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Youth and Junior World Boxing Championships | |
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Status | Active |
Genre | Sports event |
Date(s) | Midyear |
Frequency | Annual |
Inaugurated | 1979 (U19) / 2001 (U17) |
Organised by | 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.