Sport Local 2025-12-13T10:19:49+00:00

Dubai to Host World Boxing Championship Finale with Record Prize Money

Tomorrow, Dubai will host the finale of the 23rd Men's World Boxing Championship. 13 final bouts will compete for a record $8 million prize fund under the IBA.


Dubai to Host World Boxing Championship Finale with Record Prize Money

Tomorrow, Saturday, the 23rd edition of the Elite Men's World Boxing Championship 'UAE 2025' will conclude at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium in Dubai. This is the largest event in the sport's history, held under the auspices of the International Boxing Association (IBA) with an unprecedented prize fund of $8 million. Prior to the final bouts, the General Assembly of the International Boxing Association will be held on Saturday afternoon, with representatives from the 118 federations participating in the world championship. The final evening will feature 13 bouts for gold medals following several days of intense competition in the qualifying rounds, which saw the participation of world-class boxers. The fights will begin in the light flyweight division (46–48 kg) and conclude in the super heavyweight division (+92 kg). In the light flyweight category, Russian Edmund Khudoyan will face Azerbaijani Suban Mammadov. In the flyweight, Uzbekistan's Hasanboy Dustmatov will take on Russian Bayer Bataliev. In the bantamweight, Russian Vyacheslav Rogozin will face Kazakhstani Saken Pipsinov.