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Four gold medals for Brazil on closing day of World Boxing Cup Finals 2024

An exhilarating final day of action at the World Boxing Cup Finals 2024 at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield, England, saw Brazil emerge as the big winners with four gold medals for Jucielen Cerqueira Romeu (50kg), Luiz Oliveira (57kg), Breno De Carvalho (63.5kg) and Joel Ramos Da Silva (92kg+).

The only reverse on a triumphant day for the Brazilian team came in the women’s middleweight (75kg) contest where South Korean’s Paris Olympian, Suyeon Seong, outpointed Viviani Pereira.

One of the best wins of the day for Brazil came in a high-class men’s featherweight (57kg) final between two Paris Olympians which saw Luiz Oliveira narrowly outpoint (3-2) Shudai Harada, of Japan, to land gold.

Speaking in the mixed zone after the fight, a delighted Oliveira said: “I certainly knew I had won this fight. My opponent is a tough opponent, but I managed to overcome it. And that’s it. Another one for Brazil, another gold. I ended the year with a flourish.

“This has been a very good event organized by World Boxing. A world-class structure and I am very happy. I just want to thank World Boxing, thank my team and thank my family. To all the people who were there cheering for me, thank you very much. Another gold for us – that’s it, the mission is accomplished. We came here, we accomplished it with another gold and from now on that’s the only way it’s going to be.

“My next step is to enjoy a well-deserved vacation, and right after the vacation I’ll get back to work hard, because 2025 promises a world championship and I want to show myself to be the best in the world.”

The next best performing country on the final day was England with three wins as Dione Burman (66kg), Odel Kamara (71kg) and Dimeji Shittu (80kg) struck gold for the hosts.

South Korea secured two places on top of the podium, while Japan, Chinese Taipei, and Mongolia each had a single gold medallist.  No medals were handed out in the heavyweight (92kg) division as the final could not take place owing to injury.

Two of the standout performances on finals day came from Brazil’s Paris 2024 Olympian, Jucielen Cerqueira Romeu, and England’s Dimeji Shittu.

In the women’s featherweight final, Jucielen Cerqueira Romeu, showed her full range of skills to overcome a game challenge from the home nation’s, Vivien Parsons, whose high-octane style had seen her stop her quarter-final and semi-final opponents.

On day of wafer-thin margins in the men’s finals, England’s Dimeji Shittu, delivered the most convincing victory as he won every round of his light-heavyweight clash with Go Wakaya of Japan.

Shittu said: “I am very happy with my performance. I just went in there today and had fun. I didn’t really put too much emphasis on winning, I just wanted to go and enjoy it.

“I have got people from my club here with me. I don’t really box in the UK very often, being part of the GB Boxing squad, but every time my mates are there, it’s always a buzz. I feed off the energy.

“Just being here watching all the other boxers, all the boxing. I love it, man. I can’t get enough of it. Honestly. I just love boxing. I love watching it, I just love the sport.”

The final day of action opened with six women’s contests that saw boxers from South Korea secure two gold medals as Oh Yeonji and Suyeon Seong enjoyed wins at lightweight (60kg) and middleweight (75kg) respectively. 

The two South Korean victories came either side of the only final’s day contest which featured two boxers from the same country as England’s Dione Burman and Kyala Allen clashed at welterweight (66kg). 

A see-sawing bout began with Burman using her height and reach to secure an early advantage, however Allen’s all-action style gave her the better of round two. A close third saw Burman do just enough to edge the win by the narrowest of 3-2 split decisions and secure her second gold medal of the year in the World Boxing Cup.

On the challenge of boxing against a teammate who she trains with on a regular basis, Burman said: “It felt a bit weird but she’s a good girl and it was a good fight. I didn’t let it affect my strategy and I just went in calmly and it was great to get the win.”

The other gold medals in the women’s weights went to Japan’s Hikanu Shinohaira at light-flyweight (50kg) and Haiao-Wen Huang from Chinese Taipei at bantamweight (54kg). 

The men’s competition began with a top-class flyweight (51kg) scrap which was narrowly edged by Mongolia’s Battulga Aldarkhishig who managed to withstand a barnstorming final round from England’s Ellis Trowbridge to hang on for a 3-2 split decision win.

Two Brazilian wins came next as the highly entertaining Breno De Carvalho overcame Shion Nishiyama of Japan in the light-welterweight division to follow Luiz Oliveira’s victory and join his team mate on top of the podium.

The light-middleweight (71kg) final saw Odel Kamara emerge as one of the breakout stars of Finals week as he defeated Japan’s highly experienced Paris Olympian, Sewonrets Okazawa, to take gold.  The bout went to the judges’ scorecards after a clash of heads halted the action in round three however the Englishman had built up a strong lead and was declared the winner.

Demeji Shittu’s light-heavyweight victory over Go Wakaya of Japan was next-up before super-heavyweight, Joel Ramos Da Silva, rounded proceedings off in style for Brazil with a 3-2 win over Italy’s Diego Lenzi to land his country’s fourth gold medal and ensure they were the top performing team on the day.

A full list of the winners from the final day of action is:

WEIGHTGOLDSILVER
Women
50kgHikanu Shinohaira (JAP)Guanxia Xiong (CHN)
54kgHaiao-Wen Huang (TPE)Yesugen Oyuntsetseg (MGL)
57kgJucielen Cerqueira Romeu (BRA)Vivien Parsons (ENG)
60kgYeonji Oh (KOR)Rebeca De Lima Santos (BRA)
66kgDione Burman (ENG)Keylan Allen (ENG)
75kgSuyeon Seong (KOR)Viviani Pereira (BRA)
Men
51kgBattulga Aldarkhishig (MGL)Ellis Trowbridge (ENG)
57kgLuiz Oliveira (BRA)Shudai Harada (JPN)
63.5kgBreno De Carvalho (BRA)Shion Nishiyama (JPN)
71kgOdel Kamara (ENG)Sewonrets Okazawa (JPN)
80kgDimeji Shittu (ENG)Go Wakaya (JPN)
92kg +Joel Ramos Da Silva (BRA)Diego Lenzi (ITA)

All of today’s results and images from the bouts can be viewed here.

Every bout from the four days of action in this week’s World Boxing Cup Finals 2024 can be viewed on World Boxing YouTube channel here.

The World Boxing Cup Finals 2024 was organised by England Boxing in association with World Boxing and GB Boxing and was supported by the National Lottery, UK Sport and Sheffield City Council.

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Home nation leads the way as England goes into the final day of the World Boxing Cup 2024 with seven boxers going for gold

The World Boxing Cup Finals 2024 continued today (Thursday 28 November 2024) at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield, England, as 46 boxers from 12 countries competed in 23 bouts.

It proved to be a good day for England as six of their boxers enjoyed victories and means the home nation will have four men and three women in tomorrow’s finals as heavyweight, Isaac Okoh, received a bye in his semi-final to go straight into Saturday’s final.

The women’s 66kg final promises to be a particularly intriguing battle as it will see England teammates Kayla Allen and Dione Burman square off in the lone bout on Saturday’s schedule with two competitors from the same country.

Other nations with a strong interest in the final day of competition include Brazil which has three women and three men going for gold. Japan has five finalists while Korea and Mongolia have three competitors and two competitors, respectively in the finals. China, Chinese Taipei and Italy each have one.

Seven of the boxers that will feature in tomorrow’s finals competed at this summer’s Olympic Games in Paris and include Brazil’s Luiz Oliveira and Shudai Harada of Japan who will square off in the men’s 57kg bout. It promises to be an top class contest in what has been one of the stand-out weight classes at this week’s competition in Sheffield.

The finals are set to begin Saturday at 12:00 GMT and will be broadcast live on the World Boxing YouTube channel here where fans can also see every other bout from this week’s action in the inaugural World Boxing Cup Finals 2024.

To stay up to date with all news, schedule, results, and live stream information, click here.

Japan continues to impress on day two of World Boxing Cup Finals with four victories

The World Boxing Cup Finals 2024 continued today (Thursday 28 November 2024) at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield, England, with the completion of the quarter-finals.

The action on day two consisted of 24 bouts across six weight divisions, three for men and three for women.

After a successful opening day, the Japanese team continued to impress with four victories and will have six boxers in tomorrow’s semi-finals. Other teams that enjoyed success on day two included Brazil, Thailand, England and Mongolia who each recorded three wins.

All of the boxers that are through to the final two days of competition are guaranteed a medal and will battle it out to determine what colour they will leave with over 26 semi-finals on Friday and 13 finals on Saturday.

Every bout of the World Boxing Cup Finals 2024 will be broadcast live on the World Boxing YouTube channel, linked here.

The World Boxing Cup Finals 2024 consists of 13 weight classes, six for women and seven for men. More than 100 boxers from 20 national federations are competing in Sheffield as they start their journey to the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games and win gold at the first-ever World Boxing Cup Finals.

To stay up to date with all news, schedule, results, and live stream information, click here.

Opening day of high-quality action at the World Boxing Cup Finals sees boxers from Japan, Brazil and Korea impress

The World Boxing Cup Finals 2024 saw forty-two boxers take the ring on day one of competition at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield, England.

Two sessions of high-quality action saw five Paris 2024 Olympians, including three from Brazil, advance to the next round of the competition.

Another country which enjoyed a good opening day was Japan which led the way with five wins from five as it made an impressive start to its first appearance in World Boxing Cup event. In addition to Brazil’s three victories, Korea also nabbed a trio of wins on the opening day of competition.

Tomorrow’s (Thursday 28 November 2024) action will begin at 11:00 GMT and see 24 more bouts consisting of 12 men’s and 12 women’s matchups.

Each bout of the World Boxing Cup Finals 2024 will be broadcast live on the World Boxing YouTube channel, linked here.

The World Boxing Cup Finals 2024 consists of 13 weight classes, six women and seven men, as nearly 20 federations are in contention in Sheffield. Over 100 boxers look to start their Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games journeys and win gold at the first-ever World Boxing Cup Final.

This World Boxing Cup Finals is the first in the new Olympic cycle and were implemented to help competitors solidify positions in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games.

To stay up to date with all news, schedule, results, and live stream information, click here.

Twenty-one bouts will take place on first day of action at World Boxing Cup Finals in Sheffield following Tuesday’s draw

TWENTY-ONE bouts will take place on the first day of action at the World Boxing Cup Finals 2024 (27-30 November 2024) at the English Institute of Sport Sheffield following Tuesday’s draw.

Thirteen boxers from the host nation, Great Britain, were in the draw, which featured large contingents from Korea with 11 boxers and 10 from Brazil. 

Other countries that will compete in the tournament include China, Chinese Taipei, Pakistan, Italy, Germany, Japan, Mongolia, Panama, Singapore, Switzerland and Thailand.

One boxer who will be looking forward to this week’s tournament is German super-heavyweight, Nikita Putilov, who won gold on his last appearance in Sheffield at the ‘World Boxing Cup: GB Open’ back in January.

He will be joined by one of Brazil’s Paris Olympians, Luiz Gabriel Oliveira, who will compete in the featherweight category.

Wednesday’s schedule and the draw sheets are available below:

Day 1 Schedule
Women’s 75kg
Women’s 66kg
Women’s 60kg
Women’s 57kg
Women’s 54kg
Women’s 50kg
Men’s 92+kg
Men’s 92kg
Men’s 80kg
Men’s 71kg
Men’s 63.5kg
Men’s 57kg
Men’s 51kg

Other event information can be seen at the event website: https://www.englandboxing.org/world-boxing-championships/.

The action will get underway at 11:00 on Wednesday 27 November 2024. The tournament will be streamed HERE on World Boxing’s YouTube channel.

The World Boxing Cup Finals 2024 will be delivered by England Boxing in association with World Boxing and GB Boxing and is supported by the National Lottery and Sheffield City Council.

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

World Boxing backs plan to create a new Confederation in Asia

World Boxing has welcomed the creation of a new Asian confederation to represent and promote boxing in the region, marking a significant milestone for the sport.

The new confederation, which will be aligned to World Boxing, is being created following the decision by the President of the Thailand Boxing Association, Mr. Pichai Chunhavajira, to step down from the Asian Boxing Confederation (ASBC) following challenges in securing its independence from the International Boxing Association (IBA).

Boris van der Vorst, the President of World Boxing, hailed this development as a “historic moment” in the evolution of the sport. He said: “We are thrilled to take this step towards empowering boxing in Asia. We are confident that the new Asian boxing confederation will thrive and further elevate the sport in the region.”

The newly formed confederation has received strong support from the World Boxing community. Gennadiy Golovkin, Chair of the World Boxing Olympic Commission and a celebrated champion, warmly welcomed a new Asian boxing confederation.

Golovkin said: “It is a privilege to have a clean breakthrough organization for Asia. Asian Boxing will with dedication advance the sport in Asia and undoubtedly make a lasting impact.”

The formation of a new Asian confederation marks a new era for boxing in the region. It will bring together stakeholders with a shared commitment to the principles of independence, fairness, and ensuring that the interest of athletes are at the centre of decision making.

World Boxing will collaborate with the new Asian boxing confederation to support its goals and ensure the continued success of boxing worldwide.

World Boxing was launched in April 2023.  On 7 May 2024, it held the first formal meeting with the IOC which signalled the start of formal collaboration aimed at establishing a pathway for boxing to remain in the Olympic Games. On 26 September 2024, World Boxing announced that it had set-up an Olympic Commission, chaired by President of the National Olympic Committee of Kazakhstan, Gennadiy Golovkin, to support the process of developing a pathway to ensuring that boxing is restored to the Olympic Games.

More than 120 boxers from 20 countries set to battle it out at World Boxing Cup Finals 2024 in England

More than 120 boxers from over 20 countries will take part in the World Boxing Cup Finals 2024 which get underway this week at the English Institute of Sport Sheffield, England from 27 – 30 November 2024.

The competition will take place at seven men’s weight and six for women and feature strong home nation interest with 13 boxers competing from the GB Boxing squad.

The draw for the event is at 20:00 GMT on Tuesday and the action will get underway at 11:00 on Wednesday 27 November 2024. 

Details of the draw and all other event information will be posted at the event website here – https://www.englandboxing.org/world-boxing-championships/.

Tickets are still available, with prices starting at £12 per session for the first three days of action. Tickets for Saturday’s finals session are £15. All tickets will be subject to a booking fee and discounts are available for groups of ten.

To purchase tickets, visit: https://www.seetickets.com/tour/world-boxing-cup-final-sheffield-2024

The tournament will also be streamed HERE on World Boxing’s YouTube channel.

Below is the schedule for the competition:

Wednesday 27th November

11:00 – 15:00 – Quarter Finals

17:00 – 21:30 – Quarter Finals

Thursday 28th November

11:00 – 15:00 – Quarter Finals

17:00 – 21:45 – Quarter Finals

Friday 29th November

12:00 – 15:30 – Semi Finals

17:00 – 20:30 – Semi Finals

Saturday 30th November

12:00 – 17:00 – Finals and Medal Presentations

The World Boxing Cup is a new international boxing format developed by World Boxing, the international federation which has been established to ensure boxing remains at the heart of the Olympic Movement.

The event is the culmination of the World Boxing Cup series for 2024 and follows events earlier this year in Sheffield (January), Colorado (April) and Mongolia (September).

The World Boxing Cup Finals 2024 will be delivered by England Boxing in association with World Boxing and GB Boxing and is supported by the National Lottery and Sheffield City Council.

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

International Testing Agency to deliver ‘Clean Sport Education Webinar’ for World Boxing members on 3 December 2024

The ITA International Testing Agency (ITA) will deliver a ‘Clean Sport Education Webinar’ for World Boxing’s member National Federations on 3 December 2024.

It follows World Boxing’s recent agreement with the ITA for it to provide all of World Boxing’s  anti-doping services and clean sport activities.

The webinar is open to all of World Boxing’s member National Federations and will be delivered in English and Spanish.

Members are advised to register in advance for the session.  All details are below:

Title:                            AD 101 – Clean Sport Education Webinar

Date:                            03 December 2024

Time:                            14:00 – 15:00 CET

Panellist:                     ITA Education Team

Translation:                  English and Spanish

Registration link:  https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_CAB3om63TlGtgGLYxaTC6g

The agreement between World Boxing and ITA means that from 1 October 2024, World Boxing has delegated its entire clean sport activities to the ITA with the aim of providing boxers with a high-quality anti-doping program.

The initial 4-year contract also includes independent results management for any potential anti-doping rule violations that may arise.

In its efforts to achieve compliance with the World Anti-Doping Code and with the desire to offer its athletes an expert and independent anti-doping program, World Boxing has entrusted the ITA to design and implement a new anti-doping programme as of 1 October 2024, while also supporting the organisation in attaining Code Signatory status.

The ITA will manage the entire testing program for World Boxing, both for in-competition and out-of-competition doping controls. These tests will be based on a bespoke risk assessment that takes into account all relevant factors, including the physiological profile and sporting specificities of boxing.

The management of Athlete Biological Passports (ABPs) of boxing athletes and the processing of Therapeutic Use Exemptions (TUEs) will also be handled by the ITA. In addition, it will strengthen World Boxing’s anti-doping efforts with a long-term sample retention strategy that will allow selected samples to be stored and re-analysed for up to ten years after the date of collection.