What: The AIBA World Boxing Championships Chicago 2007 will take place October 23rd – November 3rd at the University of Illinois – Chicago Pavilion. With nearly 700 boxers from more than 120 countries, this eleven-day event will be the largest world boxing championships in history, and will serve as an Olympic qualifier for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.
Website: http://www.worldboxingchicago.org
Number of Countries: 121
Number of Boxers: 690
Number of Bouts: Up to 80 bouts per day
Dates:
Training site opens: Oct. 18
Tournament draw: Oct. 23
Competition dates: Oct. 23 – Nov. 3
Award ceremonies: Nov. 3
Session Hours:
| Session 1 | 2pm -10pm | Tuesday (10/23) | |
| Session 2 – 6 | 11am -10pm | Wed – Sunday (10/24-10/28) | |
| Round of 16 | Session 7 – 8 | 2pm -10pm | Tues – Wed (10/30-10/31) |
| Quarter Finals | Session 9 | 2pm -5pm | Thursday (11/01) |
| Quarter Finals | Session 10 | 7pm -10pm | Thursday (11/01) |
| Semi-Finals | Session 11 | 2pm – 5pm | Friday (11/2) |
| Semi-Finals | Session 12 | 7pm -10pm | Friday (11/2) |
| Finals | Session 13 | 2pm – 6pm | Saturday (11/3) |
Venue:
Competition > UIC Pavilion, University of Illinois Chicago
Training > UIC Athletic facilities
Quick Facts:
- The top eight finishers in nine of the 11 weight classes and the top four in the heavy and super heavyweight divisions in Chicago will earn a spot at the 2008 Olympic Games.
- The field is loaded with 27 World Championship medal winners from the 2005 AIBA World Championships in Mianyang City, China, expected to compete.
- Also, competing are eight Olympic medalists from the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece, including gold medalists Manus Boomjumnong of Thailand, in the 64kg/141 pounds weight division and Alexey Tishchenko of Russia at 57kg/125 pounds.
