— Published on August 20, 2025

Seven new federations join World Boxing

Boxing

World Boxing now has 118 membersAt the end of July, the FI approved seven new memberships from four continents. Bolivia, El Salvador, Israel, Micronesia, Somalia, Central African Republic and Haiti joined the ranks, just weeks before the first World Boxing Championships, Liverpool (September 4-14).

« It is great to see that World Boxing now has a significant number of members across five continents. ", rejoices Boris van der Vorst, the president of the FI. All the new national federations followed a rigorous application process to join World Boxing, in particular by providing guarantees in terms of transparency, governance and the fight against doping.