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Four finals take place on penultimate day of boxing action

Day thirteen saw four final bouts take place in the Women’s 50kg, Women’s 66kg, Men’s 71kg and Men’s 92kg weight categories.

In the Women’s 50kg, Yu Wu of China secured the gold medal with a 4:1 win against Turkey’s Buse Naz Cakiroglu, who earned a silver medal for her nation, having also won silver at Tokyo.

Next up was the Women’s 66kg, where Algeria’s Imane Khelif was crowned champion after defeating China’s Liu Yang via a unanimous decision.

Uzbekistan’s Asadkhuja Muydinkhujaev was the winner in the Men’s 71kg final. He got the better of Mexico’s Marco Alonso Verde Alvarez by a scoreline of 5:0.

Finally, in the Men’s 92kg, Lazizbek Mullojonov of Uzbekistan defeated Azerbaijan’s Loren Berto Alfonso Dominguez with a dominant 5:0 unanimous decision. Dominguez secured a silver medal in defeat, going one better than his bronze earned in Tokyo.

The boxing competition will come to a close today with the last gold medal bouts in the Women’s 57kg, Men’s 57kg, Women’s 75kg and Men’s 92kg+.

For all the information including schedule, how to stream and results, visit: https://worldboxing.org/how-to-follow-the-boxing-this-summer/

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

Two more golds earned on day twelve as the boxing action continues

The boxing continued yesterday with a further two finals and four semi-final bouts taking place on day 12 of the competition.

In the Women’s 54kg, China’s Yuan Chang secured a gold medal by defeating Turkey’s Hatice Akbas in a dominant 5:0 win.

In the other gold medal bout of the day, Uzbekh boxer Hasanboy Dusmatov won his second gold medal, following up on his 2016 win, beating France’s Billal Bennama by unanimous decision in the Men’s 51kg final. Defeat sees Bennama take home silver fighting on home soil.

Next up were the semi-final bouts across two weight categories. Firstly, in the Men’s 57kg, Abdumalik Khalokov of Uzbekistan got the better of Australia’s Charlie Senior with a 5:0 win. Awaiting him in the final is Kyrgyzstan’s Munarbek Seiitbek Uulu after he defeated Bulgaria’s Javier Ibanez by a 4:1 scoreline.

Then, in the Women’s 75kg, Li Quian of China, reached the final after a close-fought 3:2 win over Australia’s Caitlin Parker. Atheyna Bylon of Panama awaits in the final after she defeated Cindy Ngamba of the Refugee Olympic Team via a 4:1 win. Ngamba made history as the first ever medallist from the Refugee Olympic Team.

All the semi-finals are now complete, meaning today’s bouts are all finals in the Men’s 71kg, Men’s 92kg, Women’s 50kg and Women’s 66kg categories.

For all the information including schedule, how to stream and results, visit: https://worldboxing.org/how-to-follow-the-boxing-this-summer/

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

Cuba’s Alvarez takes Men’s 63.5kg gold and Khyzniak secures Men’s 80kg title for Ukraine

Day eleven of the boxing competition saw more exciting action with the conclusion of two weight categories and four semi-final bouts.

Erislandy Alvarez Borges of Cuba became the champion of the Men’s 63.5kg category by defeating France’s Sofiane Oumiha, who was fighting in his home nation, via a 3:2 split decision.

The other gold medal distributed yesterday went to Ukraine’s Oleksandr Khyzhniak in the Men’s 80kg weight class, defeating Kazakhstan’s Nurbek Oralbay by another 3:2 split decision. The Ukrainian won silver in Tokyo so will be delighted to go one step further this time around.

Semi-finals took place in the Women’s 57kg as Yu Ting Lin of Chinese Taipei earned a unanimous decision win over Turkey’s Esra Yildiz Kahraman, who earns a bronze medal. Poland’s Julia Szeremeta will also be in the final having got the better of Nesthy Petecio, of the Philippines, by a 4:1 split decision.

The other semi-finals were in the Men’s 92kg+, where defending champion Bakhodir Jalolov of Uzbekistan dispatched of Germany’s Nelvie Tiafack in a 5:0 victory. Jalolov is now set to face Spain’s Ayoub Ghadfa Drissi El Aissaoui in the final after the Spaniard beat France’s Djamili-Dini Aboudou Moindze in the other semi-final.

Another session of boxing awaits today with another four semi-final bouts in the Men’s 57kg and Women’s 75kg, alongside the final of the Women’s 54kg and the Men’s 51kg.

For all the information including schedule, how to stream and results, visit: https://worldboxing.org/how-to-follow-the-boxing-this-summer/

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

Kellie Harrington becomes two-time champion as first final of the summer takes place

The boxing action continued yesterday with the first final of the tournament taking place alongside six semi-final bouts.

In the Women’s 60kg final, Kellie Harrington of Ireland became a two-time champion, following her win in Tokyo. The Irish boxer defeated China’s Wenlu Yang, who leaves with a silver medal, by a 4:1 split decision victory.

Next up was the Men’s 71kg semi-finals, the first of which saw Uzbekistan’s Asadkhuja Muydinkhujaev defeat USA’s Omari Jones via a 3:2 split decision. The Uzbek boxer is set to face the winner of the other semi-final, Marco Alonso Verde Alvarez of Mexico, who got the better of Great Britain’s Lewis Richardson in another close fight, with a 3:2 split decision.

Moving on to the Women’s 50kg semi-final, number one seed Yu Wu of China got a decisive win against Kazakhstan’s Nazym Kyzaibay. Turkey’s Buse Naz Cakiroglu, who won silver in Tokyo, will meet Wu in the final having dispatched of Aira Villegas off the Philippines.

The last semi-finals of the day were in the Women’s 66kg, where Algeria’s Imane Khelif secured a unanimous decision victory over Thailand’s Janjaem Suwannapheng. Facing the Algerian in the final is the two-seed, China’s Liu Yang, who earned a 4:1 decision over Chinese Taipei’s Nien Chin Chen.

Today’s action will see four semi-final bouts across the Women’s 57kg and Men’s 92+kg, alongside the final of the Men’s 63.5kg and Men’s 80kg.

For all the information including schedule, how to stream and results, visit: https://worldboxing.org/how-to-follow-the-boxing-this-summer/

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

How to follow the boxing this summer

Below are all the relevant links you need to follow the boxing action over the next few weeks.

World Boxing will be posting regular news updates during the tournament but for further information, visit the following sites.

Full schedule and results: https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/schedule/boxing?day=27-july

Athlete365 news and updates: https://boxing.athlete365.org/latest-news/

Streaming: https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/where-to-watch-olympic-games-live

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

World Boxing approves more membership applications from National Federations including Italy and South Korea

The National Federations for boxing in Italy, South Korea, Bermuda and the Cayman Islands have become the latest four organisations to have their membership applications approved by the new International Federation, World Boxing.

It means World Boxing, which was set-up to keep boxing at the heart of the Olympic Movement, now has 37 member National Federations covering all of the five Continents that compete in international boxing.

Italy, South Korea, Bermuda and the Cayman Islands have all 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-recognised anti-doping polices and processes
  • Evidence of a structured, dispute resolution and appeals process that is either fully independent or subject to external input
  • Formal recognition by either their National Olympic Committee (NOC) or Ministry for Sport
  • A solid national and international boxing sports programme

The President of World Boxing, Boris van der Vorst, said: “The continued growth of World Boxing’s membership is a sign of the widespread desire for change that exists across international boxing and I am very happy to welcome Italy, South Korea, Bermuda and the Cayman Islands into our organisation to join our efforts to ensure that boxing remains at the heart of the Olympic movement. 

“Eight boxers from Italy and two women from South Korea will be competing in the forthcoming boxing tournament at Paris 2024 and to have two countries with such strong Olympic pedigrees join our cause is a significant vote of confindence in the work of World Boxing.

“We are continuing to process applications from a number of other countries and it is clear that more and more National Federations now recognise that the only path that will see our sport remain a part of the Olympic programme at Los Angeles 2028 and beyond is to join World Boxing now.”

World Boxing which was launched in April 2023 has the objective of keeping Boxing in the Olympic Games.  On 7 May 2024, it held the first formal meeting with the IOC which signalled the start of formal collaboration between the two organisations aimed at establishing a pathway for boxing to remain in the Olympic Games.

U19 World Boxing Championships event information available now

The 2024 U19 World Boxing Championships will be held at the Pueblo Convention Center in Colorado, USA from 25 October – 5 November 2024, and all the information required to sign up is now available.

The competition, for boxers aged 17 and 18, is the first-ever global World Boxing Championships and will be held across 10 weight categories for both men and women.

The below pack will provide all the relevant criteria for the entry process, along with accommodation, checks and practical information.

Event Invitation & Information pack

World Boxing to hold its first competition in Asia as Ulaanbaatar in Mongolia is confirmed as the host of third World Boxing Cup of 2024

The third World Boxing Cup event of the year will be held at the UG Arena, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia from 23-26 September 2024.

The four-day competition is the first World Boxing Cup event to be held in Asia and is being hosted by the Mongolian Boxing Federation and World Boxing.

The World Boxing Cup is a new annual competition series in which elite male and female boxers accrue ranking points over several stages of competition throughout the calendar year.  The event in Mongolia will feature contests at seven men’s weight categories and six for women and the winners will earn the right to compete in the World Boxing Cup Finals 2024 which are scheduled to take place in Sheffield, England at the end of November 2024.

The announcement that Mongolia will host this event was made during a visit to the country by the President of World Boxing, Boris van der Vorst, who has held a series of meetings with senior representatives of the Mongolian Boxing Federation.

The President of World Boxing, Boris van der Vorst, said: “I am delighted that we will be holding our first World Boxing Cup event in Asia and am very grateful to the Mongolian Boxing Federation for its willingness and to host the competition and its steadfast and on-going support for World Boxing and our work to deliver a better future for the sport.

“The World Boxing Cup in Ulaanbaatar will be a top-class event and my colleagues and I look forward to working closely with the Mongolian Boxing Federation to deliver this important competition in Asia.”

Mayor of the capital city and board member of Mongolian Boxing Federation Mr Nyambaatar Khishgee, added: “We are very proud to bring this exciting new competiton to Mongolia and look forward to working with World Boxing to deliver a fantastic event for our country and all of the boxers that will be taking part.”

The event in Ulaanbaatar will be third World Boxing Cup of 2024 and follows events in Sheffield, England in January and Colorado, USA in April.

World Boxing was launched in April 2023 and aims to ensure that boxing remains at the heart of the Olympic movement.  On 7 May 2024 it held its first meeting with the IOC which signalled the start of formal collaboration between the two organisations aimed at establishing a pathway for boxing to remain in the Olympic Games.

World Boxing currently has 34 members covering all of the five Continents that compete in international boxing.