The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has confirmed the weight classes and quota places for the boxing competition at the Los Angeles Olympic Games in 2028. There will be full parity between men and women, meaning  seven weight classes and 124 spots in the competition for each sex. Parity in the weight classes means an additional weight category has been added to the female competition from Paris 2024, where there were seven classes for men (125 quota places) and six for women (124 quota places).

 

The news follows the decision by the 144th Session of the IOC (on March 20th) to restore boxing to the Olympic program for 2028. For the first time, the competition and qualification pathway will be managed by World Boxing after it was granted provisional recognition by the IOC in February 2025 as the International Federation (IF) for boxing within the Olympic Movement.

 

The weight classes for boxing at 2028 games will be:

 

MEN: bantamweight (121.2 pounds); lightweight (132.2); welterweight (143.3); junior middleweight (154.3); light heavyweight (176.3); heavyweight (198.4) and super heavyweight (198.4+)

 

WOMEN: flyweight (112.4 pounds); bantamweight (119); featherweight (125.6); lightweight (132.2); welterweight (143.3); junior middleweight (154.3); heavyweight (the Olympic announcement listed 75 KG or 165.3 pounds as the heavyweight limit for women).