# IBA World Boxing Championships

The IBA Men's World Boxing Championships are biennial amateur boxing competitions organised by the International Boxing Association (IBA, previously known as AIBA), which is the sport governing body. Alongside the Olympic boxing programme, they are the highest level of competition for the sport. The championships were first held for men in 1974. Since 1989 the men's championships are held every odd year.

## Weight classes

As of 1 August 2021, men are grouped into 13 weight classes as follows:
* 46–48 kg (Minimumweight)
* 48–51 kg (Flyweight)
* 51–54 kg (Bantamweight)
* 54–57 kg (Featherweight)
* 57–60 kg (Lightweight)
* 60–63.5 kg (Light welterweight)
* 63.5–67 kg (Welterweight)
* 67–71 kg (Light middleweight)
* 71–75 kg (Middleweight)
* 75–80 kg (Light heavyweight)
* 80–86 kg (Cruiserweight)
* 86–92 kg (Heavyweight)
* +92 kg (Super heavyweight)

## Editions

| Number | Year | Host | Dates | Venue | Events | Nations | Boxers |
| 1 | 1974 | Havana, Cuba | 17–30 August | Coliseo de la Ciudad Deportiva | 11 | 45 | 274 |
| 2 | 1978 | Belgrade, Yugoslavia | 6–20 May | Pionir Sports Hall | 11 | 41 | 219 |
| 3 | 1982 | Munich, West Germany | 4–15 May | Olympiahalle | 12 | 45 | 271 |
| 4 | 1986 | Reno, United States | 8–18 May | Reno-Sparks Convention Center | 12 | 38 | 235 |
| 5 | 1989 | Moscow, Soviet Union | 17 September – 1 October | Olympic Stadium | 12 | 43 | 236 |
| 6 | 1991 | Sydney, Australia | 14–23 November | State Sports Centre | 12 | 48 | 242 |
| 7 | 1993 | Tampere, Finland | 7–16 May | Tampere Ice Stadium | 12 | 53 | 270 |
| 8 | 1995 | Berlin, Germany | 4–15 May | Deutschlandhalle | 12 | 62 | 351 |
| 9 | 1997 | Budapest, Hungary | 18–26 October | Budapest Sportcsarnok | 12 | 67 | 350 |
| 10 | 1999 | Houston, United States | 15–29 August | George R. Brown Convention Center | 12 | 54 | 278 |
| 11 | 2001 | Belfast, United Kingdom | 3–10 June | Odyssey Arena | 12 | 67 | 334 |
| 12 | 2003 | Bangkok, Thailand | 6–13 July | Nimibutr Stadium | 11 | 68 | 338 |
| 13 | 2005 | Mianyang, China | 13–20 November | Jiu Zhou Gymnasium | 11 | 74 | 412 |
| 14 | 2007 | Chicago, United States | 23 October – 3 November | UIC Pavilion | 11 | 101 | 557 |
| 15 | 2009 | Milan, Italy | 1–12 September | Mediolanum Forum | 11 | 133 | 554 |
| 16 | 2011 | Baku, Azerbaijan | 22 September – 10 October | Heydar Aliyev Sports | 10 | 127 | 685 |
| 17 | 2013 | Almaty, Kazakhstan | 14–26 October | Baluan Sholak Sports Palace | 10 | 116 | 576 |
| 18 | 2015 | Doha, Qatar | 5–18 October | Ali Bin Hamad al-Attiyah Arena | 10 | 73 | 260 |
| 19 | 2017 | Hamburg, Germany | 25 August – 3 September | Alsterdorfer Sporthalle | 10 | 85 | 279 |
| 20 | 2019 | Yekaterinburg, Russia | 8–21 September | Ekaterinburg Expo | 8 | 78 | 365 |
| 21 | 2021 | Belgrade, Serbia | 25 October – 6 November | Štark Arena | 13 | 88 | 510 |
| 22 | 2023 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | 30 April – 14 May | Humo Arena | 13 | 107 | 538 |
| 23 | 2025 | Astana, Kazakhstan | May | | 13 | | |

## All-time medal table (1974–2023)

Updated after the 2023 IBA Men's World Boxing Championships.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Cuba | 81 | 38 | 30 | 149 |
| 2 | Russia | 28 | 21 | 26 | 75 |
| 3 | Kazakhstan | 18 | 16 | 22 | 56 |
| 4 | United States | 18 | 13 | 19 | 50 |
| 5 | Soviet Union | 15 | 11 | 17 | 43 |
| 6 | Uzbekistan | 14 | 17 | 21 | 52 |
| 7 | Bulgaria | 8 | 8 | 19 | 35 |
| 8 | Ukraine | 7 | 12 | 11 | 30 |
| 9 | Romania | 7 | 5 | 17 | 29 |
| 10 | Azerbaijan | 7 | 5 | 12 | 24 |
| 11 | France | 6 | 7 | 17 | 30 |
| 12 | Italy | 6 | 4 | 15 | 25 |
| 13 | Germany | 4 | 6 | 25 | 35 |
| 14 | China | 3 | 2 | 9 | 14 |
| 15 | Hungary | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 |
| 16 | Turkey | 2 | 4 | 11 | 17 |
| 17 | South Korea | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 |
| 18 | Puerto Rico | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 19 | Japan | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 20 | East Germany | 1 | 8 | 15 | 24 |
| 21 | Yugoslavia | 1 | 6 | 10 | 17 |
| 22 | Mongolia | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 |
| 23 | England | 1 | 4 | 9 | 14 |
| 24 | Ireland | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 |
| 24 | Poland | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 |
| 26 | Brazil | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| 27 | Thailand | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 28 | Armenia | 1 | 2 | 9 | 12 |
| 29 | Georgia | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 |
| 30 | Russian Boxing Federation | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 31 | Nigeria | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 32 | Kenya | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 33 | Morocco | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 34 | Uganda | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 35 | Venezuela | 0 | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| 36 | Belarus | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| 37 | Philippines | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 38 | Finland | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 39 | North Korea | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 40 | Algeria | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 40 | Netherlands | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 42 | India | 0 | 1 | 9 | 10 |
| 43 | Canada | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 44 | Lithuania | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 45 | Argentina | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 45 | Thailand Boxing Federation | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 45 | Wales | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 48 | Croatia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 48 | Ecuador | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 50 | West Germany | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 51 | Australia | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 51 | Egypt | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 51 | Spain | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 54 | Sweden | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 54 | Tajikistan | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 56 | Czech Republic | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 57 | Dominican Republic | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 57 | Mexico | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 57 | Norway | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 57 | Serbia and Montenegro | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 57 | Slovakia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 62 | Albania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 62 | Belgium | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 62 | Cameroon | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 62 | Colombia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 62 | Costa Rica | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 62 | Czechoslovakia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 62 | Denmark | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 62 | Ghana | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 62 | Great Britain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 62 | Iran | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 62 | Jordan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 62 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 62 | New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 62 | Pakistan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 62 | Panama | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 62 | Scotland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 62 | Serbia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 62 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (79 entries) | Totals (79 entries) | 248 | 246 | 496 | 990 |

### Notes

* 1 2 1986 silver medalists Luis Román Rolón (48 kg, Puerto Rico) and Loren Ross (81 kg, United States) were disqualified for doping and stripped of their medals, which were not transferred to other athletes.
* ↑ At the 2021 championships, in accordance with a ban by WADA and a decision by CAS, Russian boxers were not permitted to use the Russian name, flag, or anthem. They instead participated as the Russian Boxing Federation and under the Russian Olympic Committee flag.
* ↑ At the 2021 championships, in accordance with a ban by WADA, Thai boxers participated as the Thailand Boxing Federation, under the AIBA flag.

## Multiple gold medalists

Boldface denotes active amateur boxers and highest medal count among all boxers (including these who not included in these tables) per type.
| Rank | Boxer | Country | Weights | From | To | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Félix Savón | Cuba | 91 kg | 1986 | 1999 | 6 | 1 | – | 7 |
| 2 | Julio César La Cruz | Cuba | 81 kg / 92 kg | 2011 | 2021 | 5 | – | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | Juan Hernández Sierra | Cuba | 67 kg | 1991 | 1999 | 4 | – | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | Lázaro Álvarez | Cuba | 56 kg / 60 kg / 57 kg | 2011 | 2019 | 3 | 2 | – | 5 |
| 5 | Serafim Todorov | Bulgaria | 54 kg / 57 kg | 1989 | 1995 | 3 | 1 | – | 4 |
| 5 | Zou Shiming | China | 48 kg / 49 kg | 2003 | 2011 | 3 | 1 | – | 4 |
| 7 | Francisc Vaștag | Romania | 67 kg / 71 kg | 1989 | 1995 | 3 | – | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Roberto Balado | Cuba | +91 kg | 1989 | 1993 | 3 | – | – | 3 |
| 8 | Andy Cruz | Cuba | 64 kg / 63 kg / 63.5 kg | 2017 | 2021 | 3 | – | – | 2 |
| 8 | Adolfo Horta | Cuba | 54 kg / 57 kg / 60 kg | 1978 | 1986 | 3 | – | – | 3 |
| 8 | Mario Kindelán | Cuba | 60 kg | 1999 | 2003 | 3 | – | – | 3 |
| 8 | Magomedrasul Majidov | Azerbaijan | +91 kg | 2011 | 2017 | 3 | – | – | 3 |
| 8 | Sofiane Oumiha | France | 60 kg | 2017 | 2023 | 3 | – | – | 3 |
| 8 | Odlanier Solís | Cuba | 91 kg / +91 kg | 2001 | 2005 | 3 | – | – | 3 |
| 8 | Teófilo Stevenson | Cuba | +81 kg / +91 kg | 1974 | 1986 | 3 | – | – | 3 |