AIBA World Boxing Championships
The AIBA World Boxing Championships and the AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships are biennial amateur boxing competitions organised by the International Boxing Association, which is the sport governing body. Alongside the Olympic boxing programme, it is the highest level of competition for the sport. The championships was first held in 1974 Havana, Cuba as a men's only event and the first women's championships was held over 25 years later in 2001.
The men's and women's competitions are held separately and since 2006 the biennial championships have been held in alternating years. The number of weight categories was reduced from twelve to eleven in 2003 with the removal of the light middleweight division. In 2011 the weight categories went down to ten with the removal of the featherweight division. In 2019 the weight categories went down to eight with the removal of the light flyweight division and including of the featherweight division instead of bantamweight division and lightweight division.
Men's editions
As of 2019, weight classes for the men include:- 52 Kg
- 57 Kg
- 63 Kg
- 69 Kg
- 75 Kg
- 81 Kg
- 91 Kg
- 91+ Kg
| Number | Year | Host | Dates | Venue | Events |
| 1 | 1974 |  Havana, Cuba | 17–30 August | Coliseo de la Ciudad Deportiva | 11 |
| 2 | 1978 |  Belgrade, Yugoslavia | 6–20 May | Pionir Sports Hall | 11 |
| 3 | 1982 |  Munich, West Germany | 4–15 May | Olympiahalle | 12 |
| 4 | 1986 |  Reno, United States | 8–18 May | Reno-Sparks Convention Center | 12 |
| 5 | 1989 |  Moscow, Soviet Union | 17 September – 1 October | Olympic Stadium | 12 |
| 6 | 1991 |  Sydney, Australia | 14–23 November | State Sports Centre | 12 |
| 7 | 1993 |  Tampere, Finland | 7–16 May | Tampere Ice Stadium | 12 |
| 8 | 1995 |  Berlin, Germany | 4–15 May | Deutschlandhalle | 12 |
| 9 | 1997 |  Budapest, Hungary | 18–26 October | Budapest Sportcsarnok | 12 |
| 10 | 1999 | Houston, United States | 15–29 August | George R. Brown Convention Center | 12 |
| 11 | 2001 |  Belfast, United Kingdom | 3–10 June | Odyssey Arena | 12 |
| 12 | 2003 |  Bangkok, Thailand | 6–13 July | Nimibutr Stadium | 11 |
| 13 | 2005 |  Mianyang, China | 13–20 November | Jiu Zhou Gymnasium | 11 |
| 14 | 2007 | Chicago, United States | 23 October – 3 November | UIC Pavilion | 11 |
| 15 | 2009 |  Milan, Italy | 1–12 September | Mediolanum Forum | 11 |
| 16 | 2011 |  Baku, Azerbaijan | 22 September – 10 October | Heydar Aliyev Sports | 10 |
| 17 | 2013 |  Almaty, Kazakhstan | 14–26 October | Baluan Sholak Sports Palace | 10 |
| 18 | 2015 |  Doha, Qatar | 5–18 October | Ali Bin Hamad al-Attiyah Arena | 10 |
| 19 | 2017 | Hamburg, Germany | 25 August – 3 September | Alsterdorfer Sporthalle | 10 |
| 20 | 2019 |  Yekaterinburg, Russia | 8–21 September | Ekaterinburg Expo | 8 |
| 21 | 2021 |  Belgrade, Serbia | TBD | 8 | |
| 22 | 2023 |  Bogota, Colombia | TBD | 8 |
All-time medal table (1974–2019)
Updated after the 2019 AIBA World Boxing Championships.;Note
- Puerto Rican boxer Luis Román Rolón and US boxer Loren Ross were convicted of doping, disqualified and deprived of their silver medals of the 1986 World Championships, which were not transferred to other athletes.
Multiple gold medalists
| Rank | Boxer | Country | Weights | From | To | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Félix Savón | 91 kg | 1986 | 1999 | 6 | 1 | – | 7 | |
| 2 | Juan Hernández Sierra | 67 kg | 1991 | 1999 | 4 | – | 1 | 5 | |
| 2 | Julio César La Cruz | 81 kg | 2011 | 2019 | 4 | – | 1 | 5 | |
| 4 | Lázaro Álvarez | 56 kg / 60 kg / 57 kg | 2011 | 2019 | 3 | 2 | – | 5 | |
| 5 | Serafim Todorov | 54 kg / 57 kg | 1989 | 1995 | 3 | 1 | – | 4 | |
| 5 | Zou Shiming | 48 kg / 49 kg | 2003 | 2011 | 3 | 1 | – | 4 | |
| 7 | Francisc Vaștag | 67 kg / 71 kg | 1989 | 1995 | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | |
| 8 | Roberto Balado | +91 kg | 1989 | 1993 | 3 | – | – | 3 | |
| 8 | Adolfo Horta | 54 kg / 57 kg / 60 kg | 1978 | 1986 | 3 | – | – | 3 | |
| 8 | Mario Kindelán | 60 kg | 1999 | 2003 | 3 | – | – | 3 | |
| 8 | Magomedrasul Majidov | +91 kg | 2011 | 2017 | 3 | – | – | 3 | |
| 8 | Odlanier Solís | 91 kg / +91 kg | 2001 | 2005 | 3 | – | – | 3 | |
| 8 | Teófilo Stevenson | +81 kg / +91 kg | 1974 | 1986 | 3 | – | – | 3 |
Women's editions
As of 2018, weight classes for women are as follows:- 45 – 48 kg
- 51 Kg
- 54 Kg
- 57 Kg
- 60 Kg
- 64 Kg
- 69 Kg
- 75 Kg
- 81 Kg
- 81+ Kg
| Number | Year | Host | Dates | Venue | Events |
| 1 | 2001 | Scranton, United States | 24 November – 2 December | 12 | |
| 2 | 2002 |  Antalya, Turkey | 21–27 October | 12 | |
| 3 | 2005 | Podolsk, Russia | 26 September – 2 October | Vityaz Ice Palace | 13 |
| 4 | 2006 |  New Delhi, India | 18–23 November | Talkatora Indoor Stadium | 13 |
| 5 | 2008 |  Ningbo, China | 22–29 November | Ningbo Sports Center | 13 |
| 6 | 2010 |  Bridgetown, Barbados | 10–18 September | Garfield Sobers Gymnasium | 10 |
| 7 | 2012 | Qinhuangdao, China | 21 May – 3 June | 10 | |
| 8 | 2014 |  Jeju City, South Korea | 13–25 November | Halla Gymnasium | 10 |
| 9 | 2016 | Astana, Kazakhstan | 19–27 May | 10 | |
| 10 | 2018 | New Delhi, India | 15–24 November | KD Jadav Indoor Stadium | 10 |
| 11 | 2019 | Ulan-Ude, Russia | 3–13 October | 10 | |
| 12 | 2020 | Bogotá, Colombia | TBD | 10 |
All-time medal table (2001–2019)
;Notes- At the 2001 World Championships, Russian boxer Natalya Kolpakova finished at 2nd place but was disqualified afterwards and deprived of her silver medal which was not transferred to other athlete.
- At the 2008 World Championships, Chinese boxer Chen Ying originally won the gold medal but was disqualified for failing doping test. Gold medal in this weight category was reawarded to France, silver medal - to Russia, one bronze medal - to Sweden and other bronze medal was not awarded to any boxer.
Multiple gold medalists
| Rank | Boxer | Country | Weights | From | To | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Mary Kom | 48 kg / 45 kg / 46 kg / 51 kg | 2001 | 2019 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
| 2 | Katie Taylor | 60 kg | 2006 | 2016 | 5 | – | 1 | 6 | |
| 3 | Irina Sinetskaya | 67 kg / 66 kg / 80 kg / +81 kg | 2001 | 2012 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| 4 | Yang Xiaoli | 81 kg / +81 kg | 2014 | 2019 | 3 | 1 | – | 4 | |
| 5 | Mary Spencer | 66 kg / 75 kg | 2005 | 2010 | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | |
| 6 | Simona Galassi | 51 kg / 50 kg | 2001 | 2005 | 3 | – | – | 3 | |
| 6 | Ren Cancan | 52 kg / 51 kg | 2008 | 2012 | 3 | – | – | 3 | |
| 8 | Mária Kovács | 90 kg / 86 kg / 75 kg | 2001 | 2010 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
| 9 | Ariane Fortin-Brochu | 70 kg / 75 kg | 2005 | 2014 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 9 | Anna Laurell | 75 kg | 2001 | 2012 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 9 | Sofya Ochigava | 52 kg / 54 kg / 57 kg / 60 kg | 2005 | 2012 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |