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Dec. 12, 2025, 4:16 a.m.
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On December 11 in Dubai, all semifinal bouts of the IBA 2025 Boxing World Championships took place, determining the finalists of the tournament. Russia became the absolute record holder for the number of finalists — 12 athletes in 13 weight categories.
Out of 13 Russian boxers, only one failed to reach the final — Andrey Peglivanyan (57 kg), who lost to Tajikistan’s Khusravkhon Rahimov in the semifinal.
Six boxers from Uzbekistan and four from Kazakhstan also reached the finals. Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Belarus and Azerbaijan each produced one finalist.
Team Armenia, which had five semifinalists, failed to bring any boxer to the final and finished the tournament with five bronze medals.
The finals will feature six Russia–Uzbekistan matchups and three Russia–Kazakhstan showdowns. Theoretically, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan could prevent Russia from taking first place in gold medals, but the Russian athletes have been demonstrating excellent form and high-level preparation throughout the tournament, and in close bouts they are often helped by the judges. Therefore, it will not be easy.
Number of finalists by country
Russia — 12
Uzbekistan — 6
Kazakhstan — 4
Azerbaijan — 1
Tajikistan — 1
Kyrgyzstan — 1
Belarus — 1
Final matchups of the 2025 Boxing World Championships
48 kg: Edmond Khudoyan (Russia) vs Subkhan Mamedov (Azerbaijan)
51 kg: Hasanboy Dusmatov (Uzbekistan) vs Bair Batlaev (Russia)
54 kg: Vyacheslav Rogozin (Russia) vs Saken Bibossynov (Kazakhstan)
57 kg: Orazbek Asykulov (Kazakhstan) vs Khusravkhon Rahimov (Tajikistan)
60 kg: Abdumalik Khalokov (Uzbekistan) vs Vsevolod Shumkov (Russia)
63.5 kg: Ilya Popov (Russia) vs Omar Livaza (Kyrgyzstan)
67 kg: Asadkhuja Muydinkhujaev (Uzbekistan) vs Evgeniy Kool (Russia)
71 kg: Sergey Koldenkov (Russia) vs Ablaykhan Zhussupov (Kazakhstan)
75 kg: Sabyrzhan Akkalyk (Kazakhstan) vs Ismail Mutsolgov (Russia)
80 kg: Djambulat Bijamov (Russia) vs Javokhir Ummataliyev (Uzbekistan)
86 kg: Sharabutdin Ataev (Russia) vs Alexei Alferov (Belarus)
92 kg: Turabek Khabibullaev (Uzbekistan) vs Muslim Gadzhimagomedov (Russia)
+92 kg: Arman Makhanov (Uzbekistan) vs David Surov (Russia)
Where to watch the IBA 2025 Boxing World Championships
All matches are broadcast live on the official IBA YouTube channel. Streams are free and available to viewers worldwide.
The finals will take place on December 13 at 15:00 Moscow time (16:00 Dubai time).
Updated: Dec. 12, 2025, 4:16 a.m.