The IBA Youth World Boxing Championships and the IBA Junior World Boxing Championships are
amateur boxing
Amateur boxing is the variant of boxing practiced in clubs and associations around the world, at the Olympic Games, Pan American Games and Commonwealth Games, as well as at the varsity sports, collegiate level.
Amateur boxing bouts comprise three ...
competitions organised by the
International Boxing Association
The International Boxing Association (IBA), previously known as the Association Internationale de Boxe Amateur (AIBA), is a sports organization that sanctions amateur boxing, amateur and professional boxing matches and awards world and subordinate ...
(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
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, and has been held biennially since 1990. The Junior world championship began in 2001 in
Baku, Azerbaijan
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, and has been held biennially since 2007.
History
The competitions are under the supervision of the world's governing body for amateur boxing
AIBA
The International Boxing Association (IBA), previously known as the Association Internationale de Boxe Amateur (AIBA), is a sports organization that sanctions amateur and professional boxing matches and awards world and subordinate championships. ...
and are the younger versions of the
World Amateur Boxing Championships IBA World Boxing Championships may refer to:
* IBA Men's World Boxing Championships
* IBA Women's World Boxing Championships
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