Boxing competitions
Youth and Junior World Boxing Championships Status Active Genre Sports event Date(s) Midyear Frequency Annual Inaugurated 1979 (U19) / 2001 (U17) Organised by IBA
The IBA Youth World Boxing Championships and the IBA Junior World Boxing Championships are amateur boxing competitions organised by the International Boxing Association (IBA), the sport's governing body, for "Youth" competitors—ages 17 or 18 years old (U19), and for "Junior" competitors—ages 15 or 16 years old (U17), respectively. The Youth world championship began in 1979 in Yokohama, Japan , and has been held biennially since 1990. The Junior world championship began in 2001 in Baku, Azerbaijan , and has been held biennially since 2007.
History
The competitions are under the supervision of the world's governing body for amateur boxing AIBA and are the younger versions of the World Amateur Boxing Championships . Starting from 2008, the Junior world championships, which ran from 1979 to 2006, was renamed the Youth World Boxing Championships. Starting from 2009, the Cadet world championships, which ran from 2001 to 2007, was renamed the Junior World Boxing Championships.[1]
Youth (Junior) Championships (U19)
IBA Youth World Boxing Championships
Men
17–18 years in 10 weight classes
http://amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Championships/WorldJuniorChamps.html
http://www.aiba.org/aiba-youth-world-boxing-championships/
Number
Year
Host
Dates
Junior World Championship
1
1979
Yokohama , Japan
December 9 – 16
2
1983
Santo Domingo , Dominican Republic
September 17 – 24
3
1985
Bucharest , Romania
September 1–9
4
1987
Havana , Cuba
June 25 – July 6
5
1989
Bayamón , Puerto Rico
August 9–17
6
1990
Lima , Peru
October 13–20
7
1992
Montreal , Canada
September 25 - October 4
8
1994
Istanbul , Turkey
September 8–18
9
1996
Havana , Cuba
November 4–10
10
1998
Buenos Aires , Argentina
November 6–16
11
2000
Budapest , Hungary
November 5–12
12
2002
Santiago de Cuba , Cuba
September 15–22
13
2004
Jeju , South Korea
June 12–18
14
2006
Agadir , Morocco
September 8–18
Youth World Championship
15
2008
Guadalajara , Mexico
October 31 – November 1
16
2010
Baku , Azerbaijan
April 20 – May 2
17
2012
Yerevan , Armenia
November 25 – December 8
19
2016
Saint Petersburg , Russia
November 17 – 26
Women
Youth: 17–18 years in 10 weight classes
http://amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Championships/World_wom_Champs_J.html
http://www.aiba.org/aiba-womens-youthjunior-world-boxing-championships/
Number
Year
Host
Dates
1
2011
Antalya , Turkey
April 20 – 30
2
2013
Albena , Bulgaria
September 22–28
3
2015
Taipei , Taiwan
May 16 – 23
4
2017
Guwahati , India
November 19 – 26
Combined (Men and Women)
Junior (Cadet) Championships (U17)
Men
15–16 years in 13 weight classes
http://amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Championships/WorldCadetChampionships.html
http://www.aiba.org/aiba-junior-world-boxing-championships/
Number
Year
Host
Dates
Cadet World Championship
1
2001
Baku , Azerbaijan
October 11–21
2
2002
Kecskemet , Hungary
May 3 – 13
3
2003
Bucharest , Romania
June 20–29
4
2005
Liverpool , England
October 10–18
5
2006
Istanbul , Turkey
August 3–13
6
2007
Baku , Azerbaijan
August 31 – September 9
Junior World Championship
7
2009
Yerevan , Armenia
May 23–30
8
2011
Astana , Kazakhstan
July 23–30
9
2013
Kyiv , Ukraine
September 8–15
10
2015
Saint Petersburg , Russia
September 4–12
Women
Junior: 15–16 years in 13 weight classes
http://amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Championships/World_wom_Champs_J.html
http://www.aiba.org/aiba-womens-youthjunior-world-boxing-championships/
Number
Year
Host
Dates
1
2011
Antalya , Turkey
April 20 – 30
2
2015
Taipei , Taiwan
May 16 – 23
3
2017
Guwahati , India
November 19 – 26
Combined (Men and Women)
Number
Year
Host
Dates
1
2023
Yerevan , Armenia
November 23 – December 4
See also
Results
http://amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Championships/AAAChampionships.html
http://www.aiba.org/
References
^ "Deadline closes for 2008 Youth World Championships entries". AIBA . 2008-09-29. Retrieved 2009-02-06 .
Men's Women's Men's (Junior / Cadet)
Baku 2001
Kecskemet 2002
Bucharest 2003
Liverpool 2005
Istanbul 2006
Baku 2007
Yerevan 2009
Astana 2011
Kyiv 2013
Saint Petersburg 2015
Men's (Youth / Junior) Combined Youth Women's (Junior / Cadet)
List of medalists
men
women
Youth and Junior World Boxing Championships
International
boxing competitions
World Continental Multi-sport events
Worldwide Regional Sub-regional
Southeast Asian Games
Bolivarian Games
Central American Games
Central American and Caribbean Games
South American Games
Discontinued
Series