Youth and Junior World Boxing Championships explained
| Youth and Junior World Boxing Championships |
| Status: | Active |
| Genre: | Sports event |
| Date: | Midyear |
| Frequency: | Annual |
| First: | 1979 (U19) / 2001 (U17) |
| Organised: | IBA |
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 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, and has been held biennially since 1990. The Junior world championship began in 2001 in Baku, Azerbaijan, and has been held biennially since 2007.
History
The competitions are under the supervision of the world's governing body for amateur boxing AIBA and are the younger versions of the World Amateur Boxing Championships. 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.[1]
Youth (Junior) Championships (U19)
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/
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| Junior World Championship |
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| 1 | 1979 |  Yokohama, Japan | December 9 – 16 |
| 2 | 1983 |  Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | September 17 – 24 |
| 3 | 1985 |  Bucharest, Romania | September 1–9 |
| 4 | 1987 |  Havana, Cuba | June 25 – July 6 |
| 5 | 1989 |  Bayamón, Puerto Rico | August 9–17 |
| 6 | 1990 |  Lima, Peru | October 13–20 |
| 7 | 1992 |  Montreal, Canada | September 25 - October 4 |
| 8 | 1994 |  Istanbul, Turkey | September 8–18 |
| 9 | 1996 | Havana, Cuba | November 4–10 |
| 10 | 1998 |  Buenos Aires, Argentina | November 6–16 |
| 11 | 2000 |  Budapest, Hungary | November 5–12 |
| 12 | 2002 | Santiago de Cuba, Cuba | September 15–22 |
| 13 | 2004 | Jeju, South Korea | June 12–18 |
| 14 | 2006 |  Agadir, Morocco | September 8–18 |
| Youth World Championship |
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| 15 | 2008 |  Guadalajara, Mexico | October 31 – November 1 |
| 16 | 2010 |  Baku, Azerbaijan | April 20 – May 2 |
| 17 | 2012 |  Yerevan, Armenia | November 25 – December 8 |
| 19 | 2016 | Saint Petersburg, Russia | November 17 – 26 | |
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/
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| 1 | 2011 | Antalya, Turkey | April 20 – 30 |
| 2 | 2013 |  Albena, Bulgaria | September 22–28 |
| 3 | 2015 |  Taipei, Taiwan | May 16 – 23 |
| 4 | 2017 |  Guwahati, India | November 19 – 26 | |
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/
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| Cadet World Championship |
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| 1 | 2001 | Baku, Azerbaijan | October 11–21 |
| 2 | 2002 | Kecskemet, Hungary | May 3 – 13 |
| 3 | 2003 | Bucharest, Romania | June 20–29 |
| 4 | | Liverpool, England | October 10–18 |
| 5 | | Istanbul, Turkey | August 3–13 |
| 6 | | Baku, Azerbaijan | August 31 – September 9 |
| Junior World Championship |
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| 7 | 2009 | Yerevan, Armenia | May 23–30 |
| 8 | 2011 |  Astana, Kazakhstan | July 23–30 |
| 9 | 2013 |  Kyiv, Ukraine | September 8–15 |
| 10 | | Saint Petersburg, Russia | September 4–12 | |
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/
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| 1 | 2011 | Antalya, Turkey | April 20 – 30 |
| 2 | 2015 | Taipei, Taiwan | May 16 – 23 |
| 3 | 2017 | Guwahati, India | November 19 – 26 | |
Combined (Men and Women)
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| 1 | 2023 | Yerevan, Armenia | November 23 – December 4 | |
See also
Results
- http://amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Championships/AAAChampionships.html
- http://www.aiba.org/
Notes and References
- Web site: Deadline closes for 2008 Youth World Championships entries. AIBA. 2008-09-29. 2009-02-06.
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