Iran Boxing on A Growth Path: ASBC

Souri worked hard to develop the country’s boxing and attended all of the important ASBC events and meetings to strengthen the presence of Iran’s boxing. Their focus is on the upcoming Asian & Oceanian Olympic Qualification Event where Iran will be sending eight boxers covering all men’s weight classes.

The main strategic plan of Souri is the  progress of Iran’s boxing life and the popularity of the sport into the same level where wrestling is. The quantity of their boxers has significantly increased and the quality of their boxing life is also in developing stage. Souri had great efforts to launch women’s boxing in Iran following the new rules which approved wearing Hijab.

Iran competed in all of the important international competitions in the recent two years and claimed several medals on these top events. The Iranian boxers reached the Top eight in the Yekaterinburg 2019 AIBA World Boxing Championships and at the very first time in an AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships in Budapest one and a half years ago.

The Iranian athletes achieved medals in all of the recent ASBC Asian Boxing Championships and their schoolboys and juniors also showed their potentials in 2019.

The boxers shined mostly in Bangkok, Kuwait City and Fujairah last year and their target is to make it even better in 2020.

Boxing spread in the Armed Forces and among students and high school students across Iran in the last two years well enough to build up better grassroots. Iran has Elite, U-22, Youth, Junior and Schoolboys National Championships in their official program. The regular TV stations broadcasts the national competitions which has increased the popularity of boxing and the number of athletes in all regions of Iran.

The Iranian national team has been preparing for the upcoming Asian & Oceanian Olympic Qualification Event which will be held in Amman, Jordan on March 3-11.