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Hosts of the World Boxing Championships
The World Boxing Championship, organized by the International Boxing Association (IBA), is a biennial amateur boxing competition, formerly known as the World Amateur Boxing Championship. The first event, for men only, was held in Havana Cuba in 1974. A woman's event was first held in 2001. The competitions are held every two years, usually with the men’s and women’s event occurring in alternating years.
Men's Hosts
| Number |
Year |
Host |
| 23 |
2025 |
Astana, Kazakhstan |
| 22 |
2023 |
Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
| 21 |
2021 |
Belgrade, Serbia |
| 20 |
2019 |
Yekaterinburg, Russia |
| 19 |
2017 |
Hamburg, Germany |
| 18 |
2015 |
Doha, Qatar |
| 17 |
2013 |
Almaty, Kazakhstan |
| 16 |
2011 |
Baku, Azerbaijan |
| 15 |
2009 |
Milan, Italy |
| 14 |
2007 |
Chicago, United States |
| 13 |
2005 |
Mianyang, China |
| 12 |
2003 |
Bangkok, Thailand |
| 11 |
2001 |
Belfast, United Kingdom |
| 10 |
1999 |
Houston, United States |
| 9 |
1997 |
Budapest, Hungary |
| 8 |
1995 |
Berlin, Germany |
| 7 |
1993 |
Tampere, Finland |
| 6 |
1991 |
Sydney, Australia |
| 5 |
1989 |
Moscow, Soviet Union |
| 4 |
1986 |
Reno, United States |
| 3 |
1982 |
Munich, West Germany |
| 2 |
1978 |
Belgrade, Yugoslavia |
| 1 |
1974 |
Havana, Cuba |
Women's Hosts
| Number |
Year |
Host |
| 14 |
2025 |
|
| 13 |
2023 |
New Delhi, India |
| 12 |
2022 |
Istanbul, Turkey |
| 11 |
2019 |
Ulan-Ude, Russia |
| 10 |
2018 |
New Delhi, India |
| 9 |
2016 |
Astana, Kazakhstan |
| 8 |
2014 |
Jeju City, South Korea |
| 7 |
2012 |
Qinhuangdao, China |
| 6 |
2010 |
Bridgetown, Barbados |
| 5 |
2008 |
Ningbo, China |
| 4 |
2006 |
New Delhi, India |
| 3 |
2005 |
Podolsk, Russia |
| 2 |
2002 |
Antalya, Turkey |
| 1 |
2001 |
Scranton, United States |
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