Women's World Boxing Championships to be Hosted by India in 2023 in New Delhi: BFI

In 2023, India will host the women's world boxing championships in New Delhi, two years after losing the opportunity to host the men's competition for failing to pay the required fee to the international governing organisation.

The world championship for men has never been hosted in India, however the elite women's competition will be held there for the third time after been held in New Delhi in 2006 and 2018.

According to Hemanta Kalita, secretary general of the Boxing Federation of India (BFI), "We hold the hosting rights to the women's world championship and are aiming to organise the event around the end of March and first week of April." 

Umar Kremlev, president of the International Boxing Association (IBA), is in the nation for the first time; during his stay, the dates for the major event will be decided.

"The event's dates have not yet been decided. During his visit, we will meet with the IBA president to work out a deal," Kalita stated. Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium is most likely where the competition will take place. The fact that India will be hosting the event is a significant step because the International Boxing Association, formerly known as (AIBA), terminated its contract with BFI after Serbia won the right to host the event in 2021 because Serbia failed to pay the host fee. 

Nikhat Zareen won the gold medal in the flyweight division at the most recent women's competition in Turkey, giving India a total of three medals.

The prize money for the men's world championship, which will be held in Tashkent in May of next year, will increase by two times over the last competition, according to a recent announcement by Kremlev.

If the world organisation declares the same thing for the women's competition, it remains to be seen.