Tashkent to host World Boxing Championship 2023, winner will get cash prize of $200,000

New Delhi. International Boxing Association (IBA) President Umar Kremlev announced on Monday that record prize money will be awarded to medal winners at the World Boxing Championship 2023 to be held in Tashkent in May. This prestigious competition, to be held in the capital of Uzbekistan from May 1 to 14 next year, will offer double the prize money as compared to the previous season.

“For the first time in history, we will have a record prize money of 5.2 million US dollars,” Kremlev said at a press conference. The first place boxer will be given US $ 200,000, for the second place US $ 100,000 and each bronze medalist will be given US $ 50 thousand. has been dropped from the list of initial sports for the Olympics.

No one will be silent if boxing is dropped from the Los Angeles Games
Kremlev feels the boxing community will not be silent if the sport is ousted from the Los Angeles Games. He said, “We are increasing our numbers. The number of fans of boxing is in crores. More than a billion people love boxing. In my opinion, if they try to take boxing out of the Olympics, no one will be silent.

Nikhat said- IBA is my home, I feel safe here
Present at the press conference, defending world champion Nikhat Zareen said, “IBA is my home. As an athlete, I feel safe here in my boxing family. I am thankful to IBA for the prize money I got for this win. I am going to buy a house in Hyderabad with this.

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