World Boxing has opened the bidding process for National Federations to host competitions over the next three years from 2027 – 2029.
Details of the bidding guidelines for every event are available HERE and cover 19 competitions including four Continental Olympic qualifiers, two World Olympic qualifiers, 11 World Boxing Cups and both an Elite and an U19 World Boxing Championships.
The guidelines set-out details of the bidding process each event, including timelines and selection, along with details of the requirements of each host city bid, which includes a wide variety of elements covering event management, accommodation, travel and logistics and the role and scope of the Local Organising Committee (LOC).
All World Boxing National Federations are welcome to bid to host relevant competitions. Indicative dates are provided for each competition and the full list of events by year is:
Competitions in 2027:
Olympic Qualification Series – Continental Qualifiers*
• African Boxing Qualifier: June- December 2027
• Asian Boxing Qualifier: June- December 2027
• Oceania Boxing Qualifier: June- December 2027
• Panamerican Boxing Qualifier: June- December 2027
* The European Boxing Continental Qualifier will be part of the European Games 2027, Istanbul, 16-27 June 2027.
World Boxing Cups
• World Boxing Cup 1: February 2027
• World Boxing Cup 2: May 2027
• World Boxing Cup Finals: December 2027
Competitions in 2028:
Olympic Qualification Series – World Qualifiers
• World Olympic Qualifier 1: March 2028
• World Olympic Qualifier 2: May 2028
World Boxing Cups
• World Boxing Cup 1: February 2028
• World Boxing Cup 2: June 2028
• World Boxing Cup 3: September 2028
• World Boxing Cup Finals: December 2028
U19 World Boxing Championships
• World Boxing U19 Championships: August – November 2028
Competitions in 2029:
Elite World Boxing Championships
• Elite World Boxing Championships, September – November 2029
World Boxing Cups
• World Boxing Cup 1: February 2029
• World Boxing Cup 2: June 2029
• World Boxing Cup 3: September 2029
• World Boxing Cup Finals: December 2029
The bidding process can be found HERE.
Any National Federations that would like to know more about the biddig process or have questions about it are able to contact the bid team direct at: bids@worldboxing.org.