2026

World Boxing Extraordinary Congress strengthens governance with new Ethics Committee

World Boxing today held an Extraordinary Congress, at which member federations approved a series of measures further strengthening the organisation’s governance framework.

Opening the Congress, World Boxing President Gennadiy Golovkin underlined the organisation’s continued commitment to transparent, accountable and athlete-centred governance as it builds toward full IOC recognition and boxing’s long-term Olympic future.

With the quorum of member federations confirmed, delegates approved three governance measures.

First, a constitutional amendment on the Ethics Committee was adopted by the required two-thirds majority. It establishes a permanent Ethics Committee, appointed by Congress on the recommendation of the Executive Board, replacing the previous ad interim body.

Second, delegates approved the composition of the World Boxing Ethics Committee, which takes office on 2 July 2026. The Committee will be chaired by Margot Foster, alongside members Norihide Ishido, Daniel Pitt — appointed by the Athletes’ Committee and independent member Kirsty Burrows.

Third, the Congress approved the appointment of Nexio Fiduciaire SA as auditors for the 2025 accounts. 

Each measure was carried with overwhelming support from the membership.

“Today’s meeting is a big step for our future. We must make decisions, which follow the recommendations from the ASOIF Governance Review and support our recognition by the IOC. This is fundamental to creating a strong and trusted International Federation,” said World Boxing President Gennadiy Golovkin.

The decisions reinforce the independent oversight and financial-governance structures World Boxing has put in place over recent months. The organisation’s governance program continues at its Congress in Panama in November 2026, where members will consider the next set of governance and athlete-focused measures, including an Athletes’ Rights Charter aligned with the IOC Athletes’ Declaration.

Boxing competition at Dakar 2026 Youth Olympics will deliver gender parity with 60 men and 60 women from 79 National Olympic Committees selected to compete

The athlete selection process for the Boxing competition at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games has been completed with 120 athlete quota places allocated to 79 National Olympic Committees (NOCs).

The final allocation of 60 male and 60 female athletes achieves full gender parity and will maintain the sporting integrity of the competition while also delivering strong global representation across all five continents.

The allocation reflects the IOC Participation Principles for Dakar 2026 which are based on the six key pillars of:

  • Universality
  • Continental Representation
  • Athlete Performance
  • Gender Equality
  • NOC Representation
  • Event Representation

To support the principle of Athlete Performance, in March 2026 World Boxing organised the World Boxing Futures Cup in Bangkok, Thailand, for boxers under the age of 19. The competition featured more than 450 boxers and demonstrated that the boxers who are eligible for selection for Dakar 2026 possessed the competitive standard required for participation at the Youth Olympic Games.

World Boxing also provided travel and accommodation support to 23 participating National Federations and NOC’s, through Olympic Solidarity funding, to reduce financial barriers to participation and facilitate athlete access to the qualification process.

A full breakdown of NOCs per weight category can be seen below.

Table of Women’s Weight Categories for Dakar 2026:

W48W51W54W57W60
ALGBOTEGYALGALG
NGRKENMARSENEGY
MARALGBENTUNSEN
AZEBELROUHUNNED
GBRPOLGERFRALTU
MGLBHUJPNIRIKGZ
INDJORKAZKAZJPN
COLVENVENECUUZB
MEXPANCOLBRAUKR
TURAUSAUSTPEFIJ
THACANKORPOLCHN
ITANZLUZBUKRSVK

Table of Men’s Weight Categories for Dakar 2026

M50M55M60M65M70
SENTOGSEYALGEGY
NAMMRIMRIEGYGHA
SOMLBAGAMTJKLBA
IRLGEOTURARMLAT
ROUSWESVKESPCZE
INDLBNTHAJPNBAN
TKMKSACHNJORUAE
MEXDOMHONTTOMEX
COLCANGUAMEXECU
NZLAUSFIJISRSAM
IRQFINGEQMDAGBR
HKGTKMPURUZBKAZ

The YOG World Boxing Athlete Selection report is available HERE.

The YOG Dakar 2026 Participation Principles are HERE.

The YOG Dakar 2026 Boxing Quota Allocation Report is HERE.

World Boxing confirms two-year suspension for boxer after three whereabouts failures in 12 months

World Boxing can confirm that Mongolia’s Enkhtur Tegshjargal has accepted a two-year period of ineligibility for an Anti-Doping Rule Violation (ADRV).

Following an agreement in October 2024, all of World Boxing’s clean sport activities are delegated to the International Testing Agency (ITA) which provides a high-quality anti-doping programme that includes education, in competition and out of competition testing, and results management.

Under Article 2.4 of the World Boxing Anti-Doping Rules (available HERE) Enkhtur Tegshjargal committed three whereabouts failures within a 12-month period.

The athlete has accepted the ADRV and agreed with the consequences proposed by the ITA. Accordingly, the case was resolved by way of an agreement on consequences and the athlete’s period of ineligibility is from 10 June 2026 – 9 June 2028.

All of the athlete’s competitive results obtained from the date of commission of the ADRV (29 November 2025) until the start of the period of Ineligibility (10 June 2026) are disqualified, including forfeiture of medals, points and prizes.

Details of the ITA’s statement on this case are HERE.

Detail of the agreement between World Boxing and the ITA are HERE.

World Boxing Leaders Attend Historic IOC Session on “Fit for the Future”

World Boxing President Gennadiy Golovkin and Secretary General Tom Dielen attended the 146th IOC Session on “Fit for the Future” in Lausanne today, joining representatives from across the Olympic Movement as discussions took place on the long-term future of sport and the continued evolution of the Olympic Games.

Led by IOC President Kirsty Coventry, the “Fit for the Future” initiative is examining how the Olympic Movement can remain relevant, sustainable and impactful in a rapidly changing world. The process focuses on key areas including governance, athlete welfare, youth engagement, innovation, sustainability and the long-term strength of the Olympic Games and Olympic values.

As a provisional member of the Olympic Movement, World Boxing welcomed the opportunity to observe and learn from the discussions and to contribute to the broader dialogue about the future of international sport.

World Boxing President Gennadiy Golovkin said:

“For a recently established International Federation such as World Boxing, it is a privilege to be part of the continuing dialogue about the future of the Olympic Movement. The ‘Fit for the Future’ initiative demonstrates the IOC’s commitment to ensuring that the Olympic Games and the values they represent remain relevant and meaningful in a rapidly changing world. We also support the IOC’s decision to create a $100 million fund for athletes, allowing those who have competed in the Olympic Games to apply for grants of $10,000.”

Secretary General Tom Dielen said:

“As a developing federation, we know that strengthening governance is a continuous journey. We have made this a key priority and remain committed to learning from best practice across the Olympic Movement. World Boxing fully supports this process and recognises the importance of the themes being discussed, particularly the emphasis on good governance, transparency and accountability. 

The participation of World Boxing’s leadership at the Session reflects the federation’s commitment to aligning itself with the highest standards of governance and integrity while contributing positively to the future development of the Olympic Movement.

World Boxing and Waychamp Sports Sign Memorandum of Understanding to Explore Cooperation in Boxing Technology, Events and Education

World Boxing and Wuxi Waychamp Culture and Sports Development Co., Ltd. (“Waychamp Sports”) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore potential collaborations in events, education and technology deployment to support the continued development, modernization and growth of Olympic boxing.

The MoU provides a framework for potential collaboration across a number of areas including:

  • The creation and sale of event-related merchandise
  • The development of advanced scoring systems and related equipment, including decision support tools and sensor-based equipment, to improve the deployment of technology in the scoring process and enhance sporting integrity
  • The development of professional training and education programmes for the boxing community

Under the MoU, Waychamp Sports will have the opportunity to develop and sell related merchandise at selected World Boxing competitions and events where it has been appointed through a competitive tender process to act as an official operator.

On scoring and event operations, the MoU will see World Boxing and Waychamp Sports explore the development of an advanced boxing scoring system incorporating state-of-the-art technologies, including artificial intelligence (AI), as a supporting tool for data processing, analysis and decision-support functions. The proposed system may include sensor-based boxing equipment and associated software that can be used for data collection, processing and analysis.

As part of this, World Boxing will provide relevant technical standards, certification procedures and professional guidance to support developments by Waychamp Sports. Any system or associated equipment would be subject to comprehensive evaluation and formal approval by World Boxing before being considered for use at World Boxing competitions.

On training and development, the MoU will see Waychamp Sports develop and submit proposals for professional training and education programmes targeted at athletes, coaches, and technical officials. World Boxing will provide guidance to ensure these are aligned to its technical standards and certification requirements. 

World Boxing’s Secretary General, Tom Dielen, said: “This is an exciting new partnership for World Boxing that covers many aspects of our operations and is a sign of our commitment to innovation and constructive collaboration while maintaining robust standards and ensuring that the interests of boxers are always at the heart of decision making.”

World Boxing is an international sports federation that is committed to creating a sustainable, inclusive and transparent global structure for boxing, with a focus on integrity, fair competition and putting the interests of boxers first.

Wuxi Waychamp Culture and Sports Development Co., Ltd. is a culture and sports development company seeking to contribute technical expertise, event operations capabilities and collaborative initiatives to support the development and modernisation of boxing.

World Boxing to hold Extraordinary Congress on 1 July 2026

World Boxing is to hold an Extraordinary Congress on 1 July 2026 to address a series of governance and administrative matters that require formal approval by Congress.

The specific items on the agenda include:

  • Approval of Amendments to the Constitution related to World Boxing’s Ethics Committee, specifically that it should not be elected by the members but appointed by Congress to guarantee its independence
  • Subsequent changes to the membership of the Ethics Committee, inlcuding the appointment of the four members (including one new independent member); one of the members is U19 World Boxing Champion 2024 Daniel Pitt, who has been nominated by World Boxing’s Athlete Committee.
  • Approval of the appointment of the Auditors for 2025

The Extraordinary Congress will be held virtually.

In accordance with World Boxing’s statutes, voting rights at the Extraordinary Congress shall be limited to Full Member National Federations and Associate Members in good standing in accordance with the World Boxing Constitution and the current electoral period requirements. It means that a maximum of 123 member National Federations will have an opportunity to vote. Endorsed Members will not participate in this Extraordinary Congress and will remain eligible for consideration to become full member at the next regular Congress in November 2026.

The decision to hold an Extraordinary Congress reflects the status of Congress as the highest decision-making body of World Boxing and aims to ensure the continued good governance, legal compliance, and operational stability of World Boxing.

Further details of the Extraordinary Congress are available HERE.

Chinese women dominate with five wins on final day of action at ‘World Boxing Cup: China 2026 – Guiyang City’ to ensure hosts finish top of the medal table

China finished on top of the medal table at the ‘World Boxing Cup: China 2026 – Guiyang City’ after a fantastic last day of competition saw the home nation win five out of the six finals it contested at the Guiyang Olympic Sports Centre.

The Chinese were dominant in the women’s competition where it won half of the weight categories with victories for Yu Wi at flyweight (W51kg), Liu Yang at light-middleweight (W70kg), middleweight Ziyo Bao (W75kg), Xiaomeng Wang at light-heavyweight (W80kg) and Yilian Zhan in the heavyweight division (W80kg+).

The only disappointment on a triumphant final day for the hosts came in the men’s bantamweight (M55kg) category where Jiamao Zhang had to settle for silver against the USA’s Lorenzo Patricio.

The remaining gold medals in the women’s weights went to India’s Jyoti Jyoti at light-flyweight (W48kg) and Kazakhstan’s Nazym Kyzaibay and Viktoriya Grafeyeva at bantamweight (W54kg) and lightweight (W60kg) respectively.

In one of the stories of the competition, Brazil’s two time-Olympic medallist and one-time lightweight IBF world champion, Beatriz Ferreira, made a triumphant return to Olympic-style boxing, with a unanimous victory in the welterweight (W65kg) final over England’s Sacha Hickey.

The men’s weights saw traditional powerhouses Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan each finish with three golds, while French men finished top of the podium in two categories as Hugo Grau and Junior Tadah beat the USA’s Marcus Luther and Italy’s Paolo Caruso at welterweight (M65kg) and cruiserweight (M85kg) respectively.

The other two countries that enjoyed gold medal success in the men’s weights were the USA, with Lorenzo Patricio’s bantamweight victory, and Azerbaijan, which saw middleweight Saidjamshid Jafarov secure his second consecutive World Boxing Cup gold with a unanimous win over 2025 World Boxing Championships silver medallist Rami Kiwan of Bulgaria.

The full list of all the medallists from the ‘World Boxing Cup: China 2026 – Guiyang City’ is below:

WeightGoldSilverBronze
Women’s weights 
W48kg  Jyoti Jyoti IND  Farzona Fozilova UZB  Angelika Krysztoforska POL
Fatima Herrera MEX
W51kgYu Wu CHNMinaksi Minaski INDLaura Fuertes Fernandez ESP
Romane Moulai FRA
W54kgNazym Kyzaibay KAZSirine Charaabi ITAWassila Lkhadiri FRA
Natnicha Chongprongklang THA
W57kg  Nigina Uktamova UZB  Prachi IND  Ziyi Chen CHN
Amina Zidani FRA
W60kg  Viktoriya Grafeyeva KAZ  Yu Ting Lin TPE  Sitora Turdibekova UZB
Chengyu Yang CHN
W65kg  Beatriz Ferreira BRA  Sacha Hickey ENG  Aida Abikeyeva KAZ
Kinga Krowka POL
W70kg  Liu Yang CHN  Maelys Richol FRA  Lekeisha Pergoliti AUS
Chantelle Reid ENG
W75kg  Ziyi Bao CHN  Tammara Thibeault CAN  Agata Kaczsmarska POL
Aziza Zokirova UZB
W80kg  Xiaomeng Wang CHN  Davina Michel FRA  Emilia Koterska POL
Valeriya Axenova KAZ
W80kg+  Yilian Zhan CHN  Oltinoy Sotimboeva UZB  Dina Islambekova KAZ
Elzbieta Wojcik POL
Men’s weights 
M50g  Sanzhar Tashkenbay KAZ  Asilbek Jalilov UZB  Martin Molina Salvador ESP
Huthaifa Eshish JOR
M55kgLorenzo Patricio USAJiamao Zhang CHNJaeyong Shin KOR
Nikhil Nikhil IND
M60kg  Abdumalik Khalokov UZB  Luiz Oliveira BRA  William Hewitt ENG
Radoslav Rosenov BUL
M65kg  Hugo Grau FRA  Marcus Luther USA  Ali Habibinezhad IRI
Alexandru Paraschiv MDA
M70kg  Ablaikhan Zhussupov KAZ  Deepak Deepak IND  Zeyad Eashash JOR
Makan Traore FRA
M75kg  Saidjamshid Jafarov AZE  Rami Kiwan BUL  Mateusz Urban POL
Gabriele Guidi Rontani ITA
M80kg  Javokhir Ummataliev UZB  Wanderley Pereira BRA  Murad Allahverdiyev AZE
Minseong Kim KOR
M85kg  Junior Tadah FRAPaolo Caruso ITAAkmaljon Isroilov UZB
  Jugnoo Jugnoo IND
M90kg  Turabek Khabibullaev UZB  Isaac Okoh ENG  Xuezhen Han CHN
Loren Berto Alfonso Dominguez AZE
M90kg+  Aibek Oralybay KAZNikita Putilov GERJoel Ramos BRA
  Arman Makhanov UZB

All of the results from the competition and other information including daily schedules and the draw is available HERE.  

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The finals are set after day six at World Boxing Cup: China 2026 – Guiyang City

Uzbekistan enjoyed a successful sixth day at the ‘World Boxing Cup: China 2026 – Guiyang City’ as its boxers secured seven victories in the semi-finals. It means that Uzbekistan will contest tomorrow’s finals after semi-finals wins for Farzona Fozilova (W48kg), Abdumalik Khalokov (M60kg), Oltinoy Sotimboeva (W80+kg), Turabek Khabibullaev (M90kg), Asilbek Jalilov (M50kg), Nigina Uktamova (W57kg) and Javokhir Ummataliev (M80kg).

China will have the second most boxers in tomorrow’s finals with six, closely followed by Kazakhstan with five and Brazil with four.

In the Women’s competition, China’s Liu Yang secured a victory over Australia’s Lekeisha Pergoliti in the Light Middleweight (70kg) category with a 5:0 unanimous decision. Yang will face France’s Maelys Richol after her 4:1 victory over 2024 Paris Olympian, Chantelle Reid of England.

Two-time Olympian Tammara Thibeault of Canada secured her place in the final after defeating Poland’s Agata Kaczsmarka 5:0 in the Middlewight (75kg) category. Thibeault will face China’s Ziyi Bao who also got through her semi-final bout against Uzbekistan’s Aziza Zokirova via unanimous decision.

On another day of top-class action, USA secured victories in both of their semi-finals as Lorenzo Patricio and Marcus Luther got the better of their opponents, Indian Nikhil Nikhil and Iran’s Ali Habibinezhad via 5:0 unanimous decisions in the Men’s Bantamweight (55kg) and Welterweight (65kg) competitions respectively.

Possibly the biggest upset was in the men’s Cruiserweight (85kg) where Italy’s unranked Paolo Caruso secured a 3:2 split decision victory over World Boxing Championships gold medallist and number one ranked, Akmaljon Isroilov of Uzbekistan. The Italian will meet France’s Junior Tadah in the final, who got the better of India’s Jugnoo Jugnoo in the semis.

In the men’s Lightweight (60kg) competition, we’ll be seeing a repeat of the 2025 World Boxing Championships final after Uzbekistan’s Abdumalik Khalokov beat Bulgaria’s Radoslav Rosenov 4:1, to set-up a final with Luiz Oliveira of Brazil who secured a 4:1 split decision win over England’s William Hewitt.

The only men’s finalist not to fight on day six was Hugo Grau of France who progress into the finals after Moldova’s Alexandru Paraschiv pulled out of the competition.

All of today’s results and information about the tournament, including daily schedules and details of the draw, are available at: https://chn.xboxing.world/.

Day seven will feature two session of boxing starting at 12:00 and 18:30 (local time), consisting of 20 bouts. To watch the action on finals day, click HERE.

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