Forty nations and 325 boxers will compete at the European U23 Boxing Championships in Porec
Altogether 325 boxers from 40 nations have registered to participate in the upcoming European U23 Boxing Championships which will be held in a unique venue in Porec, Croatia on November 14-25.
Albania, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, England, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Scotland, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and Ukraine are the registered 40 nations.
All of the continental events in 2026, such as the European U19 Boxing Championships in Loznica, the European Elite Boxing Championships in Sofia, the European U17 Boxing Championships in Budva and the European U15 Boxing Championships in Trabzon, the U23 boxers will be in the spotlight in this month.
The Technical Meeting and the Official Draw will begin at 18:00 at the Hotel Albatros in Porec on November 15, while the first competition day of the event is November 16.
England’s World Boxing U19 Champion and multiple European Champion Ruby White opened her elite campaign with a silver medal at the Commonwealth Games this summer therefore she is one of the aces at the women’s 51kg.
Norway’s Sunniva Hofstad, the Paris Olympian, is one of the best boxers at the women’s 75kg weight class in the entire world and she will be fighting for her next title in Porec where she will be a titleholder among the U23s.
Hungary’s Zsofia Szira is a defending champion and a bronze medallist from Sofia, who moved down to the 80kg weight class. Turkey’s best female hope, Havvanur Kethuda is only 19-year-old but she is the reigning European Elite Champion at the +80kg division.
The Russians have plenty of strong boxer, including former World and European Champions in several age groups with Platon Kozlov and David Surov in the spotlight. Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkey, France, Ireland, and Ukraine will be sending also a strong team, huge delegations with gold medal hopefuls.
North Macedonia’s Alen Rustemovski earned a historic bronze medal at the European Elite Boxing Championships in Sofia a few weeks ago while Bulgaria’s No.1, Viktorio Iliev returns to the competitions after his injury.
The city of Porec hosted the European U22 Boxing Championships on March 2022 and the event in this age group will return to the Istrian Peninsula after four and half years of hiatus. Porec was also the host of the 2024 edition of the European Youth Boxing Championships.
The facts of the European U23 Boxing Championships Porec 2026
Name: European U23 Boxing Championships Porec 2026
Competition Period: November 16-24
Venue: Porec, Croatia
Gender: Women & Men
Age Group: U23
Date of Birth of the boxers: 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007 born boxers
The schedule of the European U23 Boxing Championships Porec 2026
November 14 – Arrivals of the delegations
November 14, 14:00-19:00 – Sport Entries Check
November 15, 09:00-12:00 – Sport Entries Check
November 15, 18:00 – Technical Meeting
November 15, 18:30 – Official Draw
November 16 – Opening Ceremony in the Intersport Hall
November 16, 13:30 & 18:00 – Day1 competition
November 17, 13:30 & 18:00 – Day2 competition
November 18, 13:30 & 18:00 – Day3 competition
November 19, 13:30 & 18:00 – Day4 competition
November 20, 13:30 & 18:00 – Day5 competition
November 21, 13:30 & 18:00 – Day6 competition
November 22, 13:30 & 18:00 – Day7 competition
November 23 – Rest Day
November 24, 13:00 & 17:30 – Day8 competition with the finals
November 25 – Departures of the delegations