World Boxing Cup

First quarter finals complete as world class boxing continues in Astana

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

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Action gets underway in Kazakhstan

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

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

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World Boxing Announces 2026 Event Calendar and Bidding Timelines

World Boxing has announced the preliminary structure of the 2026 World Boxing competition calendar, as well as various key dates for national federations to enter the bidding process for World Boxing events. Within the preliminary 2026 World Boxing calendar, the organization has outlined 13 events, consisting of five confederation championship events, four World Boxing Cup events, two U19 Championship events, the Commonwealth Games and the Youth Olympic Games.

Among the various World Boxing events on the schedule for 2026, there will be three separate timelines for World Boxing Cup events, World Boxing U19 events and Confederation Championship events. The bidding timelines for the three types of 2026 World Boxing events are listed below. An overview of the 2026 World Boxing Competition Calendar can be found at the bottom of this press release.

Key Dates – 2026 World Boxing Cup Bidding:

  • May 23, 2025 – World Boxing Cup Bidding Guidelines Announcement
  • July 1, 2025 – World Boxing Cup Bidding Deadline
  • August 1, 2025 – World Boxing Executive Board Approval
  • August 14, 2025 – Host City Agreements Signed
  • August 21, 2025 – Calendar is Finalized and Announced

Key Dates – 2026 U19 World Boxing Event Bidding:

  • June 13, 2025 – U19 World Boxing Futures Cup & U19 World Boxing Championships Bidding Guidelines Announcement
  • August 1, 2025 – Bidding Deadline for 2026 U19 Events
  • September 1, 2025 – World Boxing Executive Board Approval
  • September 14, 2025 – Host City Agreements Signed
  • September 21, 2025 – World Boxing U19 Calendar is Finalized and Announced

Key Dates – 2026 Confederation Championships Event Bidding:

  • June 13, 2025 – Confederation Championships Bidding Guidelines Announcement
  • August 1, 2025 – Bidding Deadline for Confederation Championships
  • September 1, 2025 – World Boxing Executive Board & Confederation Executive Board Approval
  • September 14, 2025 – Host City Agreements Signed
  • September 21, 2025 – Confederation Calendar is Finalized and Announced
2026 World Boxing Competition Calendar Overview
MonthDateMonthDateOrganizerEvent NameCountryGenderDivision 
FebruaryTBDFebruaryTBDWorld BoxingWorld Boxing Cup #1TBDM&WElite 
MarchTBDMarchTBDWorld BoxingU19 World Boxing Futures CupTBDM&WU19 
AprilTBDAprilTBDWorld BoxingWorld Boxing Cup #2TBDM&WElite 
JuneTBDJuneTBDWorld BoxingWorld Boxing Cup #3TBDM&WElite 
July23August2CGF/WBCommonwealth GamesScotlandM&WElite 
July/Aug.TBDJuly/AugustTBDWorld BoxingU19 World ChampionshipsTBDM&WU19 
September19October4Confederation/WBAsian GamesJapanM&WElite 
Aug.-Nov.TBDTBDTBDConfederation/WBEuropean ChampionshipsTBDM&WElite 
Aug.-Nov.TBDTBDTBDConfederation/WBPan American ChampionshipsTBDM&WElite 
Aug.-Nov.TBDTBDTBDConfederation/WBAfrican ChampionshipsTBDM&WElite 
Aug.-Nov.TBDTBDTBDConfederation/WBOceanic ChampionshipsTBDM&WElite 
October31November13World BoxingYouth Olympic GamesDakarM&WU19 
End Nov./Early Dec.TBDTBDTBDWorld BoxingWorld Cup Final (Qualified Event)TBDM&WElite 

Twenty gold medals won on final day of boxing in Warsaw

The World Boxing Cup – Felix Stamm: Poland 2025 came to an end today in Arena COS Torwar, in Warsaw. Medals were distributed in all twenty weight categories, ten men’s and ten women’s, following a week full of world-class boxing action.

Uzbekistan picked up the most gold medals with six but were trumped in the overall medal standings by the hosts, Poland, who won a total of 18 medals.

The remaining top five nations in the overall medal standings were Uzbekistan and Türkiye with nine, Italy with seven and Mongolia with five.

Finland and Kosovo only won one medal each but both were golds thanks to wins from Pihla Kaivo-Oja and Donjeta Sadiku.

The full list of gold medal winners is included below:

WeightGold Medal
W48kgYalgettekin Nurselen TUR
W51kgKaivo-Oja Pihla FIN
W65kgCarini Angela ITA
W75kgMüller Leonie GER
W80kgGuneri Elif TUR
W80+kgKaczmarska Agata POL
50kgAttrattivo Salvatore ITA
55kgMirzakhalilov Mirazizbek UZB
65kgMuydinkhujaev Asadkhuja UZB
80kgUmmataliev Javokhir UZB
W54kgCharaabi Sirine ITA
W57kgSzeremeta Julia POL
W60kgSadiku Donjeta KOS
W75kgHofstad Sunniva NOR
60kgBrach Pawel POL
70kgZnamiec Cezary POL
75kgErkinboev Fazliddin UZB
85kgIsroilov Akmaljon UZB
90kgSevostyanov Alexey POL
90kg+Zokirov Jakhongir UZB

Attention now turns to the World Boxing Cup—Astana, Kazakhstan 2025, taking place from 30 June – 6 July 2025. The competition will take place in Beeline Arena, which has previously hosted numerous major events, across a wide range of sports.

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.

For a full list of the results and more information, including images, visit: https://pzb.com.pl/puchar-swiata-warszawa-2025

Further images are available here.

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World Boxing Cup – Felix Stamm: Poland 2025 finals bracket confirmed following Thursday’s action

Day four saw the semi-finals conclude at the World Boxing Cup – Felix Stamm: Poland 2025, which will finish tomorrow on May 16, with twenty finals set to take place.

It was another strong day for the hosts, with five Polish victories today, closely followed by Italy and Uzbekistan with four, while Bulgaria and Türkiye picked up three wins each.

England’s Elise Glynn secured an impressive 3:2 victory over Poland’s Paris Olympian, Aneta Rygielska in the women’s 60kg. Glynn will face another Olympian in the final, Donjeta Sadiku, of Kosovo.

The men’s 90kg competition final will be a bout between two home nation boxers, after Adam Tutak and Alexey Sevostyanov both earned semi-final victories for Poland.

The full lineup of finals for tomorrow is as follows:

WeightRedBlue
W48kgMoulai Romane FRAYalgettekin Nurselen TUR
W51kgKaivo-Oja Pihla FINChukanova Zlatislava BUL
W65kgCarini Angela ITADziubek Weronika POL
W75kgCaliskan Sema TURMüller Leonie GER
W80kgSorensen Sofia NORGuneri Elif TUR
W80+kgKaczmarska Agata POLDuztas Şeyma TUR
50kgAttrattivo Salvatore ITAAldarkhishig Battulga MGL
55kgMirzakhalilov Mirazizbek UZBKharkhuu Bilguunsaikhan MGL
65kgIliev Viktorio BULMuydinkhujaev Asadkhuja UZB
80kgCommey Alfred Cromwell ITAUmmataliev Javokhir UZB
W54kgCharaabi Sirine ITAMunguntsetseg Enkhjargal MGL
W57kgSzeremeta Julia POLMamajonova Khumorabonu UZB
W60kgSadiku Donjeta KOSGlynn Elise ENG
W75kgHofstad Sunniva NORGemini Melissa ITA
60kgBrach Pawel POLBaldassi Michele ITA
70kgZnamiec Cezary POLScott Kevin SWE
75kgErkinboev Fazliddin UZBKiwan Rami BUL
85kgStraszewski Jakub POLIsroilov Akmaljon UZB
90kgTutak Adam POLSevostyanov Alexey POL
90kg+Shiha Omar NORZokirov Jakhongir UZB

For a full list of the results and more information, including images, visit: https://pzb.com.pl/puchar-swiata-warszawa-2025

All the action will be streamed on World Boxing’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@officialworldboxing

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Quarter finals complete on day three at World Boxing Cup – Felix Stamm: Poland 2025

Another action-packed day of boxing at Arena COS Torwar, in Warsaw, saw the remaining quarter-final bouts take place, setting up a full day of semi-finals on Thursday.

Several semi-finals were also completed today, including Poland’s Jakub Straszewski win over England’s Teagn Stott by 4:1 split decision, in the men’s 85kg. The other semi in the weight class was won by Akmaljon Isroilov, of Uzbekistan.

The women’s 65kg semi-finals also took place with another home victory, this time for Weronika Dziubek, while Italy’s Angela Carini booked her place in the final with unanimous decision success. Meanwhile, in the only semi-final of the women’s 80kg, Elif Guneri, of Türkiye, defeated England’s Emily Asquith via a 3:2 split decision.

The remaining semi-finals were in the men’s 80kg, where Uzbekistan’s Javokhir Ummataliev secured a 4:1 victory and Italy’s Alfred Cromwell Commey earned a confident 5:0 win, setting up their final on Friday.

Italy and Türkiye enjoyed strong performances across the day with three wins each, while Mongolia earned four victories that included a walkover win in the women’s 54kg. It was a familiar story, however, with Uzbekistan and Poland leading the way with five and six wins respectively.

A full day of semi-finals await tomorrow with 28 bouts across 14 weight categories. For a full list of the results and more information, including images, visit: https://pzb.com.pl/puchar-swiata-warszawa-2025

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Home nation dominates second day of boxing in Warsaw

Thirty bouts took place today at the World Boxing Cup – Felix Stamm: Poland 2025, which runs from May 12 – 16, 2025.

Arena COS Torwar, in Warsaw, hosted the action that included five women’s and five men’s weight classes on day two. Winners from today have guaranteed themselves bronze medals by reaching semi-finals, due to take place on Thursday.

Poland continued their strong start to the event with seven wins on the second day of competition, followed by Uzbekistan with six and Italy with five. Italy’s Alfred Cromwell Commey delivered the only stoppage of the day, ending his fight in the second round in the men’s 80kg.

Paris Olympian, Aneta Rygielska, won her quarter final matchup on home soil against Gizem Ozer, of Türkiye, by 3:2 split decision in the women’s 60kg. Following their success hosting the last World Boxing Cup, Brazil picked up its first win in this competition courtesy of a 5:0 victory by Barbara Maria Dos Santos over France’s Andrea Badin.

For a full list of the results and more information, including images, visit: https://pzb.com.pl/puchar-swiata-warszawa-2025

Wednesday’s action will see another thirty bouts, with more places in the semi-finals up for grabs.

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