The World Amateur Boxing Championships is a biennial amateur boxing competition organised by the International Boxing Association (AIBA), which is the sport governing body. Alongside the Olympic boxing programme, it is the highest level of competition for the sport. The championships was first held in 1974 Havana, Cuba as a men's only event and the first women's championships was held over 25 years later in 2001. The men's and women's competitions are held separately and since 2006 the biennial championships have been held in alternating years.
The number of weight categories was reduced from twelve to eleven in 2003 with the removal of the light middleweight division (−71 kg). In 2011 the weight categories went down to ten with the removal of the featherweight division (−57 kg)
Men's editions
Year |
Edition |
Host |
Date
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1974
|
1. World Championships
|
23x15px Havana, Cuba
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August 17–30
|
1978
|
2. World Championships
|
23x15px Belgrade, Yugoslavia
|
May 6–20
|
1982
|
3. World Championships
|
23x15px Munich, West Germany
|
May 4–15
|
1986
|
4. World Championships
|
23x15px Reno, United States
|
May 8–18
|
1989
|
5. World Championships
|
23x15px Moscow, Soviet Union
|
September 17 – October 1
|
1991
|
6. World Championships
|
23x15px Sydney, Australia
|
November 14–23
|
1993
|
7. World Championships
|
23x15px Tampere, Finland
|
May 7–16
|
1995
|
8. World Championships
|
23x15px Berlin, Germany
|
May 4–15
|
1997
|
9. World Championships
|
23x15px Budapest, Hungary
|
October 18–26
|
1999
|
10. World Championships
|
23x15px Houston, United States
|
August 15–29
|
2001
|
11. World Championships
|
23x15px Belfast, United Kingdom
|
June 3–10
|
2003
|
12. World Championships
|
23x15px Bangkok, Thailand
|
July 6–13
|
2005
|
13. World Championships
|
23x15px Mianyang, China
|
November 13–20
|
2007
|
14. World Championships
|
23x15px Chicago, United States
|
October 23 – November 3
|
2009
|
15. World Championships
|
23x15px Milan, Italy
|
September 1–12
|
2011
|
16. World Championships
|
23x15px Baku, Azerbaijan
|
September 22 – October 10
|
2013
|
17. World Championships
|
Template:Country data Kazakhstan Almaty, Kazakhstan
|
October 14–26
|
2015
|
18. World Championships
|
23x15px Doha, Qatar
|
October 5–18
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Medal table (1974–2013)
Women's editions
Medal table (2001–2014)
See also