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World Boxing publishes updated 2026 competition calendar
2+ mon, 5+ day ago (401+ words) World Boxing has published an updated calendar for 2026, which includes the international competitions that will be delivered by World Boxing, three continental confederation championships and a series of multi-sport events that will take place under its rules and where World…...
World Boxing Announces 2026 Event Calendar and Bidding Timelines
9+ mon, 4+ week ago (95+ words) Among the various World Boxing events on the schedule for 2026, there will be three separate timelines for World Boxing Cup events, World Boxing U19 events and Confederation Championship events. The bidding timelines for the three types of 2026 World Boxing events are…...
Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan continue to lead the way in updated World Boxing Rankings
1+ week, 1+ day ago (392+ words) World Boxing has published its updated rankings (HERE) for elite men and women covering the performances of boxers at competitions in 2024 and up until the start of 2026. The updated rankings reveal that boxers from Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan continue to lead…...
Gold medal bouts confirmed after blockbuster penultimate day of 2026 World Boxing Futures Cup
1+ week, 5+ day ago (266+ words) Sunday's finals are confirmed following thirty-eight semi-final bouts on day seven of action in Bangkok. There will be an all-Oceania final in the women's 80kg+ category. Francis Taafaki represents Tuvalu, one of the smallest nations in the world, and secured their…...
World Boxing Leadership Meets Italian Boxing Federation in Milan
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (253+ words) The President of World Boxing, Gennadiy Golovkin, and Secretary General Tom Dielen met with senior representatives of the Italian Boxing Federation (FPI) in Milan today, during the ongoing Winter Olympic Games Milan-Cortina 2026." The meeting was an opportunity for Golovkin to…...
World Boxing’s Executive Board endorses four new membership applications from Benin, Mali, Moldova and St Lucia
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (306+ words) The Executive Board of World Boxing has endorsed four new membership applications from the National Federations for boxing in Benin, Mali, Moldova and St Lucia. The endorsement of four new applications means World Boxing now has 159 National Federations as members,…...
World Boxing welcomes decision by IOC to include boxing at LA28
1+ year, 6+ day ago (886+ words) World Boxing has welcomed the decision by the 144th Session of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to include boxing on the sports programme of the Olympic Games Los Angeles 2028 (LA28). The decision follows the recent decision by the Executive Board of the…...
Approval of 17 new applications sees membership of World Boxing surpass 100 National Federations
10+ mon, 4+ day ago (375+ words) World Boxing has surpassed the landmark of 100 members after its Executive Board approved the applications of 17 National Federations, to take its total to 106 countries. The latest cohort of countries to join World Boxing features some of the most famous and…...