World Boxing Cup

90 boxers from 16 countries to battle it out at the World Boxing Cup: GB Open – Sheffield 2024

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The countdown to Paris 2024 continues this week when the ‘World Boxing Cup: GB Open, Sheffield 2024’ gets underway at the English Institute of Sport Sheffield, England, 17-20 January 2024.

More than 90 boxers from 16 countries are registered to take-part in the tournament which is one of the last tune-up events before the upcoming Olympic qualifier in Italy (4-11 March 2024) and only the fourth elite, multi-nation, Olympic-style boxing competition to be held in Great Britain since London 2012. 14 of the countries are members of World Boxing. The two non-members, Gambia and Antigua and Barbuda, have been given permission to compete by the Executive Board of World Boxing.

The event is a new addition to the elite international boxing calendar and part of the World Boxing Cup series developed by World Boxing.  The World Boxing Cup is a new format in which male and female boxers accrue ranking points over several stages of competition throughout the calendar year and culminates in a year-end finals event when the stage winners and other top-ranked boxers compete for the World Boxing Cup trophy.

The World Boxing Cup in Sheffield will be first event of the 2024 series and features seven men’s weight categories and six for women, the same as those that will be used at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

The 16 countries taking part in the competition are: Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Finland, French Polynesia, Gambia, Germany, Mongolia, Netherlands, Nigeria, Norway, Panama, Scotland, Sweden, Wales and Antigua and Barbuda. The IOC’s Refugee Team will also be represented by Cindy Ngamba who will participate in the women’s 75kg category.

Other names taking part in the competition include:

  • English super-heavyweight, Delicious Orie, who has already qualified for Paris 2024, after winning gold at the 2023 European Games
  • Germany’s Maxi Klotzer, who won gold and the award for Best Female Fighting Performance at the World Boxing Cup: Cologne 2023
  • Nikolai Terteryan from Denmark who also secured qualification for Paris 2024 when he won light-middleweight gold at the 2023 European Games
  • Nigeria’s English based heavyweight, Adam Olaore, who secured qualification for Paris 2024 at the recent Africa Qualification Tournament in Dakar
  • Panama’s two-time Olympian and two-time world championship medallist, Atheyna Bylon who will compete in the women’s middleweight division

The draw takes place at 20:00 (GMT) on Tuesday 16 January 2024.  Following this, details of the draw, all event documents and results can be viewed at  https://www.englandboxing.org/world-boxing-cup-gb-open/.

The event is being streamed live on World Boxing’s YouTube page and, for people in the UK, on the BBC. Details on how to view these over the four days of competition are below:

World Boxing YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@officialworldboxing/streams):

BBC:

The event will be delivered by England Boxing in association with World Boxing and GB Boxing and is supported by the National Lottery, UK Sport and Sheffield City Council.

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

Sheffield to host new international World Boxing Cup event in January 2024

A new international boxing competition hosted by England Boxing and World Boxing in association with GB Boxing, will take place from 17-20 January 2024 at the English Institute of Sport Sheffield, England.

The event, known as the ‘World Boxing Cup: GB Open, Sheffield 2024’, is a new addition to the elite international boxing calendar and will be part of the World Boxing Cup series developed by World Boxing, the new international federation which has been established to ensure boxing remains at the heart of the Olympic Movement.

The World Boxing Cup is a new format in which male and female boxers accrue ranking points over several stages of competition throughout the calendar year. It culminates in a year-end Finals event when the stage winners and other top-ranked boxers compete for the World Boxing Cup trophy.

The World Boxing Cup event in Sheffield will be first event of the 2024 series and feature seven men’s weight categories and six for women, the same as those that will be used at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

The event will be delivered by England Boxing in association with World Boxing and GB Boxing and is supported by the National Lottery, UK Sport and Sheffield City Council.

World Boxing’s Secretary General, Simon Toulson, explained:  “World Boxing is committed to delivering a calendar of high quality competition opportunities that are designed in the interests of the boxers and it is fantastic that we will be bringing this event to England as part of the new World Boxing Cup series.  The timing of the event is great for all concerned, as it leads into the Olympic qualifier in Italy and shows that we are delivering a competition structure that works for the boxers and will benefit the sport.” 

GB Boxing’s Chief Executive, Matt Holt, said: “We have been aiming to have an international boxing competition in the UK for some time now, so it is great that we have been able to link-up with the new international federation and key local stakeholders to develop an event that can be part of next year’s World Boxing Cup series.  It is very good news for the boxers in our squad, who usually compete abroad, and means they will be able to box at home where their family and friends will be able to watch them. 

“This is a huge year for our boxers and being able to host this event at home, prior to the second Olympic qualifying event (in Italy from 29 February – 12 March 2024), is ideal preparation for the men and women in our squad as they look to secure their places at Paris 2024.”

Jerome Pels, Chief Executive, England Boxing, added: “We are very proud to be a part of the new World Boxing Cup series and are looking forward to being part of this event which will be a superb opportunity to showcase the popularity of boxing in England.  Our staff, officials, and volunteers all possess the skills and expertise necessary to deliver a top-class competition and are looking forward to collaborating with World Boxing and GB Boxing to bring this event to life.

“Having a World Boxing Cup event in England is fantastic for the sport at all levels.  It is a tremendous opportunity for Great Britain’s elite boxers to showcase their talent on home soil and, at the same, provides a platform for us to promote, develop and grow the sport at the grassroots.”

Councillor Martin Smith, Chair of the Economic Development Committee at Sheffield City Council said: “It’s great to see this event coming to Sheffield, the home of the Team GB boxing programme.  Events like this are really beneficial to the city and we look forward to working with World Boxing, England Boxing and GB Boxing to deliver a great competition.”

All of the National Federations that have joined World Boxing have been invited to take part in the ‘World Boxing Cup: GB Open, Sheffield 2024’.  National Federations that are not currently members will be able to participate provided their request is approved by the Executive Board of World Boxing.

World Boxing was launched in April 2023 and aims to ensure that boxing remains at the heart of the Olympic movement.  It will seek recognition from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and plans to work constructively and collaboratively to develop a pathway that will preserve boxing’s ongoing place on the Olympic competition programme at Los Angeles 2028 and beyond.

27 National Federations, covering every continent that participates in Olympic-style boxing are members of World Boxing.  The first cohort was made-up of USA Boxing, New Zealand Boxing, Boxing Australia, GB Boxing, England Boxing and the Dutch Boxing Federation.  They were joined in August 2023 by the National Federations for boxing in Canada, Brazil, Argentina, Germany, Honduras and Sweden.  The next two groups to join included Denmark, Mongolia, Panama, French Polynesia, Finland, Iceland, Jamaica, Nigeria, Norway and the Czech Republic.  The most recent cohort of members in October 2023 was comprised of Philippines, Scotland, Wales, Suriname and the US Virgin Islands.

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Germany tops the medal table after four days of top class action at ‘World Boxing Cup: Cologne 2023’

The fourth and final day of action at the ‘World Boxing Cup: Cologne 2023’ saw six women and seven men crowned champion, as Germany topped the medal table with a haul of 14, made up of five gold, two silver and seven bronze.

The home nation was closely followed by Cuba, who claimed three gold and two silver, and England who finished with two gold, two silver and two bronze.

The remaining gold medals were shared one apiece between Wales, Mongolia, and France.

Australia missed out on gold but did win six medals, the same tally as Mongolia.

The individual honours saw England’s Charley Davison, who won gold at bantamweight (54kg) named ‘Best Female Technical Boxer’. 

Taylor Bevan from Wales, who triumphed in the light-heavyweight (80kg) category, won the award for ‘Best Male Fighting Performance’.

The full list of winners at the ‘World Boxing Cup: Cologne 2023’ is:

Women’s 50kg: Maxi Kloetzer, Germany

Women’s 54kg: Charley Davison, England

Women’s 57kg: Elise Glynn, England

Women’s 60kg: Namuun Monkhor, Mongolia

Women’s 66kg: Stefanie Von Berge, Germany

Women’s 75kg: Davina Michel, France

Men’s 51kg: Salah Ibrahim, Germany

Men’s 57kg: Rolando Martinez, Cuba

Men’s 63.5kg: Erislandy Alvarez, Cuba

Men’s 71kg: Magomed Schachidov, Germany

Men’s 80kg: Taylor Bevan, Wales

Men’s 92kg: Jesus Nelson Williams, Cuba

Men’s +92kg: Nikita Putilov, Germany

The ‘World Boxing Cup: Cologne 2023’ was delivered by the German Boxing Association in collaboration with World Boxing.  Details of all the results and drawsheets can be viewed at: https://www.boxverband.de/cologne-boxing-cup-der-ablaufplan-des-turniers-in-koeln/

The 15 nations that took part in the competition included 11 countries that are members of World Boxing: Australia, Canada, Denmark, England, Finland, Germany, Mongolia, Norway, Scotland, Sweden and Wales. Three countries that are not currently members of the new IF, Cuba, France and Switzerland, were given approval to compete by the Executive Board of World Boxing. The final entrant represented the IOC’s Refugee team.

Strong home nation interest on finals day at ‘World Boxing Cup: Cologne 2023’

Home nation, Germany, will have seven boxers in today’s final day of action at the ‘World Boxing Cup: Cologne 2023’.

Other countries with strong interest in the final day include Cuba with five boxers, England with four and Wales with three. Australia and Denmark both have two boxers in today’s finals, while Mongolia, Switzerland, and France each have one.

Today’s finals follow an intriguing day of semi-finals yesterday in Cologne.

One of the biggest surprises of the day came in the women’s bantamweight (54kg) class where Australia’s Monique Suraci defeated France’s European U22 Champion Romane Moulai. She will face England’s Tokyo 2020 Olympian, Charley Davison, who overcame Germany’s Zeina Nassar in her semi-final.

Despite having a large contingent of boxers recently competing at the PanAmerican Games, the Cuban line-up in Cologne has impressed as the team won all five of its semi-finals.

At flyweight (51kg) Giovis Salfran outpointed Mongolia’s Aldarkhichig Battulga while Rolando Martinez did the same against another Mongolian, Bilguunsaikhan Kharkhuu at featherweight (57kg). World silver medallist Erislandy Alvarez defeated Germany’s Assan Hansen at light welterweight (63kg). The other two Cuban winners were light-heavyweight (80kg) Jorge Manuel Soto, who defeated Germany’s Delil Dadaev and Nelson Jesus Williams who got the better of Australia’s Ikeanna Enyi at heavyweight (92kg).

Two other strong performing nations this week have been Wales and England. In the women’s welterweight category (66kg), the Welsh Commonwealth Games champion, Rosie Eccles, eliminated Germany’s Leonie Mueller. Her fellow Welsh boxers, Garan Croft (71kg) and Taylor Bevan (80kg) both won their semi-finals.

For England, Charley Davison will be joined in today’s finals by Demie-Jade Resztan (50kg), Elise Glynne (57kg) and Patrick Brown who triumphed over Australia’s Eddie Coumi at heavyweight (92kg). 

One English boxer not joining his teammates in the finals is 2022 European Champion, Harris Akbar, who lost his light-middleweight (71kg) semi-final to the home nation’s Magomed Schachidov. The German will be joined in today’s finals by teammates Maxi Klotzer (50kg), Salah Ibrahim (51kg), Murat Yildirim (57kg), David Gkevorikian (63.5kg) Stefanie Von Berge (66kg) and Nikita Putilov (92kg+).

The draw for the finals can be viewed at:

The action will be streamed live from 1700 CET on Tuesday 31 October 2023 and can be viewed at:  

World Boxing will posting updates on its social channels:

The ‘World Boxing Cup: Cologne 2023’ is being delivered by the German Boxing Association in collaboration with World Boxing.

The 15 nations that have taken part in the competition include 11 countries that are members of World Boxing: Australia, Canada, Denmark, England, Finland, Germany, Mongolia, Norway, Scotland, Sweden and Wales. Three countries that are not currently members of the new IF, Cuba, France and Switzerland, have been given approval to compete by the Executive Board of World Boxing. The final entrant is representing the IOC’s Refugee team.

52 boxers representing 13 flags will contest today’s semi-finals in ‘World Boxing Cup: Cologne 2023’

Fifty-two boxers representing 13 flags will contest today’s semi-finals on day three of the ‘World Boxing Cup: Cologne 2023’ (28-31 October 2023) in Germany.

It comes after the quarter-finals were completed over 33 bouts yesterday.  All of the results from a day of superb action which featured strong performances from the host nation along wth England, Australia and Mongolia can be viewed at:

Today’s semi-finals feature a large German contingent of 14 boxers.  Other nations with significant interest include England, Australia and Mongolia, who all have six boxers, and Cuba with five.  Wales and Sweden each have three boxers in the semi-finals, while France, Denmark and Finland have two.  Switzerland and Norway have one each along with the IOC’s Refugee team.

The semi-finals will run over two sessions of boxing starting at 14:00 and 17:00 (CET).  The draw can be viewed at:

All of the semi-finals from day three will be streamed live at:

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

The ‘World Boxing Cup: Cologne 2023’ is being delivered by the German Boxing Association in collaboration with World Boxing.

The 15 nations that have taken part in the competition include 11 countries that are members of World Boxing: Australia, Canada, Denmark, England, Finland, Germany, Mongolia, Norway, Scotland, Sweden and Wales.  Three countries that are not currently members of the new IF, Cuba, France and Switzerland, have been given approval to compete by the Executive Board of World Boxing.  The final entrant is representing the IOC’s Refugee team.

Team Refugee boxer delivers suprise victory over European Championship silver medallist on day one of ‘World Boxing Cup: Cologne 2023’

Omid Ahmadisafa from the IOC’s Refugee Team delivered a surprise on day one of the ‘World Boxing Cup: Cologne 2023’ (28–31 October 2023)  when he outpointed England’s European Championship silver medallist, Kiaran MacDonald, in their flyweight (51kg) contest.

It was part of an exciting first day of action at the tournament which saw 52 boxers take part in 26 bouts. 

One country which enjoyed a very good start to the competition was Wales, which saw two of it’s strongest boxers come through tricky first round contests.

In the men’s light-middleweight competiton, 2022 European Championship silver medallist, Garan Croft, overcame Sweden’s Kevin Scott via a 4-1 split.

At 66kg in the women’s categories, Rosie Eccles, who secured qualification for Paris 2024 at this summer’s European Games in Poland, continued her good form with a unanimous win over Emilie Sonvico of France.

Elsewhere, this competition is notable for the presence of a team from Cuba which includes three women who have only recently been permitted to compete.

The Cuban line-up in Cologne features a number of young talents who experienced a mixed first day of action. 

In the women’s competition, Melani Girado (54kg) and Juliannet Diaz (60kg) lost by split decisions to Germany’s Zeina Nassar and Anna Jenni of Switzerland respectively.  In the men’s weights Rolando Martinez Perez (57kg), Erislandy Alvarez (63.5kg) and Jorge Soto Napoles (80kg) enjoyed victories but these were offset by losses at bantamweight (54kg) and super-heavyweight (92kg+).

Day two of the competition will see another 33 contests across weight classes including the women’s 50kg, 54kg, 57kg, 60kg and 75kg and the 57kg, 63.5kg, 71kg and 80kg categories for men.

All of the results from day one and the draw for day two can be viewed at:

Colo­gne Boxing Cup: Ablauf, Anset­zun­gen und Ergeb­nis­se des Turniers

All of the action from today’s second day of competition can be viewed at

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

The ‘World Boxing BoxingCup: Cologne 2023’ is being delivered by the German Boxing Association in collaboration with World Boxing.

The 15 nations taking part in the competition include 11 countries that are members of World Boxing: Australia, Canada, Denmark, England, Finland, Germany, Mongolia, Norway, Scotland, Sweden and Wales.  Three countries that are not currently members of the new IF, Cuba, France and Switzerland, have been given approval to compete by the Executive Board of World Boxing.  The final entrant is representing the Refugee team.

111 boxers from 15 countries to compete in ‘World Boxing Cup Cologne 2023’

111 boxers from 15 countries will take part in the ‘World Boxing Cup: Cologne 2023’ (28-31 October 2023) which starts today in Germany following yesterday’s draw.

The tournament is being delivered by the German Boxing Association in collaboration with World Boxing, the new international federation (IF) which has been established to ensure boxing remains at the heart of the Olympic movement.

The 15 nations taking part in the competition include 11 countries that are members of World Boxing: Australia, Canada, Denmark, England, Finland, Germany, Mongolia, Norway, Scotland, Sweden and Wales.  Three countries that are not currently members of the new IF, Cuba, France and Switzerland, have been given approval to compete by the Executive Board of World Boxing.  The final entrant is representing the Refugee team.

The competition will follow the new World Boxing Cup format and features six women’s categories and seven for men, which reflect the weight classes that will be used at the Paris 2024 Olympics. 

60 men and 51 women are taking part in the four-day competition.  There will be two sessions of boxing on each of the first three days starting at 14:00 and 19:00 (CET).  Finals day on 31 October 2023 will feature one session starting at 17:00.

Weight classes competing in today’s first session from 14:00, when there will be two rings in action, include 50kg, 54kg and 60kg in the women’s competition and 63.5kg, 71kg, 80kg, 92kg and 92kg+ for the men.

The action is being streamed live and can be viewed at: https://sportdeutschland.tv/dbvboxen

A full list of entrants and details of the draw can be viewed at: https://www.boxverband.de/cologne-boxing-cup-der-ablaufplan-des-turniers-in-koeln/

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