Astana will host the pre-Olympic World Boxing Championship.

The World Championship will be a significant event in the international competitive calendar, as the tournament will take place in the pre-Olympic year — ahead of the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, reports Caravan.kz, citing the press service of the National Olympic Committee (NOC).

Further information regarding the organization of the World Championship, including the dates, will be provided later.

It is a great honor and responsibility for Kazakhstan to host the boxing World Championship in 2027, which will occur during the pre-Olympic cycle. Our country has a successful track record of hosting major global sporting events at the highest level, and I am confident that this tournament will be no exception. Recognizing the importance of this World Championship ahead of the Olympics in Los Angeles, I express my gratitude to World Boxing for the trust placed in us,- stated the president of the NOC of Kazakhstan and chairman of the Olympic commission of World Boxing, Gennady Golovkin.

It is a great honor and responsibility for Kazakhstan to host the boxing World Championship in 2027, which will occur during the pre-Olympic cycle. Our country has a successful track record of hosting major global sporting events at the highest level, and I am confident that this tournament will be no exception.

Recognizing the importance of this World Championship ahead of the Olympics in Los Angeles, I express my gratitude to World Boxing for the trust placed in us,- stated the president of the NOC of Kazakhstan and chairman of the Olympic commission of World Boxing, Gennady Golovkin.

Kazakhstan will host the World Boxing Championship for the second time in history. Previously, the 2013 World Championship for men was held in Almaty.