| IBA World Boxing Championships | |
| Status: | active |
| Genre: | sports event |
| Date: | varying |
| Frequency: | biennial |
| Location: | various |
| First: | (men) (women) |
| Organised: | IBA |
See also: IBA Women's 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.[1] [2] Alongside the Olympic boxing programme, they are the highest level of competition for the sport. The championships were first held for men in 1974.[3] Since 1989 the men's championships are held every odd year.
As of 1 August 2021, men are grouped into 13 weight classes as follows:[4]
| width=20 | Number ! | width=20 | Year ! | width=230 | Host ! | width=230 | Dates ! | width=250 | Venue ! | width=20 | Events ! | width=20 | Nations ! | width=20 | 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 |
Updated after the 2023 IBA Men's World Boxing Championships.
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 | 91 kg | 1986 | 1999 | 6 | 1 | – | 7 | ||
| 2 | Julio César La Cruz | 81 kg / 92 kg | 2011 | 2021 | 5 | – | 1 | 6 | |
| 3 | 67 kg | 1991 | 1999 | 4 | – | 1 | 5 | ||
| 4 | Lázaro Álvarez | 56 kg / 60 kg / 57 kg | 2011 | 2019 | 3 | 2 | – | 5 | |
| 5 | 54 kg / 57 kg | 1989 | 1995 | 3 | 1 | – | 4 | ||
| 48 kg / 49 kg | 2003 | 2011 | 3 | 1 | – | 4 | |||
| 7 | 67 kg / 71 kg | 1989 | 1995 | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | ||
| 8 | +91 kg | 1989 | 1993 | 3 | – | – | 3 | ||
| 64 kg / 63 kg / 63.5 kg | 2017 | 2021 | 3 | – | – | 2 | |||
| 54 kg / 57 kg / 60 kg | 1978 | 1986 | 3 | – | – | 3 | |||
| 60 kg | 1999 | 2003 | 3 | – | – | 3 | |||
| +91 kg | 2011 | 2017 | 3 | – | – | 3 | |||
| Sofiane Oumiha | 60 kg | 2017 | 2023 | 3 | – | – | 3 | ||
| 91 kg / +91 kg | 2001 | 2005 | 3 | – | – | 3 | |||
| +81 kg / +91 kg | 1974 | 1986 | 3 | – | – | 3 |