IBA World Boxing Championships
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The World Amateur Boxing Championships is a biennial amateur boxing competition organised by the International Boxing Association (AIBA), which is the sport governing body. Alongside the Olympic boxing programme, it is the highest level of competition for the sport. The championships was first held in 1974 Havana, Cuba as a men's only event and the first women's championships was held over a quarter of a century later in 2001. The men's and women's competitions are held separately and since 2006 the biennial championships have been held in alternating years.
The number of weight categories was reduced from twelve to eleven in 2003 with the removal of the light middleweight division (−71 kg).
Men's editions
Women's editions
| Year | Edition | Host | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1. World Championships | Scranton, United States | November 24 – December 2 |
| 2002 | 2. World Championships | Antalya, Turkey | October 21–27 |
| 2005 | 3. World Championships | Podolsk, Russia | September 26 – October 2 |
| 2006 | 4. World Championships | New Delhi, India | November 18–23 |
| 2008 | 5. World Championships | Ningbo, People's Republic of China | November 22–29 |
| 2010 | 6. World Championships | Bridgetown, Barbados | September 10–18 |
| 2012 | 7. World Championships | Chongqing, People's Republic of China | TBD |