2021 AIBA World Boxing Championships

{{short description|Boxing competitions}}

{{Use Indian English|date=January 2020}}

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{{Infobox sport event

|name=2021 AIBA World Boxing Championships

|image=2021 AIBA World Boxing Championships.png

|size=200

|venue= Štark Arena

|location=Belgrade, Serbia

|dates=25 October – 6 November

|competitors= 510

|teams=88

|previous=Ekaterinburg 2019

|next=Tashkent 2023

}}

File:AIBA World Boxing Championships 2021 stamp of Serbia.jpg

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The 2021 AIBA World Boxing Championships were held in Belgrade, Serbia from 25 October to 6 November.{{cite news|title=AIBA MEN'S WORLD BOXING CHAMPIONSHIPS 2021 {{!}} Detailed Competition Schedule|url=https://www.aiba.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/C08.pdf|publisher=AIBA|date=24 October 2021|access-date=24 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211024202541/https://www.aiba.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/C08.pdf|archive-date=24 October 2021}} Belgrade was picked to host the championships for the second time; the original 2021 contract with New Delhi was cancelled due to a disagreement between AIBA and the Boxing Federation of India over hosting fees. AIBA also demanded the BFI pay a cancellation penalty of US$500,000.{{cite news |title=AIBA move 2021 World Boxing Championships from New Delhi to Belgrade due to pay dispute |url=https://www.the42.ie/2021-world-boxing-championships-5086644-Apr2020/ |access-date=24 October 2021 |work=The 42 |agency=AFP |publisher=Journal Media Ltd. |date=28 April 2020}}

For the first time in AIBA’s 75-year history, medal winners were awarded prize money; gold medallists earn $100,000, silver medallists $50,000, and bronze medallists $25,000. The overall prize fund was worth $2.6 million.{{cite web |title= Top stars are registered to take part in AIBA World Boxing Championships |url= https://www.aiba.org/blog/top-stars-are-registered-to-take-part-in-aiba-world-boxing-championships-in-belgrade/ |website= AIBA.org |date= 24 September 2021 |publisher= International Boxing Association (AIBA) |accessdate= 28 September 2021 |archive-date= 4 October 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20211004082426/https://www.aiba.org/blog/top-stars-are-registered-to-take-part-in-aiba-world-boxing-championships-in-belgrade/ |url-status= dead }}

Medal summary

=Medal table=

{{Medals table

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| gold_CUB = 3 | silver_CUB = 0 | bronze_CUB = 2

| gold_KAZ = 2 | silver_KAZ = 2 | bronze_KAZ = 1

| gold_USA = 2 | silver_USA = 2 | bronze_USA = 0

| gold_JPN = 2 | silver_JPN = 0 | bronze_JPN = 0

| gold_RBF = 1 | silver_RBF = 2 | bronze_RBF = 2 | name_RBF = {{flagicon|RUS|roc-olympics}} Russian Boxing Federation {{efn|name=mn1|In accordance with a ban by WADA and a decision by CAS, Russian boxers were not permitted to use the Russian name, flag, or anthem. They instead participated as the Russian Boxing Federation and under the Russian Olympic Committee flag.}}

| gold_AZE = 1 | silver_AZE = 0 | bronze_AZE = 2

| gold_FRA = 1 | silver_FRA = 0 | bronze_FRA = 2

| gold_UKR = 1 | silver_UKR = 0 | bronze_UKR = 0

| gold_TBF = 0 | silver_TBF = 1 | bronze_TBF = 2 | name_TBF = Thailand Boxing Federation {{efn|name=mn2|In accordance with a ban by WADA, Thai boxers participated as the Thailand Boxing Federation, under the AIBA flag.}}

| gold_ARM = 0 | silver_ARM = 1 | bronze_ARM = 1

| gold_BLR = 0 | silver_BLR = 1 | bronze_BLR = 1

| gold_ITA = 0 | silver_ITA = 1 | bronze_ITA = 1

| gold_UZB = 0 | silver_UZB = 1 | bronze_UZB = 1

| gold_BRA = 0 | silver_BRA = 1 | bronze_BRA = 0

| gold_TUR = 0 | silver_TUR = 1 | bronze_TUR = 0

| gold_GEO = 0 | silver_GEO = 0 | bronze_GEO = 2

| gold_ALB = 0 | silver_ALB = 0 | bronze_ALB = 1

| gold_BEL = 0 | silver_BEL = 0 | bronze_BEL = 1

| gold_DOM = 0 | silver_DOM = 0 | bronze_DOM = 1

| gold_IRI = 0 | silver_IRI = 0 | bronze_IRI = 1

| gold_IND = 0 | silver_IND = 0 | bronze_IND = 1

| gold_SCO = 0 | silver_SCO = 0 | bronze_SCO = 1

| gold_SRB = 0 | silver_SRB = 0 | bronze_SRB = 1 | host_SRB = yes

| gold_ESP = 0 | silver_ESP = 0 | bronze_ESP = 1

| gold_TTO = 0 | silver_TTO = 0 | bronze_TTO = 1

}}

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=Medalists=

{{MedalistTable|type=Event}}
rowspan=2|Minimumweight
{{DetailsLink|2021 AIBA World Boxing Championships – Minimumweight}}

|rowspan=2|{{flagmedalist|Temirtas Zhussupov|KAZ}}

|rowspan=2|Wuttichai Yurachai
Thailand Boxing Federation

|{{flagmedalist|Yauheni Karmilchyk|BLR}}

{{flagmedalist|Sakhil Alakhverdovi|GEO}}
rowspan=2|Flyweight
{{DetailsLink|2021 AIBA World Boxing Championships – Flyweight}}

|rowspan=2|{{flagmedalist|Saken Bibossinov|KAZ}}

|rowspan=2|{{flagmedalist|Roscoe Hill|USA}}

|Thanarat Saengphet
Thailand Boxing Federation

Akhtem Zakirov
{{flagicon|RUS|roc-olympics}} Russian Boxing Federation
rowspan=2|Bantamweight
{{DetailsLink|2021 AIBA World Boxing Championships – Bantamweight}}

|rowspan=2|{{flagmedalist|Tomoya Tsuboi|JPN}}

|rowspan=2|{{flagmedalist|Makhmud Sabyrkhan|KAZ}}

|{{flagmedalist|Billal Bennama|FRA}}

{{flagmedalist|Akash Kumar|IND}}
rowspan=2|Featherweight
{{DetailsLink|2021 AIBA World Boxing Championships – Featherweight}}

|rowspan=2|{{flagmedalist|Jahmal Harvey|USA}}

|rowspan=2|{{flagmedalist|Serik Temirzhanov|KAZ}}

|{{flagmedalist|Samuel Kistohurry|FRA}}

{{flagmedalist|Osvel Caballero|CUB}}
rowspan=2|Lightweight
{{DetailsLink|2021 AIBA World Boxing Championships – Lightweight}}

|rowspan=2|{{flagmedalist|Sofiane Oumiha|FRA}}

|rowspan=2|{{flagmedalist|Abdumalik Khalokov|UZB}}

|{{flagmedalist|Alexy de la Cruz|DOM}}

{{flagmedalist|Danial Shahbakhsh|IRI}}
rowspan=2|Light welterweight
{{DetailsLink|2021 AIBA World Boxing Championships – Light welterweight}}

|rowspan=2|{{flagmedalist|Andy Cruz|CUB}}

|rowspan=2|{{flagmedalist|Kerem Özmen|TUR}}

|{{flagmedalist|Hovhannes Bachkov|ARM}}

{{flagmedalist|Reese Lynch|SCO}}
rowspan=2|Welterweight
{{DetailsLink|2021 AIBA World Boxing Championships – Welterweight}}

|rowspan=2|{{flagmedalist|Sewon Okazawa|JPN}}

|rowspan=2|{{flagmedalist|Omari Jones|USA}}

|{{flagmedalist|Ablaikhan Zhussupov|KAZ}}

{{flagmedalist|Lasha Guruli|GEO}}
rowspan=2|Light middleweight
{{DetailsLink|2021 AIBA World Boxing Championships – Light middleweight}}

|rowspan=2|{{flagmedalist|Yurii Zakharieiev|UKR}}

|rowspan=2|Vadim Musaev
{{flagicon|RUS|roc-olympics}} Russian Boxing Federation

|{{flagmedalist|Sarkhan Aliyev|AZE}}

{{flagmedalist|Alban Beqiri|ALB}}
rowspan=2|Middleweight
{{DetailsLink|2021 AIBA World Boxing Championships – Middleweight}}

|rowspan=2|{{flagmedalist|Yoenlis Hernández|CUB}}

|rowspan=2|Dzhambulat Bizhamov
{{flagicon|RUS|roc-olympics}} Russian Boxing Federation

|{{flagmedalist|Salvatore Cavallaro|ITA}}

Weerapon Jongjoho
Thailand Boxing Federation
rowspan=2|Light heavyweight
{{DetailsLink|2021 AIBA World Boxing Championships – Light heavyweight}}

|rowspan=2|{{flagmedalist|Robby Gonzales|USA}}

|rowspan=2|{{flagmedalist|Aliaksei Alfiorau|BLR}}

|{{flagmedalist|Vladimir Mironchikov|SRB}}

Savelii Sadoma
{{flagicon|RUS|roc-olympics}} Russian Boxing Federation
rowspan=2|Cruiserweight
{{DetailsLink|2021 AIBA World Boxing Championships – Cruiserweight}}

|rowspan=2|{{flagmedalist|Loren Alfonso|AZE}}

|rowspan=2|{{flagmedalist|Keno Machado|BRA}}

|{{flagmedalist|Herich Ruiz|CUB}}

{{flagmedalist|Victor Schelstraete|BEL}}
rowspan=2|Heavyweight
{{DetailsLink|2021 AIBA World Boxing Championships – Heavyweight}}

|rowspan=2|{{flagmedalist|Julio César La Cruz|CUB}}

|rowspan=2|{{flagmedalist|Aziz Abbes Mouhiidine|ITA}}

|{{flagmedalist|Madiyar Saydrakhimov|UZB}}

{{flagmedalist|Enmanuel Reyes|ESP}}
rowspan=2|Super heavyweight
{{DetailsLink|2021 AIBA World Boxing Championships – Super heavyweight}}

|rowspan=2|Mark Petrovskii
{{flagicon|RUS|roc-olympics}} Russian Boxing Federation

|rowspan=2|{{flagmedalist|Davit Chaloyan|ARM}}

|{{flagmedalist|Nigel Paul|TTO}}

{{flagmedalist|Mahammad Abdullayev|AZE}}

Controversies

The Kosovo boxing team was prevented from competing at the tournament despite Serbia's hosting contract requiring Serbia to allow all teams to compete. (The contract further requires that all teams be allowed to compete under their own flags and explicitly includes Kosovo; AIBA recognizes the Kosovo Boxing Federation as a full member.{{Cite web | url=https://www.iba.sport/national-federations/europe/ | title=Swedish Boxing Federation }}) Two days prior to the tournament, the Kosovo boxing team was denied entry into Serbia at border control, effectively shutting them out of the tournament. During negotiations between AIBA and Serbia, Serbia stated to AIBA that Kosovo would not be allowed to compete except under the AIBA flag; this was rejected by Kosovo. One day prior to the tournament, AIBA suggested a compromise to Serbia where Kosovo would compete under "a neutral flag" (similar to Russia's situation); this was rejected by Serbia.{{Cite web | url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1114550/kok-kosovo-boxing-serbia | title=Kosovo boxing team denied entry to Serbia for third time }}{{Cite web | url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1114956/michael-houston-serbia-kosovo-boxing | title=Michael Houston: Serbia shutout shows where politics should stay out of sport }}{{Cite web | url=https://balkaninsight.com/2021/10/25/serbia-bars-kosovo-team-from-competing-in-boxing-championship/ | title=Serbia Bars Kosovo Team from Competing in Boxing Championship | date=25 October 2021 }}

In December 2021 after the tournament, the International Olympic Committee sent a letter to Serbia condemning the incident.{{Cite web | url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1120746/no-kosovo-flag-world-indoor-champs | title=Kosovo flag not on World Athletics website for Indoor Championships in Serbia }}

Participating nations

510 athletes from 86 countries and two AIBA Fair Chance Teams participated in the championships:

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  1. AIBA Fair Chance Team 1 (9)
  2. AIBA Fair Chance Team 2 (1)
  3. {{ALB}} (3)
  4. {{ARM}} (11)
  5. {{AUT}} (1)
  6. {{AZE}} (9)
  7. {{BAH}} (2)
  8. {{BAR}} (2)
  9. {{BLR}} (6)
  10. {{BEL}} (3)
  11. {{BIH}} (3)
  12. {{BRA}} (10)
  13. {{BUL}} (8)
  14. {{CMR}} (3)
  15. {{TPE}} (10)
  16. {{COL}} (8)
  17. {{CRO}} (10)
  18. {{CUB}} (8)
  19. {{CYP}} (4)
  20. {{CZE}} (1)
  21. {{COD}} (5)
  22. {{DOM}} (2)
  23. {{ECU}} (9)
  24. {{ENG}} (9)
  25. {{EST}} (2)
  26. {{FIN}} (3)
  27. {{FRA}} (6)
  28. {{GAM}} (1)
  29. {{GEO}} (7)
  30. {{GER}} (13)
  31. {{GRE}} (4)
  32. {{GUA}} (3)
  33. {{GUY}} (2)
  34. {{HAI}} (1)
  35. {{HKG}} (1)
  36. {{HUN}} (10)
  37. {{IND}} (13)
  38. {{IRI}} (10)
  39. {{IRQ}} (1)
  40. {{IRL}} (7)
  41. {{ISR}} (4)
  42. {{ITA}} (11)
  43. {{JAM}} (3)
  44. {{JPN}} (10)
  45. {{JOR}} (4)
  46. {{KAZ}} (13)
  47. {{KEN}} (13)
  48. {{KGZ}} (12)
  49. {{LAO}} (1)
  50. {{LTU}} (8)
  51. {{LUX}} (1)
  52. {{MLI}} (1)
  53. {{MRI}} (3)
  54. {{MEX}} (9)
  55. {{MDA}} (8)
  56. {{MGL}} (8)
  57. {{MNE}} (2)
  58. {{NEP}} (4)
  59. {{NCA}} (1)
  60. {{MKD}} (2)
  61. {{NOR}} (3)
  62. {{PAK}} (1)
  63. {{PLE}} (1)
  64. {{PAN}} (3)
  65. {{POL}} (8)
  66. {{PUR}} (4)
  67. {{ROU}} (2)
  68. {{flagicon|RUS|roc-olympics}} Russian Boxing Federation (13)
  69. {{LCA}} (1)
  70. {{SCO}} (6)
  71. {{SRB}} (12)
  72. {{SEY}} (3)
  73. {{SLE}} (6)
  74. {{SVK}} (5)
  75. {{SLO}} (7)
  76. {{SOM}} (2)
  77. {{KOR}} (7)
  78. {{ESP}} (8)
  79. {{SRI}} (1)
  80. {{TJK}} (8)
  81. {{TAN}} (3)
  82. Thailand Boxing Federation (10)
  83. {{TTO}} (5)
  84. {{TUR}} (13)
  85. {{UKR}} (13)
  86. {{USA}} (9)
  87. {{UZB}} (13)
  88. {{VEN}} (4)

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References

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