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.
Youth (Junior) Championships (U19)
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 Championship11979 Yokohama, JapanDecember 9 – 1621983 Santo Domingo, Dominican RepublicSeptember 17 – 2431985 Bucharest, RomaniaSeptember 1–941987 Havana, CubaJune 25 – July 651989 Bayamón, Puerto RicoAugust 9–1761990 Lima, PeruOctober 13–2071992 Montreal, CanadaSeptember 25 - October 4 81994 Istanbul, TurkeySeptember 8–18 91996 Havana, CubaNovember 4–10 101998 Buenos Aires, ArgentinaNovember 6–16 112000 Budapest, HungaryNovember 5–12 122002 Santiago de Cuba, CubaSeptember 15–22132004 Jeju, South KoreaJune 12–18142006 Agadir, MoroccoSeptember 8–18 Youth World Championship152008 Guadalajara, MexicoOctober 31 – November 1162010 Baku, AzerbaijanApril 20 – May 2172012 Yerevan, ArmeniaNovember 25 – December 8192016 Saint Petersburg, RussiaNovember 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 Dates12011 Antalya, TurkeyApril 20 – 3022013 Albena, BulgariaSeptember 22–2832015 Taipei, TaiwanMay 16 – 2342017 Guwahati, IndiaNovember 19 – 26
Combined (Men and Women)
Number Year Host Dates182014 Sofia, BulgariaApril 14 – 24202018 Budapest, HungaryAugust 21 – 31212021 Kielce, PolandApril 10 – 24222022 La Nucia, SpainNovember 14 – 26232024 Budva, MontenegroOctober 22 – November 3242025 Shizuoka, JapanJanuary 2025
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 Championship12001 Baku, Azerbaijan October 11–2122002 Kecskemét, Hungary May 3 – 1332003 Bucharest, Romania June 20–2942005 Liverpool, EnglandOctober 10–1852006 Istanbul, TurkeyAugust 3–1362007 Baku, AzerbaijanAugust 31 – September 9 Junior World Championship72009 Yerevan, Armenia May 23–3082011 Astana, KazakhstanJuly 23–3092013 Kyiv, Ukraine September 8–15102015 Saint Petersburg, RussiaSeptember 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 Dates12011 Antalya, TurkeyApril 20 – 3022015 Taipei, TaiwanMay 16 – 2332017 Guwahati, IndiaNovember 19 – 26
Combined (Men and Women)
Number Year Host Dates12023 Yerevan, ArmeniaNovember 23 – December 4
See also European Amateur Boxing Championships World Amateur Boxing Championships Boxing World Cup
Results http://amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Championships/AAAChampionships.html http://www.aiba.org/
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