The IBA Women'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 governing bodies for amateur boxing, the other being World Boxing which organises its own championships. The first women's championships were held over 25 years later in 2001.
Since 1989 the women's championships were held in even years between 2006 and 2018 and switched to a nominal odd-year schedule in 2019.
Weight classes As of 1 August 2021, women are grouped into 12 weight classes as follows:
45–48 kg (Minimumweight) 48–50 kg (Light flyweight) 50–52 kg (Flyweight) 52–54 kg (Bantamweight) 54–57 kg (Featherweight) 57–60 kg (Lightweight) 60–63 kg (Light welterweight) 63–66 kg (Welterweight) 66–70 kg (Light middleweight) 70–75 kg (Middleweight) 75–81 kg (Light heavyweight) +81 kg (Heavyweight)
Editions Number Year Host Dates Venue Events Nations Boxers1 2001 Scranton, United States 24 November – 2 December12301252 2002 Antalya, Turkey 21–27 October12351853 2005 Podolsk, Russia 26 September – 2 October Vityaz Ice Palace13301394 2006 New Delhi, India 18–23 November Talkatora Indoor Stadium13331785 2008 Ningbo, China 22–29 November Ningbo Sports Center13422376 2010 Bridgetown, Barbados 10–18 September Garfield Sobers Gymnasium10662577 2012 Qinhuangdao, China 21 May – 3 June Olympic Stadium10703058 2014 Jeju City, South Korea 13–25 November Halla Gymnasium10672809 2016 Astana, Kazakhstan 19–27 May Barys Arena106428510 2018 New Delhi, India 15–24 November KD Jadav Indoor Stadium106227711 2019 Ulan-Ude, Russia 3–13 October Physical Culture and Sports Complex105722412 2022 Istanbul, Turkey 8–20 May Başakşehir Youth and Sports Facility127331013 2023 New Delhi, India 15–26 March KD Jadav Indoor Stadium126532414 2025 Niš, Serbia 8–17 March Čair Sports Center1251239
All-time medal table (2001–2025) Updated after the 2025 IBA Women's World Boxing Championships.
Notes
Multiple gold medalists Boldface denotes active boxers and highest medal count among all boxers (including these who are not included in these tables) 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. Rank Boxer Country Weights From To Gold Silver BronzeTotal 1 Mary Kom 48 kg / 45 kg / 46 kg / 51 kg 2001 2019 6 1 1 8 2 Katie Taylor 60 kg 2006 2016 5 – 1 6 3 Irina Sinetskaya 67 kg / 66 kg / 80 kg / +81 kg 2001 2012 3 1 1 5 4 Yang Xiaoli 81 kg / +81 kg 2014 2019 3 1 – 4 5 Nazym Kyzaibay 48 kg 2012 2025 3 – 1 4 Mary Spencer 66 kg / 75 kg 2005 2010 3 – 1 4 7 Simona Galassi 51 kg / 50 kg 2001 2005 3 – – 3 Ren Cancan 52 kg / 51 kg 2008 2012 3 – – 3 Busenaz Sürmeneli 69 kg / 66 kg 2019 2025 3 – – 3 10 Mária Kovács 90 kg / 86 kg / 75 kg 2001 2010 2 2 1 5
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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