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World Boxing’s Executive Board endorses new membership applications from 15 National Federations

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:

COUNTRYNATIONAL FEDERATION
BahrainBahrain Boxing Federation
BangladeshBangladesh Boxing Federation
EswatiniEswatini Boxing Federation
Faroe IslandsBoxing Association of the Faroe Islands
GuyanaGuyana Boxing Association
LesothoLesotho Boxing Association
LuxembourgLuxembourg Boxing Federation
MaltaMalta Boxing Federation
MoroccoRoyal Moroccan Boxing Federation
NigerNigerian Boxing Federation (FENIBOXE)
Puerto RicoPuerto Rican Boxing Federation
SerbiaSerbia Boxing Federation
SeychellesSeychelles Boxing Federation
TogoTogo Boxing Federation
TunisiaTunisia 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.

Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan continue to lead the way in year-end World Boxing rankings

BOXERS from Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan continue to lead the way in the year-end World Boxing Rankings published HERE with both countries having six boxers ranked number one in the world.

Uzbekistan remains dominant in the men’s categories where is has the number one boxer at 60kg, 65kg, 75kg, 80kg, 85kg, and 90kg. Boxers from Kazakhstan, claim top spot in the four remaining men’s categories, at M50kg, M55kg, M70kg and M90kg+, and two of the women’s weight classes W70kg and W65kg where Aida Abikeyeva shares top spot with Chinese Taipei’s Olympic bronze medallist Chen Nien-Chen.

Other countries with boxers at the top of the pile in the women’s weights include Poland (W57kg and W80kg+), India (W48kg), Türkiye (W51kg), Chinese Taipei (W54kg), Brazil (W60kg), Ireland (W75kg) and Australia (W80kg).

The new rankings are the second set published by World Boxing and include a number of changes following the ‘World Boxing Cup Finals 2025 – Greater Noida’ in November where the success of the home nation, which topped the medal table with nine golds, has had an impact.

In the women’s light-flyweight division (W48kg), India’s Minakshi has risen to number one after securing gold in Greater Noida. It completed a dominant year for the World Boxing Champion who added another major title to her résumé with victories over Korea’s Chorong and Uzbekistan’s Farzona, to earn the maximum 300 ranking points.

At bantamweight (W54kg), India’s Preeti Preeti has entered the rankings at number eight after topping the podium in Great Noida, where she delivered the upset of the tournament, beating World Boxing Championships gold and bronze medallists, Hsiao-Wen Huang of Chinese Taipei and Sirine Charaabi of Italy, on-route to gold.

In the women’s middleweight (W75kg) division, Australia’s Emma Sue Greentree has moved into the top three after she upgraded her World Boxing Championships bronze to gold medal in Greater Noida where she beat Italy’s Melissa Gemini in a tense final.

In the men’s weights, Sachin Sachin of India delivered a big move climbing from 14th to ninth at lightweight (M60kg) after winning gold in Greater Noida, where he defeated Olympic silver medallist Munarbek Seiitbek Uulu of Kyrgyzstan in the final.

Gold medal performances in India also saw two English boxers move up the rankings. At light-heavyweight (M80kg), Dimeji Shittu rose one place to sixth. At heavyweight (M90kg), Isaac Okoh went up six places from twelfth to sixth.

At the end of the year, the leading female boxer in the world is still Polish featherweight (W57kg), Julia Szeremeta, who has 2,075 points accrued from her performances at the World Boxing Championships 2025, the World Boxing Cup – Foz do Iguazu 2025 in Brazil and the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.

In the men’s weights Uzbekistan’s Abdumalik Khalokov and Asadkhuja Muydinkhujiaev, who box at lightweight (M60kg) and welterweight (M65kg) respectively, are tied on 3,000 points, based on their gold medals at the recent World Boxing Championships in Liverpool and the Paris 2024 Olympics.

The top five ranked male and female boxers at the end of 2025 are:

MALE BOXERSFEMALE BOXERS
 Boxer detailsPoints Boxer detailsPoints
1st =Abdumalik KHALOKOV, 60kg, UZB3,0001stJulia SZEREMETA, 57kg, POL2,075
1st =Asadkhuja MUYDINKHUJAEV, 65kg, UZB3,0002ndBuse CAKIROGLU, 51kg, TUR1,975
3rdErislandy ALVAREZ, 65kg, CUB2,1003rdJaismine JAISMINE, 57kg, IND1,950
4thAibek ORALBAY, 90kg+, KAZ2,0254thMinakshi MINAKSHI, 48kg, IND1,750
5th =Sanzhar TASHKENBAY, 50kg, KAZ1,6505thHsiao-Wen HUANG, 54kg, TPE1,875
5th =Makhmud SABYRKHAN, 55kg, KAZ1,650 
5th =Fazliddin ERKINBOEV, 75kg, UZB1,650
5th =Javokhir UMMATALIEV, 80kg, UZB1,650
5th =Turabek KHABIBULLAEV, 90kg, UZB1,650

The World Boxing Ranking Points are awarded for at Olympic Games, World Boxing Cups, World Boxing Championships, Continental Multi-Sport Games and the World Boxing Cup Finals.

They are then used for seeding boxers at competitions with the points issued on a 3-year cycle. Boxers may not accumulate ranking points from more than four competitions at a given time.

Full details on how the rankings are calculated, and the allocation of points, are available HERE.

Ratification of 49 applications at Congress 2025 takes World Boxing’s membership to 124 National Federations

World Boxing has ratified the membership applications of 49 National Federations HERE at its most recent Congress 2025 in Rome.

It means that World Boxing now has 124 member National Federations that have been approved by Congress. The list of 124 members can be viewed HERE.

Of the 124 National Federations, 123 have ‘Full Member’ status and are eligible to vote in World Boxing’s next annual Congress in 2026. GB Boxing has ‘Associate Member’ status and is eligible to participate in Congress but not have a vote.

All boxing National Federations are able to apply to join World Boxing and must complete a rigorous process that is designed to ensure that all applicants are deemed to be in good standing and, through their statutes and operating processes, are 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

Under World Boxing’s Statutes HERE, National Federations that successfully complete the process and have their application approved by the Executive Board of World Boxing have ‘Endorsed Member’ status and can have their application put forward to the next Congress, provided it is not filed later than 90 days before the start of Congress.

Final approval and ratification of ‘Full Member’ status can only be conferred on ‘Endorsed Members’ by the vote of Congress, which is the ultimate authority of World Boxing.

It means that National Federations that have been endorsed for membership by the Executive Board and had their application put forward to Congress, will not be able to vote at that Congress.  However, provided their application is ratified and they become a ‘Full Member’ they will be eligible to vote at future Congresses.

In practical terms this means, that any National Federation which is not one of World Boxing’s 124 members, will not be able to vote at the next Congress in 2026, even if they secure endorsement from the Executive Board. However, they will be able to vote at the following year’s Congress in 2027 and thereafter, provided their application for membership is ratified at Congress 2026.

Full details on World Boxing membership and the rights this confers on National Federations are available in World Boxing’s Statutes HERE.

GB Boxing has ‘Associate Member’ status as it is reponsible for managing Great Britain’s elite, World Class Programme (WCP) and taking the team to tournaments, such as the European Games and the Olympic Games, where boxers from England, Scotland and Wales compete as Great Britain (GBR).

Two-time middleweight world champion Gennadiy Golovkin confirmed as new President of World Boxing at Congress 2025 in Rome

The two-time middleweight world champion and 2004 Olympic silver medallist, Gennadiy Golovkin, has been named the new President of World Boxing at its Congress 2025 in Rome.

The Kazakh was the only candidate for the role on the final ballot paper and was named President by acclamation at the Congress.

Other candidates had put themselves forward in October 2025 to contest the Presidential election, however Golovkin was the only person approved to stand by an independent Vetting Panel, which assessed the backgrounds of all the candidates.

The Vetting Panel is made-up of three independent, external experts and supported by the leading independent provider of sport-specific arbitration and mediation services, Sport Resolutions, and is designed to ensure World Boxing adheres to the highest standards of governance by providing independent, third party checking and oversight of Congress and the election process.

Golovkin will serve an initial three-year term and succeeds Dutchman, Boris van der Vorst, who did not seek re-election following the completion of his term.

Gennadiy Golovkin, said: “It is a privilege to be elected as the new President of World Boxing. But this is just the beginning. Starting today, athletes will be at the heart of every decision we make. On the road to LA28, we will restore trust in Olympic boxing to secure our place in Brisbane and beyond. Now it’s time to move forward as one united boxing family.”

The Presidential election was one of four votes at the Congress which included one position as Vice President and two seats on the World Boxing Executive Board.

In the election for Vice President, Ryan O’Shea from Canada secured a second term with 57 per cent of the vote in a two-person contest with Thailand’s Chaiwat Chotima.

The election for the Executive Board had six candidates and saw Michael Muller from Germany and Tatsuya Nakama from Japan emerge with the most votes.

The four winners of today’s elections will join the World Boxing Executive Board which is made-up of the President; three Vice Presidents; four Executive Board members; four Continental Confederation Presidents; two Athlete Representatives; the Chairs of the Committees for Sport and Competition, Medical and Anti-Doping, and Finance and Audit.

Congress 2025 was chaired by World Boxing Vice President, Dinah Glykidis.  In accordance, with World Boxing’s Statutes, 59 National Federations were eligible to take part in the voting which was conducted in-person and online and overseen by an independent, third-party organisation. Scrutineers were onsite to validate the veracity of the election processes and ensure candidates were treated in a fair and equitable manner.

World Boxing Vice President and Chair of Congress 2025, Dinah Glykidis, said: “Congress is the ultimate authority of World Boxing and to have so many of our members be able to participate in it today and express their views on the future direction of the organisation is very important, and a positive sign that World Boxing is continuing to deliver on its commitment to transparency and rigorous governance.

“Since it was launched in April 2023, World Boxing has achieved an enormous amount in a short space of time and I am confident that with our new President and the Executive Board that we now have in place, following today’s elections, that it will continue to go from strength to strength as we build towards the next Olympic Games at LA28.”

Other business concluded at the World Boxing Congress 2025 included:

  • Acceptance of a series of amendments to the Statutes of World Boxing following provisional recognition by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in February 2025
  • Ratification by Congress of the membership applications of 49 National Federations to join World Boxing
  • Acceptance of a series of proposals which included the incorporation of World Boxing’s Sex Eligibility Policy into the Competition Rules and associated operational documents
  • Approval of the 2025 Accounts and the provisional budget for 2026
  • The acceptance of Panama’s bid to host World Boxing’s next annual Congress in 2026

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.

Born in 1982, Gennadiy Golovkin is widely considered to be Kazakhstan’s greatest ever boxer.  He won a silver medal at the Athens Olympics in 2004 before entering the professional ranks where he won the middleweight world title twice in a career made-up of 42 wins, two losses and a draw.  He has been the President of Kazakhstan’s National Olympic Committee since 2024.

The people that make up the Executive Board of World Boxing are:

OfficeName
PresidentGennadiy Golovkin (KAZ)
Vice PresidentRyan O’Shea (CAN)
Vice PresidentMatt Holt (GBR)
Vice PresidentDinah Glykidis (AUS)
Executive BoardMichael Muller (GER)
Executive BoardVictorico Vargas (PHI)
Executive BoardTatsuya Nakama (JPN)
Athlete Representative (Chair)Caitlin Parker (AUS)
Athlete Representative (Vice Chair)Richard Torrez Jr (USA)
President, Asian BoxingPichai Chunhavajira (THA)
President, European BoxingLars Brovil (DEN)
President, Oceania BoxingBeulah Daunakamakama (FJI)
President, Panamerican BoxingElise Seignolle (USA)
Chair Sport and Competition CommitteeHernan Salvo (ARG)
Chair Medical and Anti-Doping CommitteeDr Armando Sanchez (USA)
Chair Finance and Audit CommitteeJulia Felton (AUS)

Final list of candidates announced for elections at World Boxing Congress 2025

The final list of candidates that will contest elections at World Boxing’s Congress 2025 in Rome on 23 November has been published (HERE) and includes nine candidates from nine countries.

In line with the processes set-out in World Boxing’s Statutes, Rules for Electoral Voting and Rules for Candidates of Elections (HERE), all of the candidates have been assessed and approved to stand by an Independent Vetting Panel made-up of three independent, external experts and supported by the leading independent provider of sport-specific arbitration and mediation services, Sport Resolutions.

The conclusions of the Independent Vetting Panel, which has reviewed the applications of all the men and women that initially put themselves forward for election in October 2025, means there is now one candidate for the office of President, Gennadiy Golovkin from Kazakhstan.

In accordance with World Boxing’s current Statutes (HERE), which state (Elections: Clause 11.15) “Unanimous acclamation from Congress can be accepted if there is only one candidate for any Office Bearing Position” , it means that Gennadiy Golovkin will become President of World Boxing by acclamation at the Congress on Sunday 23 November 2025 when he will assume the mantle from the incumbent President, Boris van der Vorst. 

In addition to the Presidency, the World Boxing Congress will include elections for one position as Vice-President and two places on the Executive Board. As part of the World Boxing’s commitment to transparency and rigorous governance, key papers from the Congress including a full list of candidates and details of their relevant experience and expertise can be viewed (HERE).

World Boxing’s Acting Secretary General Mike McAtee, said: “On behalf of World Boxing I would like to thank the Independent Vetting Panel for its diligent work and ensuring we have a list of candidates that are of the highest calibre, both in terms of their experience and capabilities and also their commitment to upholding the principles of integrity, honesty and excellence on which World Boxing has been founded.

“I have no doubt that every candidate has the potential to make a very positive contribution to the future development of the organisation and can play an important role in the future development of World Boxing and the sport of Olympic boxing.”

Congress is the ultimate authority and supreme decision-making body of World Boxing. The Congress in Rome on 23 November 2025 will be chaired by World Boxing Vice President, Dinah Glykidis, and the elections overseen by an experienced, independent, third-party organisation. Scrutineers will be onsite to validate the veracity of the election processes and ensure candidates are treated in a fair and equitable manner.

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.

Home nation India tops the medal table with nine golds on superb final day of action at World Boxing Cup Finals – Greater Noida 2025

After five days of thrilling action and more than 80 top-class bouts, the World Boxing Cup Finals – Greater Noida 2025 finished today with the home nation, India, topped the medal table with nine gold medals.

The next best performing nation was Uzbekistan which finished with four gold medals from nine finals.

On a day of high-quality action, which featured six head-to-head finals between the two top performing nations, India emerged victorious in the three women’s categories with wins for Minakshi Minakshi (W48kg), Nikhat Zareen (W51kg) and Nupur Nupur (W80kg+).

But the Uzbek men levelled the duels at 3-3 with victories for Jalilov Asilbek (M50kg), Olimov Samandar (M55kg) and Mamasoliev Khalimjon (M90kg+).

The only other country to win more than one final on the day was England with victories for Oladimeji Shittu (M80kg) and Isaac Okoh (90kg+). Australia, Japan, Chinese Taipei, Kazakhstan and Poland all came away with one gold medal.

The full list of today’s winners and gold medallists is below:

WeightGold Medal
W48kgMinakshi Minakshi IND
W51kgNikhat Zareen IND
W54kgPreeti Preeti IND
W57kgJaismine Jaismine IND
W60kgParveen Parveen IND
W65kgChen Nien Chin TPE
W70kgChoudhary Arundhati IND
W75kgEmma Sue Greentree AUS
W80kgKaczmarska Agata POL
W80kg+Nupur Nupur IND
  
M50kgJalilov Asilbek UZB
M55kgOlimov Samandar UZB
M60kgSachin Sachin IND
M65kgNishiyama Shion JPN
M70kgHitesh Hitesh IND
M75kgAbdurakhimov Javokhir UZB
M80kgOladimeji Shittu ENG
M85kgAibaruly Sultanbek KAZ
M90kgIsaac Okoh ENG
M90kg+Mamasoliev Khalimjon UZB

The daily schedule, official draw, all results and additional information can be found on the event’s official website HERE.

The World Boxing Cup Finals – Greater Noida 2025 were livestreamed on the Boxing Federation of India (BFI) YouTube channel and can be re-watched HERE.

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India and Uzbekistan continue to impress in semi-finals and will fight it out for top spot in tomorrow’s final day at World Boxing Cup Finals – Greater Noida 2025

India and Uzbekistan continued to lead the way on day four of the World Boxing Cup Finals – Greater Noida 2025 with six and four wins respectively in 18 semi-final bouts.

It means India has eight women and seven men in tomorrow’s finals while Uzbekistan will contest six of the men’s finals and three of the women’s.

Six of the finals will see the two nation’s clash at W48kg, W70kg, W80kg+, M50kg, M55kg and M90kg+ as they battle it out to see who will finish top of the medal table.

Other nations that will feature in tomorrow’s finals after a series of strong performances today include Chinese Taipei which enjoyed three victories courtesy of Yi-Xuan Guo (W51kg), and the bronze medal winning pair from Paris 2024, Wu Shih-Yi (W57kg) and Chen Nien-Chin (W65kg).

Other countries that enjoyed success today and will feature in tomorrow’s finals include England (3), Poland (2), Italy (2), Kazakhstan (2), Japan (2), Kyrgyzstan (1) and Australia (1).

The full line-up for the finals day is:

WeightRedBlue
W48kgMinakshi Minakshi INDFozilova Farzona UZB
W51kgGuo Yi Xuan TPENikhat Zareen IND
W54kgPreeti Preeti INDSirine Charrabi ITA
W57kgWu Shih Yi TPEJaismine Jaismine IND
W60kgTaguchi Ayaka JPNParveen Parveen IND
W65kgChen Nien Chin TPEDione Burman ENG
W70kgZokirova Aziza UZBChoudhary Arundhati IND
W75kgGemini Melissa ITAEmma Sue Greentree AUS
W80kgRani Pooja INDKaczmarska Agata POL
W80kg+Sotimboeva Oltinoy UZBNupur Nupur IND
M50kgJalilov Asilbek UZBMandengbam Jadumani Singh IND
M55kgOlimov Samandar UZBBartwal Pawan IND
M60kgSeiitbek uulu Munarbek KGZSachin Sachin IND
M65kgNishiyama Shion JPNJamwal Abhinash IND
M70kgHitesh Hitesh INDMursal Nurbek KAZ
M75kgAbdurakhimov Javokhir UZBJarliński Michał POL
M80kgOladimeji Shittu ENGAnkush Ankush IND
M85kgYuldoshev Jasurbek UZBAibaruly Sultanbek KAZ
M90kgTokhirov Nusratbek UZBIsaac Okoh ENG
M90kg+Mamasoliev Khalimjon UZBNarender Narender IND

All of today’s results, daily schedules, the official draw and all event information can be found on the official competition website HERE.

The final day of action will see twenty finals across two sessions starting at 14:00 (IST) and 18:00 (IST), as well as medal ceremonies for every weight class.

The World Boxing Cup Finals – Greater Noida 2025 is being livestreamed on the Boxing Federation of India (BFI) YouTube channel HERE.

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Home nation boxers impress again on first day of semi-finals at World Boxing Cup Finals in India

The first day of semi-final action at World Boxing Cup Finals – Greater Noida 2025, saw the home nation reassert itself with eight wins on another action-packed day at the Shaheed Vijay Singh Pathik Sports Complex.

After being slightly overshadowed by Uzbekistan on day two, the Indian team bounced back with a series of impressive performances which included a second unanimous victory for the reigning World Boxing Champion, Minakshi Minakshi, in the women’s 48kg division. She will meet Farzona Fozilova of Uzbekistan in the final later this week.

Another home nation boxer to impress was Arundhati Choudhary (W70kg) who earned the first stoppage of the tournament, when the referee stepped-in in the third round to halt her contest with Germany’s Leonie Müller. It sets up another India-Uzbekistan final following Aziza Zokirova’s 5:0 win against Anastasiia Chernokolenko of Ukraine.

Other eye-catching performances on the day included a 3:2 split decision victory for Japan’s Shion Nishiyama (M65kg) over Adkhamjon Mukhiddinov of Uzbekistan.  The Japanese light-middleweight has medalled at three World Boxing Cups since the start of 2024 and will hope to add a second gold to that collection on Thursday when he meets India’s Abhinash Jamwal.

All of today’s results, daily schedules, the official draw and all event information can be found on the official competition website HERE.

Tomorrow’s action will see the completion of the semi-final stage with eighteen fights across two sessions starting at 14:00 (IST) and 18:00 (IST).

The World Boxing Cup Finals – Greater Noida 2025 is being livestreamed on the Boxing Federation of India (BFI) YouTube channel HERE.

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