14 Hungary351119
15 Sweden32611
16 Brazil3148
17 Philippines22711
18 England16411
19 Romania15814
20 Poland14712
21 Bulgaria1247
22 Belarus1135
23 Morocco1124
24 Panama1102
25 Germany1023
26 Great Britain1012
 Wales1012
28 Lithuania1001
29 Thailand04711
30 Colombia0426
31 Australia0358
 Netherlands0358
33 Norway0314
34 Argentina0235
35 Azerbaijan0224
36 Denmark0156
37 Greece0123
 Mongolia0123
39 Algeria0112
 Mozambique0112
 Vietnam0112
42 Jamaica0101
 Switzerland0101
44 Finland0044
 Japan0044
46 South Korea0033
 Uzbekistan0033
48 Egypt0022
49 Kosovo0011
 Moldova0011
 New Zealand0011
 Spain0011
 Tajikistan0011
 Tunisia0011
Totals (54 entries)147146293586
Notes
  1. ^ 2001 finalist Natalya Kolpakova (71 kg, Russia) was disqualified for protest against judges' decision and stripped of her silver medal, which was not transferred to another athlete.
  2. ^ 2008 gold medalist Chen Ying (48 kg, China) was disqualified for doping. Sarah Ourahmoune (France) and Alexandra Kuleshova (Russia) were subsequently upgraded to gold and silver respectively.

Multiple gold medalists

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Boldface denotes active boxers and highest medal count among all boxers (including these who are not included in these tables) per type. In 2018, Mary Kom defeated Ukrainian boxer Hanna Okhota with a 5–0 win in the 48 kg weight category, she is now tied with Cuban legend Felix Savon’s haul of six golds.[5][6]

Rank Boxer Country Weights From To Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Mary Kom  India 48 kg / 45 kg / 46 kg / 51 kg 2001 2019 6 1 1 8
2 Katie Taylor  Ireland 60 kg 2006 2016 5 1 6
3 Irina Sinetskaya  Russia 67 kg / 66 kg / 80 kg / +81 kg 2001 2012 3 1 1 5
4 Yang Xiaoli  China 81 kg / +81 kg 2014 2019 3 1 4
5 Mary Spencer  Canada 66 kg / 75 kg 2005 2010 3 1 4
6 Simona Galassi  Italy 51 kg / 50 kg 2001 2005 3 3
Ren Cancan  China 52 kg / 51 kg 2008 2012 3 3
8 Mária Kovács  Hungary 90 kg / 86 kg / 75 kg 2001 2010 2 2 1 5
9 Ariane Fortin-Brochu  Canada 70 kg / 75 kg 2005 2014 2 1 1 4
Anna Laurell  Sweden 75 kg 2001 2012 2 1 1 4
Sofya Ochigava  Russia 52 kg / 54 kg / 57 kg / 60 kg 2005 2012 2 1 1 4

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. ^ Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "Mary Kom wins record sixth World Championships gold". The Indian Express. 25 November 2018. Archived from the original on 25 November 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  6. ^ "World Boxing Championships: Mary Kom wins record sixth gold medal, Sonia Chahal takes silver – Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 24 November 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2018.