The IBA Youth World Boxing Championships and the IBA Junior World Boxing Championships are
amateur boxing
Amateur boxing is a variant of boxing practiced at the collegiate level, at the Olympic Games, Pan American Games and Commonwealth Games, as well as many associations.
Amateur boxing bouts are short in duration, comprising three rounds of three ...
competitions organised by the
International Boxing Association (IBA), the sport's governing body, for "Youth" competitors—ages 17 or 18 years old (U19), and for "Junior" competitors—ages 15 or 16 years old (U17), respectively. The Youth world championship began in 1979 in
Yokohama, Japan
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, and has been held biennially since 1990. The Junior world championship began in 2001 in
Baku, Azerbaijan
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, and has been held biennially since 2007.
History
The competitions are under the supervision of the world's governing body for amateur boxing
AIBA
The International Boxing Association (IBA), previously known as the Association Internationale de Boxe Amateur (AIBA), is an independent sport organization that sanctions amateur (Olympic-style) boxing matches and awards world and subordinate cha ...
and are the younger versions of the
World Amateur Boxing Championships
The IBA World Boxing Championships, and the IBA Women's World Boxing Championships (previously known as AIBA), are biennial amateur boxing competitions organised by the International Boxing Association (IBA), which is the sport governing body. A ...
. Starting from 2008, the Junior world championships, which ran from 1979 to 2006, was renamed the Youth World Boxing Championships. Starting from 2009, the Cadet world championships, which ran from 2001 to 2007, was renamed the Junior World Boxing Championships.
Youth (Junior) Championships (U19)
IBA Youth World Boxing Championships
Youth is the time of life when one is young. The word, youth, can also mean the time between childhood and adulthood ( maturity), but it can also refer to one's peak, in terms of health or the period of life known as being a young adult. You ...
Men
* 17–18 years in 10 weight classes
* http://amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Championships/WorldJuniorChamps.html
* http://www.aiba.org/aiba-youth-world-boxing-championships/
Women
* Youth: 17–18 years in 10 weight classes
* http://amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Championships/World_wom_Champs_J.html
* http://www.aiba.org/aiba-womens-youthjunior-world-boxing-championships/
Combined (Men and Women)
Junior (Cadet) Championships (U17)
Men
* 15–16 years in 13 weight classes
* http://amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Championships/WorldCadetChampionships.html
* http://www.aiba.org/aiba-junior-world-boxing-championships/
Women
* Junior: 15–16 years in 13 weight classes
* http://amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Championships/World_wom_Champs_J.html
* http://www.aiba.org/aiba-womens-youthjunior-world-boxing-championships/
See also
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European Amateur Boxing Championships
The European Amateur Boxing Championships is the highest competition for boxing amateurs in Europe, organised by the continent's governing body EUBC, which stands for the ''European Boxing Confederation''. The first edition of the tournament to ...
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World Amateur Boxing Championships
The IBA World Boxing Championships, and the IBA Women's World Boxing Championships (previously known as AIBA), are biennial amateur boxing competitions organised by the International Boxing Association (IBA), which is the sport governing body. A ...
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Boxing World Cup
The Boxing World Cup was an international boxing event organized by the International Boxing Association (AIBA), featuring boxers competing in different weight divisions. It was held from 1979 to 1998 as an individual competition and from 2002 to ...
Results
*http://amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Championships/AAAChampionships.html
*http://www.aiba.org/
References
{{International Boxing
Youth
Youth is the time of life when one is young. The word, youth, can also mean the time between childhood and adulthood ( maturity), but it can also refer to one's peak, in terms of health or the period of life known as being a young adult. You ...
Recurring sporting events established in 2008
Boxing
Boxing (also known as "Western boxing" or "pugilism") is a combat sport in which two people, usually wearing protective gloves and other protective equipment such as hand wraps and mouthguards, throw punches at each other for a predetermined ...
AIBA, youth