AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships
The Youth World Amateur Boxing Championships, or AIBA Youth World Championships, is a boxing championship event organised by the AIBA for "Youth" competitors who are between the age of 17-19 years old. It is biennially competition which began in 2008 in Guadalajara, Mexico.
History
The competition is under the supervision of the world's governing body for amateur boxing AIBA and is the junior version of the World Amateur Boxing Championships.
The Youth World Championships replaced the Junior World Championships which ran from 1979 to 2006.[1]
Competitors compete is 11 weight divisions, which as:
- Light Flyweight -48 kg.
- Flyweight -51 kg.
- Bantamweight -54 kg.
- Featherweight -57 kg.
- Lightweight -60 kg.
- Light welterweight -64 kg.
- Welterweight -69 kg.
- Middleweight -75 kg.
- Light Heavyweight -81 kg.
- Heavyweight -91 kg.
- Super Heavyweight +91 kg.
Editions
| Year | Edition | Host | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 2008 AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships |  Guadalajara, Mexico |
October 31 – November 1 |
| 2010 | 2010 AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships |  Baku, Azerbaijan |
April 20 – May 2 |
| 2012 | 2012 AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships |  Yerevan, Armenia |
November 25 – December 8 |
| 2014 | 2014 AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships |  Sofia, Bulgaria |
April 14 – 24 |
| 2016 | 2016 AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships |  Saint Petersburg, Russia |
TBD |
References
- ↑ "Deadline closes for 2008 Youth World Championships entries". AIBA. 2008-09-29. Retrieved 2009-02-06.
See also
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