Registrations are open for the ASBC Asian Confederation Women’s Boxing Championships in the AIBA Database

The next 8th edition of the ASBC Asian Confederation Women’s Boxing Championships will be held in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam in November 2-8. The registrations for the ASBC Asian Confederation Women’s Boxing Championships are open in the AIBA Database and all National Federations must enter their athletes and delegation members until October 1.
The new version of the Team Delegations Handbook has been issued which contains a very important point: All 2-3 AIBA-stars Referees & Judges must be mandatory appointed by its National Federation and approved by the Asian Boxing Confederation. All delegations in the ASBC Asian Confederation Women’s Boxing Championships with three or more participating boxers must mandatory bring a qualified AIBA Referee & Judge. The Referees & Judges have to be registered in the AIBA Database at latest until October 1.
The event will be the fourth Asian continental competition in 2017 following the men’s elite, youth and junior championships. Uzbekistan, Thailand and the Philippines hosted these previous ASBC events in 2017 and the next continental tournaments stays in Southeast Asia. Vietnam Boxing Federation hosted the 2005 Asian Boxing Championships for the men’s elite boxers and after 12 years of hiatus the sport returns to the Southeast Asian country.
Boxers who were born between 1977 and 1998 are eligible to compete in Vietnam in the 10 official women’s weight classes: 48kg, 51kg, 54kg, 57kg, 60kg, 64kg, 69kg, 75kg, 81kg and +81kg. The AIBA Database is open for the registrations from September 1 until October 1. The ASBC Asian Confederation Women’s Boxing Championships will be held 3×3 minutes contests according to the new AIBA rules.
The delegations can arrive to Ho Chi Minh City on October 30-31 while the first competition day is November 2 after the Technical Meeting, General weigh-in and drawing ceremonies. The finals are scheduled on November 8 in the Nguyen Du Indoor Stadium and the departure of the delegations is November 9.
Bangkok was the host of the first edition of the ASBC Asian Confederation Women’s Boxing Championships in 2001. The historical event delivered the success of DPR Korea which is also key nation in the Asian women boxing besides to China, India, Kazakhstan, Thailand, Philippines and Mongolia.
The last edition of the ASBC Asian Confederation Women’s Boxing Championships was held in Wulanchabu, China in August 2015. China topped the team rankings in the last edition of the ASBC Asian Confederation Women’s Boxing Championships and their squad is planning to defend that throne in Ho Chi Minh City as well.
After Bangkok (2001), Hisar (2003), Kaohsiung (2005), Guwahati (2008), Astana (2010), Ulanbaatar (2012) and Wulanchabu (2015) the competition moved into a strongly developing woman boxing nation to Vietnam. Ho Chi Minh City is the engine of Vietnam’s boxing life and hosted several national events in the recent years.
China, India, DPR Korea and Kazakhstan are the leaders of women’s boxing in the Asian continent and all of them are planning to send big delegations to Ho Chi Minh City. Host Vietnam’s best women boxers are now enough powerful to beat the top Asian nations’ athletes in the ASBC Asian Confederation Women’s Boxing Championships and the country is aiming for its first continental title in Ho Chi Minh City which was previously known as Saigon.
Uzbekistan’s women’s boxing life turned into a new era in the recent three years and more than 150 ladies took part in their National Women’s Boxing Championships. Chinese Taipei also developed well in while the Sri Lankan ladies caused some surprises in the recent years. Among the developing boxing nations Bhutan, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Nepal are also planning to send athletes to Ho Chi Minh City.
The competition will be also a great preparation for the upcoming 2018 AIBA Women’s Boxing Championships.