2018 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships

2018 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships
LocationNew Delhi, India
Start date15 November
End date24 November
Competitors277 from 62 nations[1]
← 2016
2019 →

The 2018 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships was held at KD Jadav Indoor Stadium at New Delhi, India and took place between 15 and 24 November 2018.[2][3]

In the finals of the light flyweight category Mary Kom of India beat Ukrainian boxer Hana Okhota to win the gold, creating history by becoming the first woman boxer to win six gold medals in the IBA World Boxing Championships.[4][5]

  1. ^ "Official draw reveals the line-up for the 277 boxers going for glory in Delhi at the Women's World Boxing Championships". AIBA. 14 November 2018. Archived from the original on 15 November 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  2. ^ "AIBA CALENDAR 2018". www.aiba.org. AIBA. Archived from the original on 16 February 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  3. ^ "AIBA WOMEN'S WORLD BOXING CHAMPIONSHIPS NEW DELHI 2018". www.aiba.org. AIBA. Archived from the original on 15 November 2018. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  4. ^ "Mary Kom wins record sixth World Championships gold". The Indian Express. 25 November 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  5. ^ "World Boxing Championships: Mary Kom wins record sixth gold medal, Sonia Chahal takes silver". The Times of India. PTI. 24 November 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2020.