Membership

The Executive Board of World Boxing has endorsed nine new applications to join the organisation from the National Federations for boxing in Belarus, Cyprus, Mozambique, Niue, Papua New Guinea, Russia, Tanzania, Tonga and Zambia.

The endorsements means that World Boxing now has 168 member National Federations made-up of 123 ‘Full Members’, one ‘Associate Member’ and 44 ‘Endorsed Members’.

To secure the endorsement of the Executive Board, all nine National Federations have completed a rigorous application process and are deemed to be in good standing and, through their statutes and operating processes, able to demonstrate a transparent and open election process for the appointment of office bearing roles, showcase the existence and operation of WADA-recognsied anti-doping polices and processes, and provide evidence of a structured, dispute resolution and appeals process that is either fully independent or subject to external input.

While the Executive Board has endorsed the applications from the Russian and Belarusian National Federations, World Boxing will seek guidance from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on the conditions for participation in its competitions. It is expected these will follow the AIN procedure – ‘Athlètes Individuels Neutres’ (Individual Neutral Athletes) –  deployed by the IOC for Russian and Belarusian athletes that competed at the recent 2026 Winter Olympic Hames in Milan Cortina.

Adopting the AIN procedure would mean that boxers from Russia and Belarus will participate as individual athletes without a flag or national anthem. World Boxing will also conduct a series of checks to ensure that Russian and Belarusian boxers who want to participate in its competitions do not have a history of supporting the war in Ukraine and are not members of clubs linked to the army or police force.

The decision to endorse the applications from Cyprus, Mozambique, Niue, Papua New Guinea, Tanzania, Tonga and Zambia means that all seven countries will be able to compete in the boxing competition at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games this summer, which will be held under World Boxing’s rules.

The nine new National Federation members are:

• Belarussian Boxing Federation
• Cyprus Amateur Boxing Federation
• Mozambique Boxing Federation
• NIUE Boxing Federation
• Russian Boxing Federation
• PNG Boxing Union Inc.
• Tonga Federation of Boxing
• Boxing Federation of Tanzania
• Zambia Boxing Federation

Under World Boxing Statutes HERE the nine new National Federations have ‘Endorsed Member’ status which means they are able to compete in World Boxing competitions (subject to the AIN procedure for Russia and Belarus) but cannot vote at Congress 2026 as they do not have ‘Full Member’ status.

‘Full Member’ status can only be conferred by Congress, which is the ultimate authority of World Boxing, and will be voted on at Congress 2026. ‘Endorsed Members’ that are successful in having their membership applications ratified at this Congress and become ‘Full Members’ will be able to vote at the following year’s Congress in 2027 and all those thereafter.

Lists of the 124 National Federations that have ‘Full Member’ or ‘Associate Member’ status and the 44 National Federations that are ‘Endorsed Member’ can viewed be in the membership section of the World Boxing website HERE.

World Boxing was launched in April 2023. 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.

The Executive Board of World Boxing has endorsed three new membership applications from the National Federations for boxing in Armenia, Equatorial Guinea and Portugal.

The endorsement of three new applications means World Boxing now has 155 National Federations as members, made-up of 123 ‘Full Members’, one ‘Associate Member’ and 31 ‘Endorsed Members’.

Under World Boxing Statutes HERE the National Federations for boxing in Armenia, Equatorial Guinea and Portugal have “Endorsed Member’ status which means they are able to compete in World Boxing competitions but cannot vote at Congress 2026 as they do not have ‘Full Member’ status.

‘Full Member’ status can only be conferred by Congress, which is the ultimate authority of World Boxing, and will be voted on at Congress 2026. ‘Endorsed Members’ that are successful in having their membership applications ratified at this Congress and become ‘Full Members’ will be able to vote at the following year’s Congress in 2027 and all those thereafter.

The three new National Federation members are:

• Boxing Federation of Armenia
• Portuguese Boxing Federation (Federação Portuguesa de Boxe)
• Boxing Federation of Equatorial Guinea (FEGUIBOX)

To secure the endorsement of the Executive Board, all three have completed a rigorous application process and are deemed to be in good standing and, through their statutes and operating processes, able to demonstrate:

• A transparent and open election process for the appointment of office bearing roles
• The existence and operation of WADA-recognsied anti-doping polices and processes
• Evidence of a structured, dispute resolution and appeals process that is either fully independent or subject to external input

Lists of the 124 National Federations that have ‘Full Member’ or ‘Associate Member’ status and the 31 National Federations that have ‘Endorsed Member’ status can viewed be in the membership section of the World Boxing website HERE.

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.

The Executive Board of World Boxing has endorsed new membership applications from 15 boxing National Federations.

Under World Boxing Statutes HERE the 15 new National Federations have “Endorsed Member’ status which means they are able to compete in World Boxing competitions but cannot vote at Congress 2026 as they do not have ‘Full Member’ status.

‘Full Member’ status can only be conferred by Congress, which is the ultimate authority of World Boxing, and will be voted on at Congress 2026. ‘Endorsed Members’ that are successful in having their membership applications ratified at this Congress and become ‘Full Members’ will be able to vote at the following year’s Congress in 2027 and all those thereafter.

The 15 new National Federations are:

COUNTRY	NATIONAL FEDERATION
Bahrain	Bahrain Boxing Federation
Bangladesh	Bangladesh Boxing Federation
Eswatini	Eswatini Boxing Federation
Faroe Islands	Boxing Association of the Faroe Islands
Guyana	Guyana Boxing Association
Lesotho	Lesotho Boxing Association
Luxembourg	Luxembourg Boxing Federation
Malta	Malta Boxing Federation
Morocco	Royal Moroccan Boxing Federation
Niger	Nigerian Boxing Federation (FENIBOXE)
Puerto Rico	Puerto Rican Boxing Federation
Serbia	Serbia Boxing Federation
Seychelles	Seychelles Boxing Federation
Togo	Togo Boxing Federation
Tunisia	Tunisia Boxing Federation

The new additions mean that World Boxing now has 152 National Federations as members, made-up of 123 ‘Full Members’; one ‘Associate Member’ and 28 ‘Endorsed Members’.

The 15 National Federations that have been most recently endorsed by the Executive Board, have completed a rigorous application process to join World Boxing. They are deemed to be in good standing and, through their statutes and operating processes, able to demonstrate

• A transparent and open election process for the appointment of office bearing roles

• The existence and operation of WADA-recognsied anti-doping polices and processes
• Evidence of a structured, dispute resolution and appeals process that is either fully independent or subject to external input

A list of the 124 National Federations that have ‘Full Member’ or ‘Associate Member’ status can be viewed HERE.

A list of the 28 National Federations that have ‘Endorsed Member’ status can be viewed HERE.

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 has ratified the membership applications of 49 National Federations HERE at its most recent Congress 2025 in Rome.

It means that World Boxing now has 124 member National Federations that have been approved by Congress. The list of 124 members can be viewed HERE.

Of the 124 National Federations, 123 have ‘Full Member’ status and are eligible to vote in World Boxing’s next annual Congress in 2026. GB Boxing has ‘Associate Member’ status and is eligible to participate in Congress but not have a vote.

All boxing National Federations are able to apply to join World Boxing and must complete a rigorous process that is designed to ensure that all applicants are deemed to be in good standing and, through their statutes and operating processes, are able to demonstrate:

• A transparent and open election process for the appointment of office bearing roles
• The existence and operation of WADA-recognsied anti-doping polices and processes
• Evidence of a structured, dispute resolution and appeals process that is either fully independent or subject to external input

Under World Boxing’s Statutes HERE, National Federations that successfully complete the process and have their application approved by the Executive Board of World Boxing have ‘Endorsed Member’ status and can have their application put forward to the next Congress, provided it is not filed later than 90 days before the start of Congress.

Final approval and ratification of ‘Full Member’ status can only be conferred on ‘Endorsed Members’ by the vote of Congress, which is the ultimate authority of World Boxing.

It means that National Federations that have been endorsed for membership by the Executive Board and had their application put forward to Congress, will not be able to vote at that Congress.  However, provided their application is ratified and they become a ‘Full Member’ they will be eligible to vote at future Congresses.

In practical terms this means, that any National Federation which is not one of World Boxing’s 124 members, will not be able to vote at the next Congress in 2026, even if they secure endorsement from the Executive Board. However, they will be able to vote at the following year’s Congress in 2027 and thereafter, provided their application for membership is ratified at Congress 2026.

Full details on World Boxing membership and the rights this confers on National Federations are available in World Boxing’s Statutes HERE.

GB Boxing has ‘Associate Member’ status as it is reponsible for managing Great Britain’s elite, World Class Programme (WCP) and taking the team to tournaments, such as the European Games and the Olympic Games, where boxers from England, Scotland and Wales compete as Great Britain (GBR).