The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has approved the Qualification System developed by World Boxing for the boxing competition at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games (LA28).

Under the system, 248 places are available at LA28, which will be the first Olympic Games in history to feature gender parity in the boxing competition with seven weight classes each for men and women that will be contested by 124 males and 124 females.

The weight classes for men are 55kg and 60kg, which offer 18 spots each, 65kg and 70kg that have 20 spots, as well as 80kg, 90kg, 90+kg that have 16 available spots. In all, the men’s category has 124 spots at the LA 2028.

For women, the available weight categories and spots are 51kg and 54kg (18 each), 57kg (20), 60kg, 65kg (18 spots each) and the 70kg and 75kg that have 16 available spots.

The Qualification System is made up of three global competitions and five Continental events, which means that boxers will have up to four opportunities to secure a place at LA28.

The qualification pathway and the boxing competition in Los Angeles will be overseen and managed by World Boxing, which is the International Federation for boxing recognised by the IOC.

The first qualification event will be the 2027 World Boxing Championships in Kazakhstan, which will be followed by five continental qualifiers in 2027 and 2028.

The path to LA28 will conclude with two final world qualifiers in 2028.