As one of the important playgrounds of the International Young Boxing, the Asian Boxing Championship 2023 initially scheduled to take place in July. However, the Organizing Committee was forced to postpone indefinitely due to the incident related to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) of the Olympic Organization of Olympic Association of the International Boxing Association (IBA).
According to the announcement from the Asian Boxing Federation (ASBC), the Asian Boxing Championship 2023 will take place from October 21 to November 4. The venue for the tournament is Astana, Kazakhstan. The tournament consists of 2 groups of 15-16 and 17-18, thereby promising many interesting competition.
Below are the weighing classes of the Asian Boxing Championship 2023 according to the Organizing Committee:
– Women 15-16: 46kg, 48kg, 50kg, 52kg, 54kg, 57kg, 60kg, 63kg, 66kg, 70kg, 75kg, 80kg and +80kg.
– Men 15-16: 46kg, 48kg, 50kg, 52kg, 54kg, 57kg, 60kg, 63kg, 66kg, 70kg, 75kg, 80kg and +80kg.
– Women 17-18: 48kg, 50kg, 52kg, 54kg, 57kg, 60kg, 63kg, 66kg, 70kg, 75kg, 81kg and +81kg.
– Male 17-18: 48kg, 51kg, 54kg, 57kg, 60kg, 63.5kg, 67kg, 71kg, 75kg, 80kg, 86kg, 92kg and +92kg.
The matches of the Young Asian Boxing Championship 2023 took place in 12 days, from October 23 to November 3. Shortly after the closed tournament, the young athletes also had another playground, the World Young Boxing Championship 2023. The schedule was scheduled to take place in late November and early December in Yerevan, Armenia.
The time of organizing the Young Asian Boxing Championship 2023 is quite far from the National Boxing Championship 2023 (at the end of November). Therefore, Vietnamese boxers aged 17-18 can compete in both tournaments without fear of physical impairment. This is also a good opportunity to help athletes have more experience in competition against international opponents.