AIBA World Boxing Championships


The AIBA World Boxing Championships and the AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships are biennial amateur boxing competitions organised by the International Boxing Association, which is the sport governing body. Alongside the Olympic boxing programme, it is the highest level of competition for the sport. The championships was first held in 1974 Havana, Cuba as a men's only event and the first women's championships was held over 25 years later in 2001.
The men's and women's competitions are held separately and since 2006 the biennial championships have been held in alternating years. The number of weight categories was reduced from twelve to eleven in 2003 with the removal of the light middleweight division. In 2011 the weight categories went down to ten with the removal of the featherweight division. In 2019 the weight categories went down to eight with the removal of the light flyweight division and including of the featherweight division instead of bantamweight division and lightweight division.

Men's editions

As of 2019, weight classes for the men include:
NumberYearHostDatesVenueEvents
11974 Havana, Cuba17–30 AugustColiseo de la Ciudad Deportiva11
21978 Belgrade, Yugoslavia6–20 MayPionir Sports Hall11
31982 Munich, West Germany4–15 MayOlympiahalle12
41986 Reno, United States8–18 MayReno-Sparks Convention Center12
51989 Moscow, Soviet Union17 September – 1 OctoberOlympic Stadium12
61991 Sydney, Australia14–23 NovemberState Sports Centre12
71993 Tampere, Finland7–16 MayTampere Ice Stadium12
81995 Berlin, Germany4–15 MayDeutschlandhalle12
91997 Budapest, Hungary18–26 OctoberBudapest Sportcsarnok12
101999 Houston, United States15–29 AugustGeorge R. Brown Convention Center12
112001 Belfast, United Kingdom3–10 JuneOdyssey Arena12
122003 Bangkok, Thailand6–13 JulyNimibutr Stadium11
132005 Mianyang, China13–20 NovemberJiu Zhou Gymnasium11
142007 Chicago, United States23 October – 3 NovemberUIC Pavilion11
152009 Milan, Italy1–12 SeptemberMediolanum Forum11
162011 Baku, Azerbaijan22 September10 OctoberHeydar Aliyev Sports10
172013 Almaty, Kazakhstan14–26 OctoberBaluan Sholak Sports Palace10
182015 Doha, Qatar5–18 OctoberAli Bin Hamad al-Attiyah Arena10
192017 Hamburg, Germany25 August3 SeptemberAlsterdorfer Sporthalle10
202019 Yekaterinburg, Russia8–21 SeptemberEkaterinburg Expo8
212021 Belgrade, SerbiaTBD8
222023 Bogota, ColombiaTBD8

All-time medal table (1974–2019)

Updated after the 2019 AIBA World Boxing Championships.
;Note
Boldface denotes active amateur boxers and highest medal count among all boxers per type.
RankBoxerCountryWeightsFromToGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Félix Savón91 kg19861999617
2Juan Hernández Sierra67 kg19911999415
2Julio César La Cruz81 kg20112019415
4Lázaro Álvarez56 kg / 60 kg / 57 kg20112019325
5Serafim Todorov54 kg / 57 kg19891995314
5Zou Shiming48 kg / 49 kg20032011314
7Francisc Vaștag67 kg / 71 kg19891995314
8Roberto Balado+91 kg1989199333
8Adolfo Horta54 kg / 57 kg / 60 kg1978198633
8Mario Kindelán60 kg1999200333
8Magomedrasul Majidov+91 kg2011201733
8Odlanier Solís91 kg / +91 kg2001200533
8Teófilo Stevenson+81 kg / +91 kg1974198633

Women's editions

As of 2018, weight classes for women are as follows:
NumberYearHostDatesVenueEvents
12001 Scranton, United States24 November – 2 December12
22002 Antalya, Turkey21–27 October12
32005 Podolsk, Russia26 September – 2 OctoberVityaz Ice Palace13
42006 New Delhi, India18–23 NovemberTalkatora Indoor Stadium13
52008 Ningbo, China22–29 NovemberNingbo Sports Center13
62010 Bridgetown, Barbados10–18 SeptemberGarfield Sobers Gymnasium10
72012 Qinhuangdao, China21 May – 3 June10
82014 Jeju City, South Korea13–25 NovemberHalla Gymnasium10
92016 Astana, Kazakhstan19–27 May10
102018 New Delhi, India15–24 NovemberKD Jadav Indoor Stadium10
112019 Ulan-Ude, Russia3–13 October10
122020 Bogotá, ColombiaTBD10

All-time medal table (2001–2019)

;Notes
Boldface denotes active boxers and highest medal count among all boxers per type. In 2018, Mary Kom defeated Ukrainian boxer Hanna Okhota with a 5–0 win in the 48 kg weight category, she is now tied with Cuban legend Felix Savon’s haul of six golds.
RankBoxerCountryWeightsFromToGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Mary Kom48 kg / 45 kg / 46 kg / 51 kg200120196118
2Katie Taylor60 kg20062016516
3Irina Sinetskaya67 kg / 66 kg / 80 kg / +81 kg200120123115
4Yang Xiaoli81 kg / +81 kg20142019314
5Mary Spencer66 kg / 75 kg20052010314
6Simona Galassi51 kg / 50 kg2001200533
6Ren Cancan52 kg / 51 kg2008201233
8Mária Kovács90 kg / 86 kg / 75 kg200120102215
9Ariane Fortin-Brochu70 kg / 75 kg200520142114
9Anna Laurell75 kg200120122114
9Sofya Ochigava52 kg / 54 kg / 57 kg / 60 kg200520122114