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Boxing fans can get early access to tickets for World Boxing Championships 2025 by registering for priority presale

Boxing fans can get exclusive early access to tickets for the World Boxing Championships 2025 in Liverpool by REGISTERING NOW at www.worldboxingliverpool.com for the priority presale to purchase tickets from 11:00 on Monday 28 April 2025.

The priority presale is open for 48 hours before tickets go on general sale at 11:00 on Wednesday 30 April 2025 at Ticket Quarter.

The World Boxing Championships 2025 for elite men and women will run from 4 – 14 September 2025 at the M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool.

More than 500 boxers from over 60 countries will take part in the competition which will be the first Elite-level global championships hosted by World Boxing, the new International Federation for Olympic style boxing.  It will be the biggest Olympic-style boxing event to be held in Great Britain since the London 2012 Olympic Games.

The action will feature competition in 10 weight classes for both men and women and be the first time ever that male and female boxers have competed in Olympic-style boxing for the title of World Boxing Champion at the same event.

Liverpool has a long history of staging major international events and was selected as the host of the inaugural World Boxing Championships following a successful bid that was developed by a group of partners which comprised England Boxing, GB Boxing, Liverpool City Council and the M&S Bank Arena, with the support of the National Lottery and UK Sport. Event partners are Sting, Nike Boxing, Brabners, the Liverpool Bid Company and Visit Liverpool.

Venues announced for Boxing competition at LA28

The venues have been announced for the boxing competition that will take place at the Olympic Games Los Angeles 2028 (LA28).

The preliminary boxing rounds will be held in the Peacock Theater in Downton Los Angeles before the action moves to Arena in Downtown Los Angeles for the final stages.

248 boxers will compete in the boxing competition at LA28 which will be delivered and managed by World Boxing.  It will feature seven male and seven female weight classes, providing full parity between men and women for the first time at an Olympic Games. 

LA28 Chief Executive Officer, Reynold Hoover, said: “We’ve promised the world an incredible Olympic Games and today we’re proud to share the plan that will make it happen. Los Angeles is the epicenter of sports, culture and entertainment, and every venue selected for the 2028 Games will provide athletes and fans the best possible experience.

“The 2028 Olympic venue plan invites communities from across the region to celebrate the Games coming to their backyard with the most exciting sports staged at some of the world’s top-tier existing stadiums and arenas, famous beaches and purpose-built temporary structures.”

City of Los Angeles Mayor, Karen Bass, said: “As the Host City for the 2028 Games, Los Angeles will become only the third city in the history of the world to host the Summer Olympics three times and these venues will showcase the best of our city to a global audience.

“This plan brings the Games to all corners of our city like never before — from the Sepulveda Basin to the iconic shores of Venice Beach, our world-famous neighborhoods as well as our hidden gems will be on full display for all to experience and enjoy. And as we come together to prepare, we will help small businesses, create local jobs and implement lasting environmental and transportation improvements that will leave a legacy in our city for generations to come.”

World Boxing was launched in April 2023 with a mission to ensure that boxing remains at the heart of the Olympic movement.  It held its first formal meeting with the IOC in May 2024 and on 25 February 2025, it was granted provisional recognition by the IOC as the International Federation (IF) within the Olympic Movement governing the sport of boxing at world level. 

IOC confirms gender parity in boxing at LA28 with seven weight classes for both men and women 

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has confirmed the weight classes and quota places for the boxing competition at the Olympic Games Los Angeles 2028 (LA28) where there will be full parity between men and women. 

It means there will be seven weight classes for both men and women, who will have an equal share of the 248 quota places in the boxing competition (124 each). 

Parity in the weight classes means an additional weight category has been added to the female competition from Paris 2024, where there were seven classes for men (125 quota places) and six for women (124 quota places). 

The news follows the decision by the 144th Session of the IOC (20 March 2025) to restore boxing to the sport programme for LA28, where the competition and qualification pathway will be managed by World Boxing after it was granted provisional recognition by the IOC in February 2025 as the International Federation (IF) for boxing within the Olympic Movement. 

The weight classes for boxing at LA28 will be:

Men’s Weight Categories Women’s Weight Categories
OverUnderOverUnder
Bantamweight 50kg 55kg Flyweight 48kg 51kg 
Lightweight 55kg 60kg Bantamweight 51kg 54kg 
Welterweight 60kg 65kg Featherweight 54kg 57kg 
Light-middleweight 65kg 70kg Lightweight 57kg 60kg 
Light-heavyweight 70kg 80kg Welterweight 60kg 65kg 
Heavyweight 80kg 90kg Light-middleweight 65kg 70kg 
Super-heavyweight 90kg Middleweight 
70kg75kg

The President of World Boxing, Boris van der Vorst, said: “Boxing is an inclusive sport that is open to everyone and we welcome the decision by the IOC to create parity in the number of weight classes for men and women at LA28. 

“This will be a significant milestone for the sport and is a sign of the enormous progress that has been made in women’s boxing since it was first included in the Olympic programme at London 2012, where there were three weight categories. World Boxing is committed to playing a positive role within the Olympic Movement and we look forward to working closely with the IOC to deliver a boxing competition that will be a fantastic platform for our male and female competitors and showcase all that is great about our sport.”

World Boxing was launched in April 2023 with a mission to ensure that boxing remains at the heart of the Olympic movement. 

It held its first formal meeting with the IOC in May 2024 and on 25 February 2025, it was granted provisional recognition by the IOC as the International Federation (IF) within the Olympic Movement governing the sport of boxing at world level. 

World Boxing Cup: Brazil 2025 Concludes

The World Boxing Cup: Brazil 2025 was completed on Saturday, April 5, inside Rafain Palace Hotel and Convention in Foz do Iguacu, Brazil. Eighteen champions were crowned on the final day of competition, finalizing a six-day tournament that kicked off the 2025 calendar for World Boxing.

On the final day of the men’s competition, Uzbekistan cleaned up with an astounding five wins, while Brazil claimed a pair of victories in Saturday’s gold medal bouts. India earned a walkover victory in the 70kg weight class and Kazakhstan secured one gold medal in the loaded 55kg division.

In the women’s finals schedule, Poland was the lone nation with multiple gold medals, one from Wiktoria Rogalinska (54kg) and Barbara Marcinkowska (70kg). Italy, Brazil, England, Kazakhstan, Argentina and Norway notched champions on the final day.

For the men’s total medal count, 10 nations closed the week with athletes atop the podium. Uzbekistan led the way with seven medals, five of which were gold. India checked in next with six medals, while Brazil came in third with five medals. England earned four medals, three of which were silver. France, Kazakhstan and Poland each earned three medals. Italy and the United States each earned two medals, while Guatemala closed the week with one bronze medal.

In the women’s medal count, 11 countries claimed medals across the total standings. Poland led all nations with seven medals, including two gold, three silver and two bronze. Italy finished second overall with five total medals, while Brazil and England tied for third with four medals each. The United States finished fifth overall with three medals, including one silver and two bronze. Australia, Chinese Taipei and Kazakhstan each claimed two medals. Argentina, Germany and Norway rounded out the medal standings with one medal for each nation.

Up next, the World Boxing Cup series will head to Astana, Kazakhstan, 30 June through 7 July.

Men’s Medal Count:

CountryGoldSilverBronzeTotal Medals
Uzbekistan5117
India1146
Brazil2215
England–314
France–123
Kazakhstan1–23
Poland–123
Italy––22
USA––22
Guatemala––11

Women’s Medal Count:

CountryGoldSilverBronzeTotal Medals
Poland2327
Italy1315
Brazil1–34
Englnd1–34
USA–123
Australia–112
Chinese Taipei––22
Kazakhstan1–12
Argentina1––1
Germany––11
Norway1––1

Finals Set for World Boxing Cup: Brazil 2025

Finals matchups were set for six more weight classes at the World Boxing Cup: Brazil 2025 inside Rafain Palace Hotel and Convention in Foz do Iguachu, Brazil, on Friday, April 4. Saturday’s championships schedule will consist of 18 bouts across as many weight classes with nine matches in each of the men’s and women’s competitions.

Friday’s lone session began with a women’s 51kg matchup between Kazakhstan’s Zhazira Urakbayeva and Poland’s Natalia Kuczewska. While the action went back and forth between the opening two rounds, Urakbayeva ultimately earned a 3-2 victory.

Bout two featured Italy’s Lucia Elen Ayari and the United States’ Jennifer Lozano in another tightly contested showdown. Lozano stepped ahead after pushing the pace in the first round. Ayari clawed back on the judges’ scorecards over the final two rounds and earned a 3-2 win over the American. Urakbayeva and Ayari will now square off in the first bout of Saturday’s evening session.

There were no questions in the 57kg division as each winner punched their ticket to the gold medal match with a 5-0 win. Poland’s Julia Szeremeta, a Paris 2024 Olympic silver medalist, bested Kazakhstan’s Sarsenbek in the opening semifinal of the division. In the following bout, Brazil’s Jucielen Romeu, another Paris 2024 Olympian, cruised past England’s Vivien Parsons in front of the home crowd. Szeremeta and Romeu will face off in bout two of Saturday’s evening session.

Kazakhstan’s Nursultan Altynbek overpowered India’s Manish Rathore in the 55kg weight class to book his ticket to the gold medal match. Altynbek swayed all five judges during the bout and will now face Uzbekistan’s Mirarzizbek Mirzakhalilov, who also scored a 5-0 win over his Guatemalan opponent, Jose Daniel Felipe Mijangos. Altynbek and Mirzakhalilov are scheduled to box in bout five of Saturday’s evening session.

The men’s 65kg division also featured a pair of 5-0 wins for Brazil’s Yuri Reis and India’s Abhinash Jamwal. Reis dazzled in front of the Brazilian crowd and earned three perfect scorecards from four judges against England’s Patris Mulghalzai. Jamwal also left no question on his side of the bracket and claimed 10-9 scorecards from four judges throughout the match. Reis and Jamwal will contend for the gold medal in bout six during the evening session on Saturday.

Uzbekistan has been dominant throughout the week and Javokhir Ummataliev’s 80kg semifinal matchup against Kazakhstan’s Dias Molzhigitov was no different. Ummataliev was on point from start to finish and scored a 5-0 win over Molzhigitov. Brazil’s Wanderley Pereira overpowered France’s Yojerlin Cesar with a unanimous decision victory, marking Brazil’s third victory of the day. Ummataliev and Pereira will now meet in the title match, scheduled for bout eight of Saturday’s evening session.

In the first semifinal bout of the 85kg division, Kazakhstan’s Daulet Tulemissov left no question and closed the match early with a second-round knockout (KO) against France’s Abdoulaye Traore. The day’s final bout featured Uzbekistan’s Akmaljon Isroilov and Poland’s Jakub Straszewski. Isroilov carried out yet another major victory for his nation and won via unanimous decision. Tulemissov and Isroilov will meet inside the ropes on Saturday in bout eight of the first session.

Saturday’s schedule will feature two sessions, an afternoon session and an evening session, with nine championship bouts in each block. The afternoon session will begin at 14:00 BRT, followed by the evening session at 18:00 BRT. Each bout will be broadcast live on the World Boxing YouTube channel, linked here.

Detailed information including draws, schedules and images will be uploaded to the official event website.

World Boxing will be posting updates throughout the competition on its social media channels:

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World Boxing Cup: Brazil 2025 Semi Finals Begin on Day 4

Day four of the World Boxing Cup: Brazil 2025 finished on Thursday inside Rafain Palace Hotel and Convention in Foz do Iguacu, Brazil. After 24 bouts, half of the event’s semi final competition was determined, with just two days of action to go in the opening tournament of the year within the World Boxing Cup series.

Thursday’s competition featured 24 bouts across two sessions, setting up the gold medal matches for 12 weight classes. Poland led the way on Thursday and secured five wins, four of which came on the women’s side. Great Britain earned four wins throughout the day, three men and one woman, while Uzbekistan notched four wins on the men’s side of the competition.

Italy has been consistently strong among the women’s competitors and sent a trio of those athletes into title bouts on day four. Brazil claimed two victories from its men’s contingent, including a decisive 4-1 win from Paris 2024 Olympian Luiz Oliveira in the men’s 60kg division.

Argentina, Australia, France, India, Norway and the USA each earned one victory on the day, closing out the list of national federations that gained a win during day four.

Among some of the more impressive performances throughout Thursday’s schedule, Poland’s Pawel Brach (60kg) closed out his bout against India’s Sachin after a quick start in the opening round. Brach employed a powerful body shot in the first round and claimed the victory after the India staff threw in the towel between rounds one and two.

Brazil’s Kaue Belini (75kg) also ended his bout early and registered a knockout against Italy’s Remo Salvati in bout 21. Belini secured the stoppage in the opening round, setting up the gold medal bout against Uzbekistan’s Fazliddin Erkinboev on Saturday, April 5.

Day five of the World Boxing Cup: Brazil 2025 will feature just one session, beginning at 18:00 BRT. Each bout will be broadcast live on the World Boxing YouTube channel, linked here.

Detailed information including draws, schedules and images will be uploaded to the official event website.

World Boxing will be posting updates throughout the competition on its social media channels:

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Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/officialworldboxing/

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Quarter Finals Conclude on Day 3 at World Boxing Cup: Brazil 2025

The quarter final rounds of the World Boxing Cup: Brazil 2025 concluded on Wednesday inside Rafain Palace Hotel and Convention in Foz do Iguacu, Brazil. 22 bouts took place across two sessions setting the stage for Thursday’s semifinal schedule.

Wednesday’s competition began with the women’s 57kg division, where Poland’s Julia Szeremeta and Brazil’s Jucielen Romeu punched their tickets to the next round. Szeremeta defeated the United States’ Alyssa Mendoza, 5-0, while Romeu claimed a 4-1 win over Chinese Taipei’s Shih-Yi Wu.

Bouts three through six consisted of quarter finals competition for the men’s 55kg division, all of which were finished decisively. India’s Manish Rathore claimed a 3-0 win over Australia’s Yusuf Chothia, and will now face Kazakhstan’s Nursultan Altynbek. Altynbek nabbed a 5-0 decision over France’s Bilal Benali. On the other side of the bracket, Guatemala’s Jose Daniel Felipe Mijangos scored a knockout against Italy’s Tommaso Sciacca. In bout six, Uzbekistan’s Mirarzizbek Mirzakhalilov cruised to a 5-0 win over Poland’s Nikolas Pawlik. Mijangos and Mirzakhalilov will now square off in the second semifinal of the 55kg bracket.

The final four bouts of the afternoon session were contested in the 70kg division where India’s Hitesh, France’s Makan Traore, England’s Odel Kamara and the USA’s Carlos Flowers kept their tournament hopes alive. Hitesh won 5-0 over Italy’s Gabriele Guidi Rontani and will now take on Traore, who defeated Kazakhstan’s Darkhan Duisebay 4-1. Kamara toppled Uzbekistan’s Ikboljon Kholdarov via unanimous decision. Flowers overpowered his Panamanian foe, Eduardo Beckford, and earned an RSC in the final round. Flowers and Kamara will now meet in the semi finals with a shot at the gold medal on the line.  

USA’s Jennifer Lozano and Italy’s Lucie Elen Ayari rolled to 5-0 wins over their respective opponents during Wednesday’s 51kg competition. Lozano powered past Chinese Taipei’s Ching-Yu Shiu, while Ayari knocked off Panama’s Yuliett Hinestroza, setting up a showdown between the American and the Italian. Kazakhstan’s Zhazira Urakbayeva bested Brazil’s Carline Almeida, 3-2, and she will now face Poland’s Natalia Kuczewska, who rolled past Argentina’s Aldana Florencia Lopez by a score of 4-1.

In the men’s 65kg weight class, Brazil’s Yuri Reis notched a 3-2 win over Uzbekistan’s Asadkhuja Muydinkhujaev, setting up a semi final contest against England’s Patris Mulghalzai. Mulghalzai battled to a 3-2 victory over Poland’s Bartlomiej Roskowicz. India’s Abhinash Jamwal found his footing early and snagged a 5-0 victory over Germany’s Denis Bril. Italy’s Gianluigi Malanga secured his spot in the medal round and will take on Jamwal, following a 3-0 win over USA’s Dustin Jimenez.

The final four bouts of the day consisted of the action in the 80kg division. Uzbekistan’s Javokhir Ummataliev, Kazakhstan’s Dias Molzhigitov, Brazil’s Wanderley Pereira and France’s Yojerlin Cesar claimed victories. Pereira scored a 5-0 win over Guatemala’s Wyatt Dansel Trujillo Barillas, while Cesar also earned a 5-0 result over England’s Dimeji Shittu. Ummataliev won 3-2 against USA’s Robby Gonzales, setting up a match against Molzhigitov, who bested Poland’s Nikoden Kozak 5-0.

Day four of the competition begins on Thursday, April 3, starting at 14:00 BRT. Each bout during Thursday’s schedule will be broadcast live on the World Boxing YouTube channel, linked here.

Detailed information including draws, schedules and images will be uploaded to the official event website.

World Boxing will be posting updates throughout the competition on its social media channels:

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Poland Shines on Day Two of World Boxing Cup: Brazil 2025

Day two of the World Boxing Cup: Brazil 2025 is complete after 23 bouts were decided inside Rafain Palace Hotel & Convention in Foz do Iguacu, Brazil. The day was split into two sessions, an afternoon session and an evening session, with eight divisions, six men’s and two women’s, in action.

Poland erupted for five victories throughout Tuesday’s competition, leading off with a 5-0 win from Wiktoria Rogalinska over Kazakhstan’s Anita Adisheva in the opening bout of the day for the 54kg weight class. Pawel Brach scored a 5-0 win over the United States’ Ramon Ordonez just four bouts later in a men’s 60kg matchup, creating a wave of momentum for Poland’s remaining three contenders left for the evening session. Aneta Rygielska (women’s 60kg), Jakub Slominski (men’s 50kg) and Jakub Straszewski (men’s 85kg) carried that momentum and closed out a perfect day for Poland with wins in the form of 4-1, 5-0 and 4-1, respectively.

Brazil, Italy and Uzbekistan checked in next with three wins each for a three-way tie for wins on day two. Brazil split their six bouts on the day with three wins coming on the men’s side of the tournament. Yuri Reis (men’s 65kg), Kaue Belini (men’s 75kg) and Luiz Oliveira (men’s 60kg) earned the Brazilians’ three victories, each by flawless 5-0 decisions.

Italy was led on the day by Sirine Charaabi (54kg), Rebecca Nicoli (women’s 60kg) and Gianluigi Malanga (men’s 65kg), marking a 3-for-4 outing for the Italians on Tuesday. Uzbekistan also closed out a perfect second day of competition with three victories of its own, carrying over the success from Monday’s competition. Madiyar Daniyarov (men’s 60kg), Asilbek Jalilov (men’s 50kg) and Akmaljon Isroilov (men’s 85kg) carried the flawless record for Uzbekistan during Tuesday’s action.

The squads from France and the USA each garnered two victories on day two, with the United States claiming its two wins during the afternoon session. France only competed in two bouts during Tuesday’s competition, both of which came in the evening session.

Australia, England, India, Kazakhstan and Norway rounded out the results from Tuesday’s action with one victory each.

Day three of competition begins on Wednesday, April 2, beginning at 14:00 BRT. Each bout during Wednesday’s schedule will be broadcast on the CBBoxe YouTube channel, linked here.

Detailed information including draws, schedules and images will be uploaded to the official event website.

World Boxing will be posting updates throughout the competition on its social media channels: