Membership

The Executive Board of World Boxing has endorsed five new membership applications from the National Federations for boxing in Chad, Ethiopia, Liberia, Kuwait and Yemen.

To secure the endorsement of the Executive Board, all six 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.

The five new National Federation members are:

1. Chad Boxing Federation

2. Ethiopian Boxing Federation 

3. Liberia Boxing Federation

4. Kuwait Federation of Boxing 

5. Yemen Boxing Federation

The endorsements expand World Boxing’s footprint in Africa and mean that globally it currently has 183 member National Federations that are able to compete in its competitions, made-up of 122 ‘Full Members’, one ‘Associate Member’ and 60 ‘Endorsed Members’.

World Boxing previously had 180 members, but one of these National Federations has had its membership suspended and one has been cancelled.

Ecuador was suspended after an agreement that was not implemented. Following a letter informing it of the suspension, the National Federation for Ecuador took action and is holding a General Assembly in September which is expected to resolve the situation.

The endorsement of membership that was made to the National Federation in Cameroon in April 2026 has been cancelled as further analysis of the documents submitted did not fulfil the requirements of membership. The NOC and the Ministry of Sports in Cameroon are working together to develop a new application that is expected to be submitted in the near future.

Under World Boxing Statutes HERE the six 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 the next World Boxing Congress in Panama on 20 November 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.

A directory of World Boxing’s members is 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 four new membership applications from the National Federations for boxing in Rwanda, Costa Rica, Cabo Verde and Solomon Islands

The endorsements mean that World Boxing now has 180 member National Federations made-up of 123 ‘Full Members’, one ‘Associate Member’ and 56 ‘Endorsed Members’.

To secure the endorsement of the Executive Board, all four 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.

The four new National Federation members are:

• Rwanda Boxing Federation
• Federación de Boxeo de Costa Rica
• The Cape Verdean Boxing Federation
• Solomon Islands Amateur Boxing Federation

Under World Boxing Statutes HERE the four 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 the next World Boxing Congress in Panama on 20 November 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 123 National Federations that have ‘Full Member’ or ‘Associate Member’ status and the 56 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 seven new membership applications from the National Federations for boxing in Antigua and Barbuda, Cameroon, Curaçao, Gabon, Grenada, South Africa and Vanuatu.

The endorsements mean that World Boxing now has 175 member National Federations made-up of 123 ‘Full Members’, one ‘Associate Member’ and 51 ‘Endorsed Members’.

The Executive Board’s decision to endorse the applications from Antigua and Barbuda, Cameroon, Gabon, Grenada, South Africa and Vanuatu means that all six 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.

To secure the endorsement of the Executive Board, all seven 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.

The seven new National Federation members are:

• Antigua and Barbuda Boxing Association

• Cameroon Boxing Federation

• Curaçao Boxing Association.

• La Fédération Gabonaise de Boxe

• Boxing Association of Grenada Inc

• South African National Boxing Organisation

• Vanuatu Boxing Federation

Under World Boxing Statutes HERE the seven 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 the next World Boxing Congress in Panama on 20 November 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 51 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 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.