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World Boxing Cup

Twenty gold medallists confirmed on final day of boxing in Astana

July 7, 2025

After a week of world class boxing, twenty boxers won gold medals at the World Boxing Cup: Kazakhstan – Astana 2025. The event, held at the Zhaksylyk Ushkempirov Martial Art Palace, featured ten weight categories for men and ten for women.

Over 400 boxers entered the competition that began on June 30, with 80 picking up a medal. The host nation, Kazakhstan, won the most gold medals with eight, followed by Brazil with four and India with three. France, Finland, Uzbekistan, Norway and Australia all picked up one gold medal. The full list of gold medals is below:

WeightGold Medal
W48kgKYZAIBAY Nazym (KAZ)
W51kgKAIVO-OJA Pihla (FIN)
W54kgSAKSHI Sakshi (IND)
W57kgJAISMINE Jaismine (IND)
W60kgGRAFEYEVA Viktoriya (KAZ)
W65kgKHAMIDOVA Navbakhor (UZB)
W70kgBOGDANOVA Natalya (KAZ)
W75kgHOFSTAD Sunniva (NOR)
W80kgFLINT Eseta (AUS)
W80kg+NUPUR Nupur (IND)
50kgTASHKENBAY Sanzhar (KAZ)
55kgSABYRKHAN Makhmud (KAZ)
60kgGABRIEL DO NASCIMENTO Luiz (BRA)
65kgFALCAO DOS REIS Yuri (BRA)
70kgOLIVEIRA REIS Kaian (BRA)
75kgAKKALYKOV Sabyrzhan (KAZ)
80kgCESAR Yojerlin (FRA)
85kgNURDAULETOV Bekzad (KAZ)
90kgSANTOS RIBEIRO FILHO Isaias (BRA)
90kg+ORALBAY Aibek (KAZ)

Designed to enhance the global boxing calendar, the World Boxing Cup series plays a crucial role in shaping the future of Olympic-style boxing, with ranking points distributed to boxers based on their performance throughout the events.

The World Boxing Cup Finals 2025 will be the culmination of the World Boxing Cup series this year and following the events in Brazil, Czechia and Kazakhstan. The competition will take place at the same time as the World Boxing Congress 2025 which will host stakeholders, officials, and dignitaries from the global boxing community. 

Next up is the World Boxing Championships in Liverpool, scheduled from 4-14 September 2025. With over 500 competitors it will be the biggest Olympic-style boxing event to be held in the UK since London 2012.

The World Boxing Cup Kazakhstan: Astana 2025 was livestreamed on World Boxing’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@officialworldboxing

Full results and additional information can be found at: https://www.kfb.kz

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Filed Under: 2025, World Boxing Cup

Penultimate day of boxing in Astana confirms final lineup

July 5, 2025

Day six is in the books at the World Boxing Cup Kazakhstan – Astana 2025, with 36 semi-finals completed today, setting up a full day of finals tomorrow.

Full results of today’s semi-finals (winners in bold):

MINAKSHI Minakshi IND vs YALGETTEKIN Nurselen TUR

KAZAKOVA Feruza UZB vs SAKSHI Sakshi IND

SANJU Sanju IND vs GRAFEYEVA Viktoriya KAZ

BOGDANOVA Natalya KAZ vs MBATA Patricia NGR

GUNERI Elif TUR vs POOJA RANI Pooja Rani IND

BARICUATRO Jay Bryan PHI vs IZAZ Omer AUS

GABRIEL DO NASCIMENTO Luiz BRA vs GASIMZADA Mahammadali AZE

TRAORE Makan FRA vs HITESH Hitesh IND

AYBUGA Mert TUR vs ORALBAY Nurbek KAZ

JUGNOO Jugnoo IND vs STOTT Teagn ENG

KYZAIBAY Nazym KAZ vs SHINOHARA Hikaru JPN

PEREZ Yoseline USA vs BLUE ROGALINSKA Wiktoria POL

KINGS-WHEATLEY Lucy ENG vs DE LIMA SANTOS Rebeca BRA

MULLER Leonie GER vs PERGOLITI Lekeisha AUS

FLINT Eseta AUS vs RUZMETOVA Sokhiba UZB

TASHKENBAY Sanzhar KAZ vs MAMEDOV Subkhan AZE

KITAMOTO Shunsuke JPN vs GANTUMUR Lundaa  MGL

OLIVEIRA REIS Kaian BRA vs OTGONBAATAR Byamba-Erdene  MGL

GONZALES Robby USA vs CESAR Yojerlin FRA

NURDAULETOV Bekzad KAZ vs ERSOY Samet TUR

KAIVO-OJA Pihla FIN vs LKHADIRI Wassila FRA

WU Shih-Yi TPE vs CERQUEIRA ROMEU Jucielen BRA

SURMENELI Busenaz TUR vs ABIKEYEVA Aida KAZ

HOFSTAD Sunniva NOR vs ZOKIROVA Aziza UZB

YAMAGUCHI Rui JPN vs ALCANTARA Junior DOM

ZEINULLINOV Yertugan KAZ vs JAMWAL Abhinash IND

KIWAN Rami BUL vs RUSTAMBEK UULU Nuradin KGZ

ABDULLAYEV Mahammad AZE vs ORALBAY Aibek KAZ

BARBOSA DE ALMEIDA Caroline BRA vs BALKIBEKOVA Alua KAZ

JAISMINE Jaismine IND vs ZABYNBEKOVA Aidana KAZ

KHAMIDOVA Navbakhor UZB vs McCANE Morelle USA

RYABETS Nadezhaa KAZ vs ISILDAR Busra TUR

SABYRKHAN Makhmud KAZ vs RADEV Yasen BUL

MUGHALZAI Patris ENG vs FALCAO DOS REIS Yuri BRA

DUBEY Nikhil IND vs AKKALYKOV Sabyrzhan KAZ

NARENDER Narender IND vs PUTILOV Nikita GER

These victories, coupled with the four semi-finals that took place yesterday, completes the full final lineup.

Twenty finals will be fought tomorrow across two sessions starting at 14:00 (UTC+5) and 19:00 (UTC+5).

Schedules for the rest of the tournament, can be found at: https://www.kfb.kz

Day seven will be livestreamed on World Boxing’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@officialworldboxing

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Filed Under: 2025, World Boxing Cup

First semi-finals settled in Kazakhstan

July 4, 2025

The first semi-finals of the World Boxing Cup Kazakhstan – Astana 2025 are complete, with four boxers booking their place in the final.

The women’s 80kg+ weight category semi-finals took place with Yeldana Talipova, from Kazakhstan, winning a close bout by a 3:2 split decision against Uzbekistan’s Oltinoy Sotimboeva. In the other semi-final in that weight class, India’s Nupur Nupur beat Türkiye’s Seyma Duztas via a 5:0 unanimous decision.

Men’s 90kg was the other weight class to hold its semi-finals today. In the first, Emrah Yasar of Türkiye beat Sagyndyk Togambay, who was fighting on home soil. Brazil’s Isaias Ribeiro booked his ticket in the final with a clinical 5:0 victory against France’s Soheb Bouafia.

Twelve quarter finals also took place meaning every weight category is now into the semi-final stage, other than the two finals which were locked in today. 36 semi-finals will take place across two sessions tomorrow, the first starting at 14:00 (UTC+5) and the second at 19:00 (UTC+5), teeing up an action-packed day of finals on Sunday.

Full results from today’s session and schedules for the rest of the tournament, can be found at: https://www.kfb.kz

Day six will be livestreamed on World Boxing’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@officialworldboxing

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Filed Under: 2025, World Boxing Cup

Quarter finals continue in Kazakhstan

July 3, 2025

More quarter finals took place today at the World Boxing Cup: Kazakhstan – Astana 2025 at the Zhaksylyk Ushkempirov Martial Art Palace.

36 quarter-final matchups took place across two sessions with all of today’s winners securing themselves at least a bronze medal courtesy of reaching the semi-final stage.

Patricia Mbata, from Nigeria, earned an impressive 5:0 win against Poland’s Aleksandra Cyrek in the women’s 70kg – Nigeria’s first win in the competition so far. In the men’s 60kg, two of the top performing nations met in a tense affair, with Brazil’s Paris Olympian, Luiz Oliveira, edging a 3:2 split decision win over India’s Sachin Sachin.

Previous World Boxing Cup gold medallist Nikita Putilov, from Germany, booked a semi-final spot with a 5:0 victory against Bulgaria’s Yordan Morejon in the men’s 90kg+.

Sixteen bouts will take place across one session on day five, starting at 19:00 (UTC+5), including four semi-finals.

Full results from today’s sessions and schedules for the rest of the tournament, can be found at: https://www.kfb.kz

Day five will be livestreamed on World Boxing’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@officialworldboxing

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Filed Under: 2025, World Boxing Cup

Kazakhstan, India and Brazil shine on day three in Astana

July 2, 2025

Day three of the World Boxing Cup: Kazakhstan – Astana 2025 wrapped up today with 44 bouts taking place across two sessions.

Kazakhstan (8), India (6) and Brazil (5) earned the most wins on the day, which included 14 quarter final matchups.

Finland’s Pihla Kaivo-Oja put on a show with a flurry of punches that earned her a victory by RSC in the women’s 51kg, while USA’s Morelle McCane also secured an RSC win in the women’s 65kg.

36 quarter final bouts will take place across two sessions on day four, the first starting at 14:00 (UTC+5) and the second at 19:00 (UTC+5).

Full results from today’s sessions and schedules for the rest of the tournament, can be found at: https://www.kfb.kz

Day four will be livestreamed on World Boxing’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@officialworldboxing

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Filed Under: 2025, World Boxing Cup

First quarter finals complete as world class boxing continues in Astana

July 1, 2025

The first four quarter finals of the World Boxing Cup: Kazakhstan – Astana 2025 took place on the second day of action, alongside forty more preliminary bouts.

The women’s 75kg saw quarter final action taking place, offering boxers the chance to secure a bronze at minimum with victory. Aziza Zokirova (UZB), Sunniva Hofstad (NOR), Nadezhaa Ryabets (KAZ) and Busra Isildar (TUR) were victorious in the opening quarter finals of the competition each securing a medal for their national federation.

There was another knockout, this time in the men’s 90kg+ category, with Diego Lenzi earning an impressive win over Brazil’s Joel Ramos De Silva in round two. Despite that defeat, Brazil enjoyed a positive day earning five victories across the two sessions, including from multiple time World Boxing event gold medallist, Luiz Oliveira, in the men’s 60kg.

Day three will feature a further two sessions, the first starting at 14:00 (UTC+5) and the second at 19:00 (UTC+5). Another 44 bouts are scheduled, with many weight categories reaching the quarter final stage, promising an action-packed day yet again in Astana.

Full results from day two and schedules for the rest of the tournament can be found at: https://www.kfb.kz

Day three will be livestreamed on World Boxing’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@officialworldboxing

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

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Filed Under: 2025, World Boxing Cup

Action gets underway in Kazakhstan

July 1, 2025

33 bouts took place on the opening day of the World Boxing Cup: Kazakhstan – Astana 2025, which runs until July 6.

The hosts enjoyed a good start to the competition picking up four wins on the opening day, but it was France and India who earned the most success – both picking up five wins.

Mongolia, Brazil and England all picked up two wins to start their week well. The event has showcased world-class, Olympic-style boxing from around the world, with twenty nations picking up at least one win.

USA’s Malachi Georges produced the highlight moment of the day in his 90kg bout with Italy’s Aziz Abbes Mouhiidine, earning a knockout victory in round one.

Day two will feature another two sessions, the first starting at 14:00 (UTC+5) and the second at 19:00 (UTC+5). 44 bouts are scheduled including the first quarter final bouts of the event, in the women’s 75kg weight category.

Full results from day one and schedules for the rest of the tournament can be found at: https://www.kfb.kz

Day two be livestreamed on World Boxing’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@officialworldboxing

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

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Filed Under: 2025, World Boxing Cup

Over 400 boxers from 31 nations head to Kazakhstan for World Boxing Cup: Kazakhstan – Astana 2025

June 27, 2025

From June 30 to July 6, more than 400 boxers representing 31 countries will be battling it out for medals at the World Boxing Cup: Kazakhstan – Astana 2025.

The competition will be hosted in the country’s capital, Astana, at the Zhaksylyk Ushkempirov Martial Art Palace. Several Olympians and previous World Boxing Cup champions will be in action. It will feature the same twenty weight categories used in Poland and Brazil earlier this year, ten for men and ten for women.

The draw will be made for the event at 19:00 local time (GMT+5) on Sunday 29 June.

The confirmed registered nations are Australia, Azerbaijan, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chinese Taipei, Colombia, Croatia, Dominican Republic, England, Finland, France, Germany, India, Iran, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, South Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Nigeria, Norway, Philippines, Poland, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United States and Uzbekistan.

The World Boxing Cup is a competition format developed by World Boxing whereby elite male and female boxers accrue ranking points over several stages of competition during the calendar year.

It is designed to bring greater structure and meaning to the competition calendar in Olympic-style boxing and culminates in a final event where the stage winners and other top-ranked boxers compete for the World Boxing Cup trophy.

The event will be livestreamed on World Boxing’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@officialworldboxing

Draws, results and additional information can be found at: https://www.kfb.kz

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

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Filed Under: 2025, World Boxing Cup

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