The IBA Men's World Boxing Championships are biennial amateur boxing competitions organised by the International Boxing Association (IBA, previously known as AIBA), which is one of the two primary governing bodies of the sport at amateur level. Alongside the Olympic boxing programme, they are historically considered the highest level of competition for the sport. The championships were first held for men in 1974. Since 1989 the men's championships are held every odd year.
Following the derecognition of the IBA by the International Olympic Committee an IOC-recognised organisation, World Boxing inaugurated its own elite level World Boxing Championships, but the IBA continues to organise its world championships under its own patronage.
Weight classes As of 1 August 2021, men are grouped into 13 weight classes as follows:
46–48 kg (Minimumweight) 48–51 kg (Flyweight) 51–54 kg (Bantamweight) 54–57 kg (Featherweight) 57–60 kg (Lightweight) 60–63.5 kg (Light welterweight) 63.5–67 kg (Welterweight) 67–71 kg (Light middleweight) 71–75 kg (Middleweight) 75–80 kg (Light heavyweight) 80–86 kg (Cruiserweight) 86–92 kg (Heavyweight) +92 kg (Super heavyweight)
Editions Number Year Host Dates Venue Events Nations Boxers1 1974 Havana, Cuba 17–30 August Coliseo de la Ciudad Deportiva11452742 1978 Belgrade, Yugoslavia 6–20 May Pionir Sports Hall11412193 1982 Munich, West Germany 4–15 May Olympiahalle12452714 1986 Reno, United States 8–18 May Reno-Sparks Convention Center12382355 1989 Moscow, Soviet Union 17 September – 1 October Olympic Stadium12432366 1991 Sydney, Australia 14–23 November State Sports Centre12482427 1993 Tampere, Finland 7–16 May Tampere Ice Stadium12532708 1995 Berlin, Germany 4–15 May Deutschlandhalle12623519 1997 Budapest, Hungary 18–26 October Budapest Sportcsarnok126735010 1999 Houston, United States 15–29 August George R. Brown Convention Center125427811 2001 Belfast, United Kingdom 3–10 June Odyssey Arena126733412 2003 Bangkok, Thailand 6–13 July Nimibutr Stadium116833813 2005 Mianyang, China 13–20 November Jiu Zhou Gymnasium117441214 2007 Chicago, United States 23 October – 3 November UIC Pavilion1110155715 2009 Milan, Italy 1–12 September Mediolanum Forum1113355416 2011 Baku, Azerbaijan 22 September – 10 October Heydar Aliyev Sports1012768517 2013 Almaty, Kazakhstan 14–26 October Baluan Sholak Sports Palace1011657618 2015 Doha, Qatar 5–18 October Ali Bin Hamad al-Attiyah Arena107326019 2017 Hamburg, Germany 25 August – 3 September Alsterdorfer Sporthalle108527920 2019 Yekaterinburg, Russia 8–21 September Ekaterinburg Expo87836521 2021 Belgrade, Serbia 25 October – 6 November Štark Arena138851022 2023 Tashkent, Uzbekistan 30 April – 14 May Humo Arena1310753823 2025 Dubai, United Arab Emirates 4–13 December Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium13109428
All-time medal table (1974–2025) Updated after the 2025 IBA Men's World Boxing Championships.
Notes
Multiple gold medalists Boldface denotes active amateur boxers and highest medal count among all boxers (including these who not included in these tables) per type.
Rank Boxer Country Weights From To Gold Silver BronzeTotal 1 Félix Savón 91 kg 1986 1999 6 1 – 7 2 Julio César La Cruz 81 kg / 92 kg 2011 2021 5 – 1 6 3 Juan Hernández Sierra 67 kg 1991 1999 4 – 1 5 4 Lázaro Álvarez 56 kg / 60 kg / 57 kg 2011 2019 3 2 – 5 5 Serafim Todorov 54 kg / 57 kg 1989 1995 3 1 – 4 Zou Shiming 48 kg / 49 kg 2003 2011 3 1 – 4 7 Francisc Vaștag 67 kg / 71 kg 1989 1995 3 – 1 4 8 Roberto Balado +91 kg 1989 1993 3 – – 3 Andy Cruz 64 kg / 63 kg / 63.5 kg 2017 2021 3 – – 3 Muslim Gadzhimagomedov 91 kg / 92 kg 2019 2025 3 – – 3 Adolfo Horta 54 kg / 57 kg / 60 kg 1978 1986 3 – – 3 Mario Kindelán 60 kg 1999 2003 3 – – 3 Magomedrasul Majidov +91 kg 2011 2017 3 – – 3 Sofiane Oumiha 60 kg 2017 2023 3 – – 3 Odlanier Solís 91 kg / +91 kg 2001 2005 3 – – 3 Teófilo Stevenson +81 kg / +91 kg 1974 1986 3 – – 3
See also List of medalists at the IBA World Boxing Championships List of medalists at the IBA Women's World Boxing Championships
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