2025 World Boxing Championships
| 2025 World Boxing Championships | |
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| Venue | Liverpool Arena |
| Location | Liverpool, England |
| Dates | 4–14 September |
| Competitors | 540 from 68 nations |
| Website | Website |
| 2025 World Boxing Championships | ||
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| Men | Women | |
| 50 kg | 48 kg | |
| 55 kg | 51 kg | |
| 60 kg | 54 kg | |
| 65 kg | 57 kg | |
| 70 kg | 60 kg | |
| 75 kg | 65 kg | |
| 80 kg | 70 kg | |
| 85 kg | 75 kg | |
| 90 kg | 80 kg | |
| +90 kg | +80 kg | |
The 2025 World Boxing Championships were held from 4 to 14 September 2025 at the Liverpool Arena in Liverpool, England.[1] Hosted by World Boxing, it was the first edition of the World Boxing Championships and featured men's and women's events.[2] Athletes from five continents competed across 20 events.[3] More than 540 boxers from 68 nations participated.[4]
Twelve female boxers from the Dominican Republic, Nigeria, Fiji, the Philippines and the entire five-member French women's team were excluded from the tournament.[5] This happened after they missed the deadline for sharing genetic sex test results.[6]
Medal table
* Host nation (England)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Kazakhstan | 7 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 2 |  Uzbekistan | 6 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| 3 |  India | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 |  Brazil | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 |  Poland | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | .svg.png){kind=small} Australia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 |  Ireland | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 |  Chinese Taipei | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 |  England* | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 10 |  Turkey | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 |  Japan | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 |  Bulgaria | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Mongolia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
 Spain | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 15 |  France | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
.png){kind=small} United States | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 17 |  China | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 18 |  Cuba | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 19 |  Azerbaijan | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 20 |  Austria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
.svg.png){kind=small} Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Colombia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Croatia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Georgia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Hungary | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Jordan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 South Korea | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Venezuela | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (30 entries) | 20 | 20 | 40 | 80 | |
Medalists
Men
Women
Participating nations
A total of 540 competitors from the national teams of the following 68 countries competed.[7]
Albania (5)
Algeria (4)- Australia (12)[8]
- Austria (4)
- Azerbaijan (11)
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Belgium (8)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (1)- Brazil (14)
- Boxing Refugee Team (2)
- Bulgaria (11)
- Canada (8)
- China (16)
- Colombia (4)
- Croatia (11)
- Cuba (8)
Czech Republic (6)
Denmark (3)
Dominican Republic (7)- England (20)[9]
- Spain (12)
Estonia (2)
Fiji (5)
Finland (3)- France (6)
- Georgia (7)
Germany (9)
Greece (6)
Hong Kong (1)- Hungary (16)
- India (20)[10]
Iran (7)- Ireland (17)[11]
- Italy (13)
Jamaica (1)- Jordan (7)
- Japan (12)
- Kazakhstan (20)
Kyrgyzstan (8)- South Korea (12)
Kosovo (4)
Saudi Arabia (9)
Lithuania (7)
Mexico (12)- Mongolia (10)
Montenegro (2)
Netherlands (5)
Nigeria (1)
Norway (3)
New Zealand (7)
Panama (1)
Philippines (6)- Poland (19)
Samoa (2)
Scotland (10)
Singapore (1)
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Switzerland (1)
Slovakia (4)
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Syria (1)
Turkmenistan (4)- Chinese Taipei (8)
- Turkey (20)
- Ukraine (20)
- United States (14)[12]
- Uzbekistan (18)
- Venezuela (6)
Wales (2)
References
- ^ "World Boxing to host inaugural championships in Liverpool". Reuters. Archived from the original on 17 September 2024. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ^ "City to host first World Boxing Championships". Birkenhead News. Archived from the original on 17 September 2024. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ^ "Liverpool to host first World Boxing Championships". BBC News. Archived from the original on 17 September 2024. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ^ Basu, Hindol (4 September 2025). "World Boxing Championships kick off in Liverpool: Can Indian boxers seize the moment?". The Times of India. Mumbai, India. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
- ^ "Boxer 'heartbroken' to miss Worlds over late sex tests". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
- ^ "Boxing plunged into fresh gender row after females barred from World Championships". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
- ^ Entries list
- ^ "Australian Team announced for 2025 World Boxing Championships". Boxing Australia. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
- ^ "GB Boxing selects 16 boxers to compete at World Boxing Championships in Liverpool in September 2025". GB Boxing. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
- ^ "World Boxing Championships 2025: Nikhat Zareen, Lovlina Borgohain Named In Indian Squad". Outlook India. 25 July 2025. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
- ^ "Hession & O'Rourke to captain Ireland at World Boxing Championships". Irish Athletic Boxing Association. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
- ^ "USA Boxing Announces 2025 World Boxing Championships Roster". www.usaboxing.org. 6 August 2025. Retrieved 2 September 2025.