The World Boxing Cup Finals will start with 21 bouts today
The World Boxing Cup Finals will start with twenty-one bouts in Sheffield, England today which is one of the last top events of the year.
The women boxers are able to compete in the six official Olympic categories from the light flyweight (50kg) up to the middleweight (75kg).
The male athletes have the right to participate in their seven Olympic divisions from the flyweight (51kg) up to the super heavyweight (+92kg).
World Boxing has 55 members currently and among them England, Thailand, Brazil, Italy, Japan, Mongolia, Chinese Taipei, South Korea, Germany, Wales, Finland and many other top nations are also there in Sheffield to compete against strong rivals.
England’s multiple international tournament winner Kelsey Oakley and Lalita Chainarong will compete in the opening bout of the entire World Boxing Cup Finals in Sheffield.
Finland’s lone Paris Olympian Pihla Kaivo-Oja will return to the top international events, she will meet in her opener against Brazil’s new national team member, Radija Da Gama at the women’s 50kg weight class.
Wales’ Zoe Andrews has been preparing for the 2026 Commonwealth Games with full speed and the 21-year-old talent will have a technician opponent, Italy’s Olena Savchuk at the women’s bantamweight (54kg) on Day1.
Japan’s top boxers such as Satsuki Yoshizawa (women’s 57kg), Soushi Makino (men’s 51kg) and Shion Nishiyama (men’s 63.5kg) all will be in actions in the opening day of the strong championships.
Germany’s Denis Bril, the quarter-finalist from the 2nd World Olympic Boxing Qualifying Event, has just won their National Championships in Halle and the light welterweight (63.5kg) boxer will open his campaign against Finland’s Ismail Umar.
Mongolia’s World Championships bronze medallist Battumur Misheelt will meet Thailand’s young Witthaya Chanson at the men’s 71kg weight class while his strong teammates in the women’s national team, Lutsaikhan Altantsetseg and Erdenedalai Michidmaa also will start their participation in Sheffield today.