The 2023 IBA Men's World Boxing Championships were held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, from 30 April to 14 May 2023. Athletes from all five continents took part in the championship and competed for medals in 13 weight categories, which were approved by the Board of Directors of the International Boxing Association (IBA) in July 2021.

Prize money Gold medallists received $200,000, with silver medallists receiving the previous champion's purse of $100,000 and bronze medallists taking home $50,000. Prize money was introduced for the 2021 Men's World Championships and 2022 Women's World Championships as an incentive for boxers to be rewarded at the highest level of the amateur sport.

Qualification System for Paris 2024 In June 2022, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) stripped IBA's rights to run and organize the tournament due to "continuing irregularity issues in the areas of finance, governance, ethics, refereeing, and judging". Hence, the IOC executive board established and ratified a new qualification system for Paris 2024 that would witness the boxers obtain the quota spots through the continental multisport events, reducing the complexity of the process. The qualification period commences at five regional multisport events in the middle of the 2023 season (2023 African Games in Accra, Ghana; 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China; 2023 European Games in Poland; 2023 Pacific Games in Honiara, Solomon Islands; and the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile), set to be served as continental qualifying meets, where a total of 139 spots will be assigned to a specific number of highest-ranked boxers in each weight category. For these reasons, this tournament does not give a quota for the Olympic Games.

Schedule All times are local (UTC+5).

Date Mon 1 Tue 2 Wed 3 Thu 4 Fri 5 Sat 6 Sun 7 Mon 8 Tue 9 Wed 10 Thu 11 Fri 12 Sat 13 Sun 14Event Minimumweight R32 R16 QF SF FFlyweight R64 R32 R16 QF SF F Bantamweight R64 R32 R16 QF SF FFeatherweight R64 R32 R16 QF SF F Lightweight R64 R32 R16 QF SF FLight welterweight R64 R32 R16 QF SF F Welterweight R64 R32 R16 QF SF FLight middleweight R64 R32 R16 QF SF F Middleweight R64 R32 R16 QF SF FLight heavyweight R64 R32 R16 QF SF F Cruiserweight R32 R16 QF SF FHeavyweight R64 R32 R16 QF SF F Super heavyweight R64 R32 R16 QF SF F

Medal summary Medal table

Medalists MinimumweightFlyweightBantamweightFeatherweightLightweightLight welterweightWelterweightLight middleweightMiddleweightLight heavyweightCruiserweightHeavyweightSuper heavyweight

Participating nations 538 athletes from 107 countries participated in the championships.

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Controversies Boycott due to participation of athletes from Russia and Belarus

Ignoring Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 and subsequent recommendations of the International Olympic Committee to bar Russian and Belarusian athletes from competing under their national flags and for the anthems to be played,https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1134797/matytsin-present-world-boxing-champs the International Boxing Association under the leadership of Russian Umar Kremlev allowed them to compete with no restrictions. In the aftermath, 19 countries (21 national federations) decided to boycott the championship over IBA's decision.Britai prisijungė prie pasaulio bokso čempionato boikoto

The nations that boycotted the tournament were:

Kosovo's non-participation Kosovo did not attend in protest at the Uzbekistani authorities' request to issue a visa to enter the country and to ban the use of the flag and national anthem.

Host country attitude "Uzbekistan is a country that adheres to international sports norms and supports the principle of sports being free from politics."

Shohid Tillaboev Secretary General of Uzbekistan Boxing Federation.

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References

External links IBA Website Draw sheets