Astana to welcome 2027 World Boxing Championships

The International World Boxing Federation has officially announced that Astana is set to become the venue of the 2027 World Boxing Championships, reports Kazinform News Agency, citing the National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

The World Championships will be a milestone event in the international competition calendar, as the tournament will take place in the pre-Olympic year - ahead of the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles (USA).

Further information about the organization of the World Championships, including the dates, will be provided later.

“It is a great honor and responsibility for Kazakhstan to host the World Boxing Championships in 2027, which will take place in the pre-Olympic cycle. Our country has successful experience in hosting major world sports championships at the highest level, and I am confident that this tournament will be no exception. Understanding the importance of the World Championships on the eve of the LA Olympics, I thank the World Boxing for the trust placed in us,” said the President of the National Olympic Committee of Kazakhstan, Chairman of the World Boxing Olympic Commission Gennady Golovkin.

It is worth noting that Kazakhstan will host the World Boxing Championships for the second time in history. Previously, the 2013 Men's World Championships was held in Almaty.

Earlier it was reported that the Asian Men and Women’s Boxing Championships, where Kazakhstani boxers hauled 20 medals, had wrapped up in Thailand.