ASIAN BOXING
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September 23, 2026
The boxing competition at the 20th Asian Games continued at Nishio Gymnasium on Wednesday, with six Men’s 60kg preliminary contests followed by three Men’s 80kg Round of 16 bouts during Session 5. The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s O Tae Bom opened the session with a unanimous 5–0 victory over Saudi Arabia’s Ziyad Ali S […]
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September 22, 2026
The Men’s 55kg competition got underway with eight Round of 32 preliminary bouts during Session 4 of the boxing competition at the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 at Nishio Gymnasium. Iran’s Mehdi Kazemi opened the session with a 4-1 victory on points over DPR Korea’s So Chon Ryong, while Iraq’s Abbas Qasim Hamdan Al Sarray […]
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September 22, 2026
The women’s competition got underway at the 20th Asian Games on Tuesday, September 22, with five preliminary bouts contested during Session 3 at Nishio Gymnasium. The session featured four unanimous decisions and one stoppage across the Women’s 51kg and 54kg divisions. Sri Lanka’s Nadeeka Pushpakumari Ranasinghe Arachchige opened the session with a 5-0 unanimous decision […]
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September 22, 2026
Asian Boxing, in cooperation with World Boxing, will hold the Referee and Judge Continental Certification Course for Asia in Amman, Jordan, from December 6 to 11, 2026, with applications now open. The course is designed for national-level Referees and Judges who are seeking to become World Boxing Certified Referees and Judges, with National Federations invited […]
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September 21, 2026
The opening day of boxing at the 20th Asian Games continued at Nishio Gymnasium on Monday evening, with four more Men’s 70kg preliminary bouts completing Session 2. The Philippines’ Norlan Petecio opened the evening session with a unanimous points victory over Cambodia’s Vy Sophors. Petecio secured the decision 5-0, with four judges scoring the contest […]
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September 21, 2026
Boxing competition at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026 officially got underway today at Nishio Gymnasium, with the opening session featuring five preliminary bouts in the Men’s 70kg division. Qatar’s Mohammed Dbichi opened his campaign with a unanimous 5-0 victory over Vietnam’s Nguyen Duc Ngoc, securing his place in the next round. India’s Sumit followed with […]
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September 20, 2026
A total of 190 boxers representing 33 National Olympic Committees are ready to step into the ring as boxing competition at the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Games gets underway on Monday, 21 September. The field features 115 men and 75 women competing across 11 weight categories, supported by 41 technical officials who will oversee the boxing […]
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September 18, 2026
Asian Boxing and World Boxing will deliver the first certified continental Referee and Judge courses during the upcoming Asian Boxing League, hosted by the Jordan Boxing Federation. The initiative follows several months of meetings and coordination between Asian Boxing General Manager Bassam Ghanem and World Boxing Director of Sport Integrity David Llaurado, with the programme […]
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September 11, 2026
The next stage of preparations for the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Games is underway, with the Asian Boxing pre-Asian Games training camp beginning in Nishio City, Aichi, Japan. The camp brings together more than 220 participants from 14 National Federations, providing another important period of international training and sparring ahead of the Asian Games. Thailand, the […]
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September 4, 2026
Asian Boxing will have strong representation in the upcoming World Boxing Congress 2026 elections, with candidates from across the continent in the running for positions on the World Boxing Executive Board and the Sport & Competition Committee. The elections will take place during the World Boxing Congress in Panama City, Panama, on November 20, 2026. […]
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September 2, 2026
The boxing competition at the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Games will bring together 200 boxers representing 34 National Olympic Committees, as Asia’s leading athletes compete on one of the continent’s biggest sporting stages. Boxing will feature 11 weight categories across the men’s and women’s competitions, with 12 days of action taking place at Nishio Gymnasium. The […]
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August 31, 2026
In October 2025, three teenage girls made history in Bahrain as Iran’s first female boxers to compete internationally. And according to Iranian news, less than a year later, Iranian women’s boxing is preparing to reach another milestone, with women set to represent the country in boxing at the Asian Games for the first time. Sarina […]