The International Olympic Committee (IOC) confirmed that the weight classes of the first place of the boxing competition limit at the Olympic Games in Los Angeles 2028 (La28) will be full parity between men and women.

This means that there will be seven weight classes for both men and women who will have an equal share in 248 places in the boxing competition (124 each).

The parity in weight classes means that an additional weight category was added to the competition of women from Paris 2024, where there were seven classes for men (125 places in limits) and six for women (124 places in the limit).

The message takes place after the decision of the 144th session of the IOC (March 20, 2025) in order to restore boxing to the Sports Program for La28, in which the path of competition and qualifications will be managed by World Boxing after it received the transient recognition by the IOC in February 2025.

Boxing weight classes in La28 will be:

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Men’s weight categories categories of women’s weight

Over Under Under

Bantamweight 50 kg 55 kg Mucha weight 48 kg 51 kg lightweight 55 kg 60 kg Bantam weight in 51 kg 54 kg welterweight 60 kg 65 kg featherweight 54 kg 57 kg

Lightweight weight 65 kg 70 kg delicate 57 kg 60 kg

Lights weight 70 kg 80 kg welterweight 60 kg 65 kg

Heavyweight 80 kg 90 kg of weight weight 65 kg 70 kg

Super bulky weight 90 kg average 70 kg 75 kg

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The president of World Boxing, Boris van der Vorst, said: “Boxing is an integration dispute that is open to everyone, and with satisfaction we accept the decision of the IOC to create a parity in the number of weight classes for men and women in La28.

“It will be a significant milestone for this sport and is a sign of great progress that has been in the boxing of women, because it was first incorporated into the Olympic program in London 2012, where there were three categories of weight. Boxing World Boxing is involved in playing a positive role in the Olympic move It will be a fantastic platform for our male and female competitors, and we Olympic and we presented everything with everything with our sport.

World boxing was released in April 2023 with a mission ensuring that boxing will remain at the Olympic Movement Center.

The first formal meeting with the IOC took place in May 2024 and on February 25, 2025. It was awarded by the IOC transient recognition for the international federation (IF) in the Olympic movement ruling boxing sport at the world level.