The 2008

AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships The IBA Youth World Boxing Championships and the IBA Junior World Boxing Championships are amateur boxing competitions organised by the International Boxing Association (IBA), the sport's governing body, for "Youth" competitors—ages 17 or 18 ...

were held in Guadalajara,

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, from October 31 to November 1, 2008. It was the first edition of the

which had taken over from the Junior World Championship. The competition is under the supervision of the world's governing body for amateur boxing

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and is the junior version 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 ...

. A total of 359 fighters from 68 different countries registered to compete in the inaugural edition of the competition.

Medal winners

Medal table

References

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Medal winners

Medal table

See also

References