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.