Boxing WB World Championships 2025

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	World boxing world championships 2025 rankings (W70-W80+)
	W70kg		W75kg		W80kg		W80+kg
1	Lisa O'Rourke (IRL)		Aoife O'Rourke (IRL)		Eseta Flint  (AUS)		Nupur Sheoran (IND)
2	Natalya Bogdanova (KAZ)		Lovlina Borgohain (IND)		Pooja Rani (IND)		Zhan Yilian (CHN)
3	Sanamacha Thokchom (IND)		Sunniva Hofstad (NOR)		Elif Guneri (TUR)		Celine Lee-lo (NZL)
4	Barbara Marcinkowska (POL)		Lina Wang (CHN)		Zhong Qimeng (CHN)		Grace Buckle (ENG)
5	Lekeisha Pergoliti (AUS)		Emma Sue Greentree (AUS)		Emily Asquith (ENG)		Agata Kaczmarska (POL)
6	Leonie Muller (GER)		Nadezhda Ryabets (KAZ)		Gulsaya Erzhan (KAZ)		Yeldana Talipova (KAZ)
7	Barbara dos Santos (BRA)		Melissa Gemini  (ITA)		Iryna Lutsak (UKR)		Oltinoy Sotimboeva (UZB)
8	Chantelle Reid (GBR)		Busra Isildar (TUR)		Victoria Penney (CAN)		Maria Lovchynska (UKR)
9	Aziza Zokirova (UZB)		Viviane Pereira (BRA)		Emilia Koterska (POL)		Seyma Duztas (TUR)
10	Sema Caliskan (TUR)		Citlalli Ortiz (MEX)		Aleyna Mehmed (BUL)		Noof Alyousef (KSA)
11	Patricia Mbata (NGR)		Sung Suyeon (KOR)		Iveta Lesinskyte (LTU)
12	Anastasia Chernokolenko (UKR)		Oliwia Toborek (POL)		Zhraa alqrache (KSA)
13	Mengge Zhang (CHN)		Naomi Graham (USA)
14	Regina Lakos (HUN)		Monika Langerova (CZE)
15	Shirleidis Orozco (COL)		Vasiliki Stavridou (GRE)
16	Isabella Winkler (USA)		Olga Pylypchuk (UKR)
17	Darianne Hernandez (MEX)		Mary Kate Smith (ENG)
18	Ditte Frostholm (DEN)		Dunia Martinez (ESP)
19	Morgan Henderson (NZL)
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	World boxing world championships 2025 rankings (50-60)
	M50kg		M55kg		M60kg
1	Sanzhar Tashkenbay (KAZ)		Makhmud Sabyrkhan (KAZ)		Abdumalik Khalokov  (UZB)
2	Alejandro Claro (CUB)		Mirazizbek Mirzakhililov (UZB)		Luiz Oliveira (BRA)
3	Soshi Makino (JAP)		Rui Yamaguchi (JAP)		Aider Abduraimov (UKR)
4	Shodirjon Melikuziev  (UZB)		Carlo Paalam (PHI)		Munarbek Seitbek Uulu (KGZ)
5	Samet Gumus (TUR)		Javier Ibanez (BUL)		Yilmar Gonzalez (COL)
6	Jay Bryan Baricuatro (PHI)		Rolando Martinez (CUB)		Mahammadali Gasimzade (AZE)
7	Subhan Mammadov (AZE)		Junior Alcantara (DOM)		Radoslav Rosenov (BUL)
8	Jadumani Singh Mandengbam (IND)		Patsy Joyce (IRL)		Mohammad Abu Jajeh (JOR)
9	Anvar Kodzhiev (KGZ)		Nijat Huseynov (AZE)		Sachin Siwach (IND)
10	Huthaifa Eashaish (JOR)		Christopher Hippocrate (FRA)		Shunsuke Kitamoto (JAP)
11	Sakhil Alekverdovi (GEO)		Chuang Liu (CHN)		Luis Vinent (CUB)
12	Ergunyal Sebahtin (BUL)		Rafa Lozano Jr (ESP)		Biibars Zheksen (KAZ)
13	Louis Rooney (IRL)		Bilgunsaikhan Kharkhuu (MGL)		Adam Hession (IRL)
14	Istvan Szaka (HUN)		Nebil Ibrahim (SWE)		Keoma Ali Al Ahmadieh (CAN)
15	Martin Molina (ESP)		Michael de Trindade (BRA)		Owain Harris- Allan (WAL)
16	Salvatore Attrativo (ITA)		Ellis Trowbridge (GBR)		Pawel Brach (POL)
17	Aldarkhishig Battulga (MGL)		Yousef Iashash (JOR)		Gantumur Lundaa (MGL)
18	Reece Readshaw (ENG)		Pawan Bartwal (IND)		Lounes Hamraoui (FRA)
19	Scott Richards (WAL)		Zafarbek Kamilov (KGZ)		Johan Aguero (DOM)
20	Omer Izaz (AUS)		Jye Dixon (AUS)		Giuseppe Canonico (ITA)
21	Siiovush Mukhammadiiev (UKR)		Mehdi Kazemi (IRI)		Junmilardo Ogayre (PHI)
22	Fredelin de los Santos (DOM)		Bryan Ortiz (MEX)		Will Hewitt (GBR)
23	Jakub Slominski (POL)		Orlando Zamora (USA)		Artyush Gomtsyan (GEO)
24	Juan David Devia (COL)		Kian Terwint (NED)		Chu En Lai (TPE)
25	Taegun Yoon (KOR)		Aaron Cullen (SCO)		Mehmethan Cinar (TUR)
26	Nawaf Awaji (KSA)		Gabor Virban (HUN)		Enrique Kakulov (ESP)
27			Tommaso Sciacca (ITA)		Ramon Ordonez (USA)
28			Oleg Chulyacheyev (UKR)		Edgaras Skurdelis (LTU)
29			Nikolas Pawlik (POL)		Xu Jiasheng (CHN)
30			Wilson Solorzano (VEN)		Jacob Cassar (AUS)

Edited September 4 by Ogreman

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	World boxing world championships 2025 rankings (M65-75)
	M65kg		M70kg		M75kg
1	Asadkhuja Muydinkhujaev (UZB)		Torekhan Sabyrkhan (KAZ)		Sabirzhan Akkalikov (KAZ)
2	Erislandy Alvarez (CUB)		Odel Kamara (GBR)		Fazliddin Erkinboev (UZB)
3	Yuri Falcao (BRA)		Kaian Reis (BRA)		Saidjamshid Jafarov (AZE)
4	Lasha Guruli (GEO)		Zeyad Eashash (JOR)		Rami Kiwan (BUL)
5	Abhinash Jamwal (IND)		Sewon Okazawa (JPN)		Callum Peters (AUS)
6	Zaur Gahramanov (AZE)		Yurii Zakharieiev (UKR)		Pavlo Ilyusha (UKR)
7	Shion Nishiyama (JPN)		Hitesh  Gulia(IND)		Sumit Kundu (IND)
8	Yertugen Zeinullinov (KAZ)		Shavkatjon Boltaev (UZB)		Alan Perrie (SCO)
9	Dean Clancy (IRL)		Jorge Cuellar (CUB)		Sultan Osmanli (TUR)
10	Obada Al Kasbeh (JOR)		Magomed Schachidov (GER)		Joshua Ofori (CAN)
11	Battumur Misheelt (MGL)		Makan Traore (FRA)		Michal Jarlinski (POL)
12	Viktorio Iliev (BUL)		Sarkhan Aliyev (AZE)		Giorgi Natroshvili (GEO)
13	Elvin Aliyev (UKR)		Chia Wei Kan (TPE)		Petar Knezevic (CRO)
14	Patris Mughalzai (GBR)		Otgonbaatar Byamba-Erdene (MGL)		Gavin Rafferty (IRL)
15	Denis Bril (GER)		Ikhtiar Nishonov (KGZ)		Nuradin Rustambek Uulu (KGZ)
16	Ali Habibinejad (IRI)		Kevin Scott (SWE)		Callum Makin (GBR)
17	Hugo Barron (MEX)		Necat Ekinci (TUR)		Mohammad Al-Hussein (JOR)
18	Hugo Grau (FRA)		Frank Martinez (ESP)		Remo Salvati (ITA)
19	Rene Camacho (USA)		Joonsu Kim (KOR)		Daigo Sunaga (JPN)
20	Milan Petriman (HUN)		Kuwardeep Mann (CAN)		Hamza Sriri (BEL)
21	Bartlomiej Roskowicz (POL)		Ronald Chavez (PHI)		Mohammad Nourani (IRI)
22	Ismail Umar (FIN)		Bayramdurdy Nurmuhammedov (TKM)		Senad Drini (ALB)
23	Gianluigi Malanga (ITA)		Youcef Yaiche (ALG)		Marcel Meinl (AUT)
24	Almaz Orozbekov (KGZ)		Carlos Flowers (USA)		Soma Mester (HUN)
25	Rasul Tisayev (BEL)		Luka Nikabadze (GEO)
26	Oier Ibareche (ESP)		Mathew McCole (IRL)
27	Mark Ashley Fajardo (PHI)		Christos Karaitis (GRE)
28	Fernando Piter Ynoa (DOM)		Finn Bos (NED)
29	Ahmet Pekel (TUR)		Salvatore Cavallaro (ITA)
30	Stelios Kirsanidis (GRE)		Aleksandr Trofimcuk (LTU)

Edited September 4 by Ogreman

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	World boxing world championships 2025 rankings (M80-90+)
	M80kg		M85kg		M90kg		M90+kg
1	Nurbek Oralbay (KAZ)		Bekzad Nurdauletov (KAZ)		Turabek Khabibullaev (UZB)		Aibek Oralbay (KAZ)
2	Javokhir Ummataliyev (UZB)		Georgi Kushitashvili (GEO)		Emrah Yasar (TUR)		Julio Cesar la Cruz (CUB)
3	Tanglatihan Tuohetaerbieke (CHN)		Akmaljon Isroilov (UZB)		Isaias Filho (BRA)		Jakhongir Zokirov (UZB)
4	Gabrijel Veocic (CRO)		Adrian Fresneda (ESP)		Sagyndyk Togambay (KAZ)		Diego Lenzi (ITA)
5	Yojerlin Cesay (FRA)		Danylo Zhasan (UKR)		Malachi Georges (USA)		Nikita Putilov (GER)
6	Kelyn Cassidy (IRL)		Jugnoo Ahlawat (IND)		Loren Alfonso Dominguez (AZE)		Danabieke Bayikewuzi (CHN)
7	Pilyp Akilov (HUN)		Teagn Stott (GBR)		Enmanuel Reyes (ESP)		Martin McDonagh (IRL)
8	Wanderley Pereira (BRA)		Simeon Boldirev (BUL)		Jack Marley (IRL)		Mahammad Abdullayev (AZE)
9	Hussein Iashash (JOR)		Surat Gurayev (AZE)		Soheb Bouafia (FRA)		Dmytro Lovchynskyi (UKR)
10	Jorge Manuel Soto (CUB)		Lachlan Lawson (AUS)		Nelson Williams (CUB)		Damar Thomas (GBR)
11	Murad Allahverdiyev (AZE)		Ammar Abduljabbar (GER)		Vagkan Nanitzanian (GRE)		Yordan Morehon Hernandez (BUL)
12	Robby Gonzales (USA)		Aryan Saed Panah (REF)		Giorgi Tchigadze (GEO)		Narendar Berwal (IND)
13	Kaan Aykutsun (TUR)		Vincenzo Lizzi (ITA)		Isaac Okoh (GBR)		Joel da Silva (BRA)
14	Matviy Razhba (UKR)		Patricio Polonia (DOM)		Amirreza Malekkhatabi (IRI)		Luka Pratljacic (CRO)
15	Omurbek Bekzhigit Uulu (KGZ)		Samet Ersoy (TUR)		Bogdan Tolmachov (UKR)		Ahmed Hagag (AUT)
16	Go Wakaya (JPN)		Brian Kennedy (IRL)		Harsh Choudhary (IND)		Myrzokhir Koshaliev (KGZ)
17	Lakshya Chahar (IND)		Idris Leganes (BEL)		Yasse Cisse (GER)		Kelvin Watts (USA)
18	William Cholov (BUL)		Robert McNulty (SCO)		Ha-neul Jung (KOR)		Omar Shiha (NOR)
19	Dimeji Shittu (GBR)		Michel Derouiche (AUT)		Jonas Jazevicius (LTU)		Stylianos Roulias (GRE)
20	Meysam Geshlaghi (IRI)		Petar Leskur (CRO)		Lifeng Xie (CHN)		Amir Esmaili Vandaei (IRI)
21	Silas Yde (DEN)		Mihaly Batori (HUN)		Levente Kiss (HUN)		Mourad Kadi (ALG)
22	Noel Pacheco (DOM)		Daniel Komarek (CZE)		Adam Tutak (POL)		Mucahit Ilyas (TUR)
23	Ben Ehis (GER)		Darius Voisnarovic (LTU)		Jesus Talamantes (MEX)		Jose Triset (DOM)
24	Nickenson Denis (CAN)		Sakiusa Narara (FIJ)		Zvonimir Rebolj (CRO)		Dovlet Yslamov (TKM)
25	Marlon Sevehon (AUS)				Stiven Aas (EST)		Oskar Kopera (POL)
26	Lucky Aimufua (AUT)						Taeung Ju (KOR)
27	Taj Kagho (NZL)						Algirdis Baniulis (LTU)
28	Kim Minseong (KOR)						Dylan Rajic (BIH)
29	Emiliano Reducindo (MEX)						Mitchell Barton (SCO)
30	Diego Pereira (VEN)						Miracle Ki (SAM)

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1 hour ago, Ogreman said:

	World boxing world championships 2025 rankings (M80-90+)
	M80kg		M85kg		M90kg		M90+kg
1	Nurbek Oralbay (KAZ)		Bekzad Nurdauletov (KAZ)		Turabek Khabibullaev (UZB)		Aibek Oralbay (KAZ)
2	Javokhir Ummataliyev (UZB)		Georgi Kushitashvili (GEO)		Emrah Yasar (TUR)		Julio Cesar la Cruz (CUB)
3	Tanglatihan Tuohetaerbieke (CHN)		Akmaljon Isroilov (UZB)		Isaias Filho (BRA)		Jakhongir Zokirov (UZB)
4	Gabrijel Veocic (CRO)		Adrian Fresneda (ESP)		Sagyndyk Togambay (KAZ)		Diego Lenzi (ITA)
5	Yojerlin Cesay (FRA)		Danylo Zhasan (UKR)		Malachi Georges (USA)		Nikita Putilov (GER)
6	Kelyn Cassidy (IRL)		Jugnoo Ahlawat (IND)		Loren Alfonso Dominguez (AZE)		Danabieke Bayikewuzi (CHN)
7	Pilyp Akilov (HUN)		Teagn Stott (GBR)		Enmanuel Reyes (ESP)		Martin McDonagh (IRL)
8	Wanderley Pereira (BRA)		Simeon Boldirev (BUL)		Jack Marley (IRL)		Mahammad Abdullayev (AZE)
9	Hussein Iashash (JOR)		Surat Gurayev (AZE)		Soheb Bouafia (FRA)		Dmytro Lovchynskyi (UKR)
10	Jorge Manuel Soto (CUB)		Lachlan Lawson (AUS)		Nelson Williams (CUB)		Damar Thomas (GBR)
11	Murad Allahverdiyev (AZE)		Ammar Abduljabbar (GER)		Vagkan Nanitzanian (GRE)		Yordan Morehon Hernandez (BUL)
12	Robby Gonzales (USA)		Aryan Saed Panah (REF)		Giorgi Tchigadze (GEO)		Narendar Berwal (IND)
13	Kaan Aykutsun (TUR)		Vincenzo Lizzi (ITA)		Isaac Okoh (GBR)		Joel da Silva (BRA)
14	Matviy Razhba (UKR)		Patricio Polonia (DOM)		Amirreza Malekkhatabi (IRI)		Luka Pratljacic (CRO)
15	Omurbek Bekzhigit Uulu (KGZ)		Samet Ersoy (TUR)		Bogdan Tolmachov (UKR)		Ahmed Hagag (AUT)
16	Go Wakaya (JPN)		Brian Kennedy (IRL)		Harsh Choudhary (IND)		Myrzokhir Koshaliev (KGZ)
17	Lakshya Chahar (IND)		Idris Leganes (BEL)		Yasse Cisse (GER)		Kelvin Watts (USA)
18	William Cholov (BUL)		Robert McNulty (SCO)		Ha-neul Jung (KOR)		Omar Shiha (NOR)
19	Dimeji Shittu (GBR)		Michel Derouiche (AUT)		Jonas Jazevicius (LTU)		Stylianos Roulias (GRE)
20	Meysam Geshlaghi (IRI)		Petar Leskur (CRO)		Lifeng Xie (CHN)		Amir Esmaili Vandaei (IRI)
21	Silas Yde (DEN)		Mihaly Batori (HUN)		Levente Kiss (HUN)		Mourad Kadi (ALG)
22	Noel Pacheco (DOM)		Daniel Komarek (CZE)		Adam Tutak (POL)		Mucahit Ilyas (TUR)
23	Ben Ehis (GER)		Darius Voisnarovic (LTU)		Jesus Talamantes (MEX)		Jose Triset (DOM)
24	Nickenson Denis (CAN)		Sakiusa Narara (FIJ)		Zvonimir Rebolj (CRO)		Dovlet Yslamov (TKM)
25	Marlon Sevehon (AUS)				Stiven Aas (EST)		Oskar Kopera (POL)
26	Lucky Aimufua (AUT)						Taeung Ju (KOR)
27	Taj Kagho (NZL)						Algirdis Baniulis (LTU)
28	Kim Minseong (KOR)						Dylan Rajic (BIH)
29	Emiliano Reducindo (MEX)						Mitchell Barton (SCO)
30	Diego Pereira (VEN)						Miracle Ki (SAM)

I didn't know Cesar la Cruz would still be fighting as an amateur? He was in very poor form in 2024. Just out of curiosity, if Abbes Mouhiidine had competed here in the up to 90 kg category, where would he have been in your ranking?

Edited September 4 by copravolley

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Unfortunately, Italian amateur boxing is in slowly died. The new coaching staff (including Giovanni de Carolis and Clemente Russo) has led to the removal of three of the biggest stars from the Italian national team: Irma Testa, Angela Carini and Abbes Mouhiidine, who will likely not return on the future. We can't afford the luxury of getting rid of such good boxers – in my opinion, these is a personal conflict, but it reflects poorly on the new coaching staff that they can't reach an agreement with the top fighters. The rest of the team is simply weak and aside from Lenzi, no one has a chance to win a medal. What's more, we haven't filled several women's Olympic category. I don't know what will happen next but I don't understand why such an experienced staff – composed of outstanding boxers from the past – does something so stupid. With this current team, we might only qualify for two or three people at 2028 Olympics. Shameful.

Edited September 4 by copravolley

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Right so predictions part 1 (W48kg, W75kg, M55kg, M65kg, M70kg)

 

 

Right so sorry for the weird mix of weightclasses but yeah blame the organizers for not being done with the draw until 20:30 yeasterday evening. These predictions will either end up being in 3 or 4 parts. My rankings in brackets. Just to avoid confusion there was seeding in this draw but given how so many of these boxers haven’t competed in world boxing events yet, I don’t think they made much of a difference at all other than gauranteeing byes.

 

 

W48kg

 

Bracket 1

 

This should be very straightforward, 3 time world champion and Olympic medallist Nazym Kyzaibay (1)  should cruise to a medal here, Hanna Okhota (8)  was a world silver medallist in this weightclass in 2018 but is more likely to lose to Danisha Mathialagan (15)  than trouble Kyzaibay.

 

Bracket 2

 

Sabina Bobokulova (2)  has moved down from medalling at 50kg at the IBA worlds to 48kg here in a move I strongly approve of given her miniscule size and to be honest it’s a move I wouldn’t have minded seeing from Ireland’s similarly tiny Daina Moorehouse . Like its not an Olympic year, surely winning is better than missing out at a superior weightclass. Anyway Bobokulova just has to be Angelika Krysztoforska (14)  and Giovanna Marchese (13) .

 

Bracket 3

 

The other brackets are very straightforward, this one though is interesting. Minakshi (4)  was the Asian silver medallist 3 years ago and returned to international action this year pushing Kyzaibay close at the Astana world cup having been overlooked for selection for the last couple of years, She meets the unknown but presumably good  (given China’s current success) Wang Qiuping (10) . The other last 16 fight sees the up and coming last year’s European and world boxing world youth champion Alice Pumphrey (6)  meet the veteran Sevda Asenova (7) . I do think Pumphrey should win but Minakshi is probably the favourite to medal from there. You could tell me any of these four medal and I would believe you.

 

Bracket 4

 

The final bracket sees two former world medallists Altantsetseg Lutsaikhan (5)  and Ayse Cagirir (9)  meet with the winner likely to face Hikaru Shinohara (3) . Shinohara beat Lutsaikhan in the world boxing cup finals last November and as such would be my favourite here

 

Medals-

 

Gold- Nazym Kyzaibay  , Silver- Hikaru Shinohara , Bronze-  Sabina Bobokulova , Minakshi .

 

Well this is neat, my top 4 all end up in different brackets and as such are my medallists. That said I am not confident in the order. Bobokulova is probably more talented than Kyzaibay but has been a bit inconsistent of late and stylistically plays into Kyzaibay hands. Shinohara vs Minakshi should be a close fight and either have a real shot at beating Kyzaibay in the final.

 

W75kg

 

So none of the Olympic medallists are in action here which should open the door for a couple fo boxers who missed out on the podium last year.

 

Bracket 1

So 2023’s world champion Lovlina Borgohain (2)  makes her return to competition following the Olympics and should medal here. Busra Isildar (2)   is a tricky enough opponent and medalled at heavyweight at the IBA worlds so is a tough challenge first presuming she beats Oliwia Toborek (12) . Neither Mary Kate Smith (17)  or Olga Pylypchuk (16) will provide any resistance in a quarter final.

 

Bracket 2

 

36 year old Naomi Graham (13)  is an interesting name to see get selected given that her powers had very much seem to have run out in 2023 and her Olympic qualifying campaign was as miserable as they come, she should still beat Dunia Martinez (18)  though. Emma Sue Greentree (5)   medalled at heavyweight in 2023 but the transition down to middleweight is not always a kind one, that said provided she can navigate the tricky and strong Suyeon Seong (11)  she should medal.

 

Bracket 3

 

Lina Wang (4)  won bronze at the IBA worlds earlier this year and would expect the same again from her here. Nadezhda Ryabets (6) is a decent boxer but just to small for 75kg. Viviane Pereira (9)  has had some level of success on the world boxing cup circuit this year but is not good enough to win a world medal in my opinion.

 

Bracket 4

 

Sunniva Hofstad (3)  cleaned up the world boxing cups this year the only boxer to win all 3 of them this year. She was world youth champion in 2022 and coming off the back of a debut Olympics is the type of boxer who breaks out in a big way at a championships like this. The draw has not been kind though, her one loss this year was against Melissa Gemini (7) although she has also beaten her twice and she has paired in the same bracket as Aoife O’Rourke (1) . O’Rourke banished her horrific global championships record at the IBA worlds but still managed to turn it into a relative failure losing to Anastasia Shamonova  in the final who she had beaten on 3 previous occasions and losing in a similar manner to some of her previous high profile defeats. I do think Shamonova did show the blueprint of how to beat O’Rourke of matching her whenever she comes forward you go forward but few boxers have the size and strength to do that against O’Rourke. Hofstad might in the future but they met in 2023 and while Hofstad has improved, I think O’Rourke should come through here.

 

Medals-

 

Gold- Aoife O’Rourke , Silver- Lovlina Borgohain , Bronze-  Lina Wang , Emma Sue Greentree .

 

O’Rourke and Lovlina should both be a level above their semi final competition. Their one previous meeting was at Strandja last year with O’Rourke winning by disqualification after 3 holding deductions against Lovlina although without them the scorecards were in the balance. So this final may well come down to the referee.

 

 

M55kg

 

This is obviously an interesting weightclass being a new Olympic weight class. It is interesting but despite only being 2kg less most of the featherweights seemed to have gone up to 60kg rather than down to 55kg and an awful lot of the entries used to be flyweights. There was some discontent about flyweight no longer being an Olympic weightclass but if this pattern continues than it seems like world boxing probably got it right.

 

Bracket 1

 

Well straight off the bat we get a fascinating matchup between one of last Year’s surprise Olympic medallists Junior Alcantara (7)  facing Tokyo silver medallist Carlo Paalam (4) , Paalam should benefit from boxing at 55kg rather than 57 which probably cost him a medal last year against the relatively huge Charlie Senior  ( I still can’t get my ahead around Charlie Senior being an Olympic medallist like he just good like) Speaking of Australians Jye Dixon (20)  is the next Australian boxer that to me seems to be getting a lot more hype than he warrants but he has a chance of winning a couple of fights here. I think he will get undone by the rapid and evasive Chuang Liu (11)  who very nearly qualified for Paris last year. Dixon beat Alcantara in the youth ranks so that would be an interesting quarter final but I think it will end being Paalam against Liu with Paalam to win.

 

Bracket 2

 

I mean there really isn’t much to this like we should just get a quarter final between Makhmud Sabyrkhan (1)  and Rui Yamaguchi (3) . Yamaguchi has been one of the breakout boxers this year winning in Usti and Labem taking silver in Astana having to withdraw from the final where he would have faced Sabyrkhan. The only potential banana skin is home favourite Ellis Trowbridge (16) but that is really all he is. I like Yamaguchi but Sabyrkhan is essentially the reigning champion here and while he had his struggles against bigger opponents at 57kg he is very tough to beat at bantamweight. Yamaguchi might though.

 

Bracket 3

 

This is a fascinating bracket that is very difficult to project. First up is young counterpuncher Christopher Hippocrate (10)  against the tricky Yousef Iashash (17) . The winner meets Olympic quarter finalist Rafa Lozano Jr (12)  who surely is too small for 55kg. I would lean towards Hippocrate coming through which would set up a fight against probably Aaron Cullen (25)  who actually beat him last year but since then they have had very different results. This is not the strongest Cuban squad and Rolando Martinez (6)  exemplifies that. He meets the inconsistent Olympian Nijat Huseynov (9) followed probably by Bilgunsaikhan Kharkhuu (13) . I have no confidence in being right about either side of this bracket but if I was that would leave a Hippocrate Martinez quarter final and Hippocrate won this matchup a couple of months ago albeit it was in France. I am leaning towards Martinez medalling here but there are probably 6 names who should believe they have a shot

 

Bracket 4

 

The final bracket sees 2019 world champion Mirazizbek Mirzakhalilov (2)  back at a global championships for the first time since a disastrous 2021, he should beat Olympian Michael Trindade (15) and 2024 world youth medallist Mehdi Kazemi (21) . On the other side of the bracket Olympic medallist Javier Ibanez (5)  should be able to beat European under 23 champion Patsy Joyce (8)  to set an interesting fight with Mirzakhalilov. Mirzakhalilov is an extreme pressure fighter and as a result can struggle against counterpunchers. Ibanez isn’t a pure counterpuncher but should be able to give mirzakhalilov problems particularly with his height and reach. I might go for a bit of an upset here and pick Ibanez (although im not sure picking an Olympic medallist to medal really counts as an upset but sure look.)

 

Medals-

 

Gold- Makhmud Sabyrkhan , Silver- Javier Ibanez , Bronze-  Carlo Paalam , Rolando Martinez .

 

Paalam and Sabyrkhan last met in the Asian final in 2022 with Paalam winning but I am going to trust to Sabyrkhan has improved enough to win this time around. Ibanez or Mirzakhalilov should make the final and either will really test Sabyrkhan but despite some of his not too distant struggles for some reason I feel quite confident in Sabyrkhan winning here.

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M65kg

Leading up to this event I wasn’t sure how strong this weightclass would be but it has ended up being possibly the strongest on paper.

 

Bracket 1

 

The first of two Olympic champions in this draw Erislandy Alvarez (2)  has been granted a relatively kind draw. His path to a medal likely goes through Oier Ibarreche (26) , Viktoria Iliev (12)  and either Misheelt Battumur (11)  or Ali Habibinejad (16) . Alvarez took silver in 2023 at 60kg behind Sofiane Oumiha  and after salvaging a poor Olympics for Cuba last year the pressure is on to do so again given the lack of standout names in the Cuban squad.

 

Bracket 2

 

Yuri Falcao (3)  has been the breakout name of 2025 having failed to qualify for Paris, has basically dominated this year. I am mostly of the opinion that boxers don’t really change that much so I am still a bit skeptical despite his incredible 2025 so far. He does have a tough opener against the tricky Zaur Gahramanov (6) . He will probably meet either the bruiser Obada Alkasbeh (10)  or the more refined Shion Nishiyama (7)  at the quarter final stage. I was going in this very willing to bet against Falcao but with this draw it would be unwise to pick against him. Having said that I would underestimate Gahramanov.

 

Bracket 3

 

This third bracket should just come down to two fights. Olympic medallist Lasha Guruli (4)  should end up meeting Olympian Dean Clancy (9)  in the last 16 which he should win but is not a guarantee. The other side of this bracket has a couple of intriguing names but should be won by Abhinash Jamwal (5)  another major protagonist in this weight class who failed to qualify for Paris. I was impressed by Abhinash this year and stylistically him and Guruli are quite similar both being taller counterpunchers. Might not be a great fight to watch though. I was going to go with the boring pick and just go with Guruli, lets spice things up slightly and go with Abhinash.

 

Bracket 4

 

Our second Olympic champion Asadkhuja Muydinkhujaev (1)  whose move down from 71kg isn’t quite as extreme when you consider he is the reigning world champion at 67kg and continued to box at that weight class even after he qualified for the Olympics at 71kg. He had his vulnerabilities going in but in hindsight I should have probably backed him to win gold last year. His only like slight competition in this bracket is probably Yertugen Zeinnulinov (8)  who somehow has gotten the Kazakh selection back off Mukhammadsabyr Bazarbay Uulu . Sigh. This is unfortunate as Zeinnulinov is probably the ugliest boxer I have ever watched (I do mean stylistically and not like his face although I’m not sure he fares that much better from that perspective.) Its rare for me to say this but I actually hope a British boxer Patris Mughalzai (14)  beats him.

 

Medals-

 

Gold- Asadkhuja Muydinkhujaev , Silver- Erislandy Alvarez , Bronze- Abhinash Jamwal , Yuri Falcao .

 

I’m not going to overthink either semi final here. The final however should be the fight of the tournament and I’m sure the organisers are hoping that it comes to fruition. It is a tricky one to call but given his size and reach advantages I think I will back Muydinkhujaev. It does say something about the relative state of boxing in their respective nations that my first instinct is to just pick the Uzbek rather than to pick the Cuban. Regardless I do think Muydinkhujaev is the slightly better boxer.

 

 

 

M70kg

 

This is one of those weighclasses that I’m a bit disappointed in the quality of the entries. Just not a whole lot of big names and the quality drops off rapidly after the top 10 or so.

 

Bracket 1

 

Sometimes a slightly lower quality startlist leads to things being more open and that kind of is the case here. Zeyad Eashash (4)  should reach the quarter final only needig to be Sarkhan Aliyev (12)  although he seems to have much more success as an underdog than whenever I believe in him. Shavkatjon Boltaev (8)  is possibly the weakest of the Uzbek men’s entries and should start off with an interesting fight against Jorge Cuellar (9) . The winner will meet either 2021 world champion Yurii Zakharieiev (6) or the veteran Magomed Schachidov (10) . None of these boxers are boxers I expected to be putting my faith into but one of them has to medal. Somehow I am picking Zeyad Eashash to beat Yurii Zakharieiev in a quarter final but I suspect this is the prediction I will be least confident in across all of the weightclasses.

 

Bracket 2

 

Really not much to say here. I always like mentioning Bayramdurdy Nurmuhamedov (22)  but that is more because of his cool name than his boxing prowess. This should see Kaian Reis (3)  meet 2021 67kg world champion Sewon Okazawa (5)  meet in a quarter final. Despite having them 3^rd and 5^th I don’t rate either that highly but Reis when they met in Usti Nad Labem so I see no reason to bet against that result.

 

Bracket 3

 

Right so half of this bracket should just be a straight fight between two of the weaker Olympians Makan Traore (11)  and Chia Wei Kan (13) . The other half comes down to Torekhan Sabyrkhan (1)  (younger brother have Makhmud). Torekhan was the youth world champion and as much as a prospect can get hyped in boxing Sabyrkhan has. His results this year look good but he has been pushed very close and looked physically a bit outmatched. He also just likes to lose the first round in every single fight which has to come back to bite him at some point. Youcef Yaiche (23)  is not the easiest possible first opponent and Hitesh Gulia (7) should provide a significant challenge. Hitesh is the type of boxer I would expect to undo Sabyrkhan but I just don’t think he is good enough. Same goes for Traore or Kan so I expect Sabyrkhan to come through here. Regardless his fights are always entertaining to watch.

 

Bracket 4

 

In general I have been thoroughly unimpressed by the British performances this year. The one exception is Odel Kamara (2), I think he is really good. He is also from Liverpool so this is truly a home championships for him. My concern for him is that he is quite small and while he uses his power and speed well, it could be his undoing. That said this draw is fairly kind. Sina Hassanpour (35)  followed by Kuwardeep Mann (20)  with either Byamba-Erdene Otgonbaatar (14)  or Necat Ekinci (17)  waiting in a quarter final is close to as straightforward as it could get.

 

 

Medals-

 

Gold- Torekhan Sabyrkhan , Silver- Kaian Reis , Bronze- Odel Kamara , Zeyad Eashash .

 

Look if I am going to pick the 19 year old to medal I might as well pick him for gold. I would be very excited for the Kamara Sabyrkhan fight. That should be a cracker. As for the other semi final, sigh emoji. I’m not putting Eashash in a final so Reis it is.

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