The 2010

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Women World Boxing Championships was an international

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competition hosted by

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from September 9 to 18, 2010 in

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. It was the 6th edition of the championship, which debuted in 2001 in

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, United States. The World Championship was contested in 10 weight disciplines by 257This is the number of fighters for whom bout results are recorded. amateur women boxers from 66 federations, and was conducted in the

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. Russia won two gold medals and one silver, while China, the champion in the 2008 edition, finished second with one gold, three silver and three bronze medals, followed by

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with one gold and one silver. In all, nine federations provided champions.

Participating federations

Results

Medal count table

Notes

External links

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