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The World Amateur Boxing Championships is the highest competition for boxing amateurs, organised by world's governing body AIBA, which stands for the Association International de Boxe Amateur. The first edition of the tournament took place in Havana, Cuba, from August 17 to 30, 1974. The number of weight categories was reduced from twelve to eleven in 2003 with the removal of the light middleweight division ( – 71 kg). A women's championships was first staged in 2001.

Men's World Amateur Boxing Championships History

Year Edition Host Date
1974 1. World Championships Cuba Havana, Cuba August 17 - 30
1978 2. World Championships Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Belgrade, Yugoslavia May 6 - 20
1982 3. World Championships West Germany Munich, West Germany May 4 - 15
1986 4. World Championships United States Reno, United States May 8 - 18
1989 5. World Championships Soviet Union Moscow, Soviet Union September 17 - October 1
1991 6. World Championships Australia Sydney, Australia November 14 - 23
1993 7. World Championships Finland Tampere, Finland May 7 - 16
1995 8. World Championships Germany Berlin, Germany May 4 - 15
1997 9. World Championships Hungary Budapest, Hungary October 18 - 26
1999 10. World Championships United States Houston, United States August 15 - 29
2001 11. World Championships Northern Ireland Belfast, Northern Ireland June 3 - 10
2003 12. World Championships Thailand Bangkok, Thailand July 6 - 13
2005 13. World Championships China Mianyang, PR China November 13 - 20
2007 14. World Championships United States Chicago, United States October 23 - November 3


Women's World Amateur Boxing Championships History

Year Edition Host Date
2001 1. World Championships United States Scranton, United States November 24 - December 2
2002 2. World Championships Turkey Antalya, Turkey October 21 - 27
2005 3. World Championships Russia Podolsk, Russia September 26 - October 2
2006 4. World Championships India New Delhi, India November 18 - 23


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