Tashkent to host the 2023 World Boxing Championship, the Ministry of Sports of Uzbekistan, citing a statement by the AIBA President Umar Kremlev at a press conference at the National Olympic Committee on Friday.
The date of the tournament will be confirmed later. Uzbekistan has never hosted a boxing championship.
At the 2019 World Boxing Championship, Uzbekistan among 78 countries took first place in the overall team standings, with three gold, one silver and one bronze medals.