Before revision: The first World Amateur Boxing Championships were staged in 1974, prior to that only regional championships took place, the only worldwide event apart from the Olympics were World Military Boxing Championships first conducted in 1947 and ever since by the CISM.Hickoksports Olympic Boxing History , Hickoksports.com; 2004 Results Amateur boxing matches typically ending with referee raising the winner's hand Bouts which end this way may be noted in English or in French (which was the AIBA official language .)
After revision: The first World Amateur Boxing Championships were staged in 1974, prior to that only regional championships took place, the only worldwide event apart from the Olympics were World Military Boxing Championships first conducted in 1947 and ever since by the CISM.Hickoksports Olympic Boxing History , Hickoksports.com; 2004 Results Amateur boxing matches typically ending with referee raising the winner's hand Bouts which end this way may be noted in English or in French (which was the AIBA official language