2025 Women's Boxing World Championship

The 2025 Women’s Boxing Championship is an event organized by the International Boxing Association (IBA) in 2025, featuring female boxers competing in various weight categories. The championship took place between 8 and 17 March 2025 at the Cair Sports Center in Niš, Serbia.

At the 2025 World Women’s Boxing Championship, national athlete Esra Yıldız Kahraman (blue) competes against her Serbian opponent Andela Brankovic (red), 14 March 2025 – Anadolu Ajansı

Organization and Host Country

Due to intense logistical demands, the IBA postponed the championship, originally scheduled for 2024, to 2025 and selected Serbia as the host nation. The competitions were held at the Cair Sports Center.

More than 500 athletes from over 100 countries participated in the championship, competing across 12 weight categories. The IBA decided to hold the Women’s World Boxing Championship in Serbia following the Men’s World Boxing Championship held in the same country in 1978 and 2021.

Türkiye’s Participation and Achievements

Türkiye participated in all 12 weight categories and won a total of six medals: one gold, three silver and two bronze.

The boxers who won medals in the main rounds and their results are as follows:

• 66 kg: Busenaz Sürmeneli – Gold Medal
• 52 kg: Buse Naz Çakıroğlu – Silver Medal
• 54 kg: Hatice Akbaş – Silver Medal
• 81 kg: Büşra Işıldar – Silver Medal

The athletes who reached the semifinals and won bronze medals are:

• 57 kg: Esra Yıldız Kahraman
• +81 kg: Elif Güneri

World champion national athlete Busenaz Sürmeneli during the final match of the World Women’s Boxing Championship, 16 March 2025 – Anadolu Ajansı

The final matches were held on 16 March 2025 and broadcast live by TRT Spor.

Busenaz Sürmeneli became world champion in the 66 kg category for the third consecutive time, having won gold medals in 2019, 2022 and 2025. In the final, she faced Navbakhor Khamidova of Uzbekistan and won the match 5–0 by winning all three rounds.

At the 2025 World Women’s Boxing Championship, national athlete Buse Naz Çakıroğlu (red) competes against her Mongolian opponent Arinzul Chinabat (blue), 13 March 2025 – Anadolu Ajansı

Türkiye’s Position in the History of the Women’s World Boxing Championship

With the medals won in 2025, Türkiye increased its total medal count in the history of the Women’s World Boxing Championship to 41. Over this period, Türkiye has won 12 gold, 11 silver and 18 bronze medals, placing fourth on the all-time medal table behind Russia, China and India.