Tashkent to host IBA Men’s World Boxing Championships from May1-14

DUBAI: IBA Men’s World Boxing Championships 2023 will take place in Tashkent on May 1-14, the IBA said in a statement on Monday.

“I am confident that IBA Men’s World Boxing Championships will be held on the highest level in Tashkent, it will become one of the best in history. I have already visited Uzbekistan, I saw how they organized boxing tournaments,” said IBA President Umar Kremlev.  

“For the first time in history, we will have a record prize money fund, $5.2 million USD. For the first place, the award is $200,000 USD, for the second place $100,000 USD, and for each bronze medalist $50,000 USD,” Kremlev added.

Global Boxing Forum is to be relaunched in December in UAE   

The Global Boxing Forum (GBF) is going to take place in UAE in December and will unite all stakeholders worldwide for the third time in history. 

The GBF was initiated by Umar Kremlev and, following the pandemic-related gap, is now re-established.