Phnom Penh: Recently, the Cambodia Boxing Federation announced on its official Facebook page that it will hold the 2025 National Championship for four days from December 23 to 26, 2026 at the Karate Hall of the Royal University of Phnom Penh (RUPP).
H.E. Buy Sophoan, President of the Cambodia Boxing Federation, said that the competition of the 2025 National Championship is different from previous competitions because the federation has included the grassroots disciplines for young athletes under 16 years old, weighing 40 kg and 45 kg.
His Excellency highlighted that, the reason which the federation has included the grassroots disciplines to the 2025 national championships is that the federation wants to provide opportunities for young athletes to participate in the national competitions to gain experience and improve their techniques towards the 2031 Asian Youth Games, which the Kingdom of Cambodia will host.
At the same time, His Excellency the President of the Federation has also called on all associations of boxing clubs in the capital, provinces, and ministries to accept applications for participation from the date of this announcement until December 17, 2025 at 17:00 pm at the headquarters of the Cambodia Boxing Federation, which is located in the headquarters of the National Olympic Committee of Cambodia. For more information, please contact the headquarters of the Cambodia Boxing Federation or by phone: 097 307 9944 / 077 354 402/010 987 892.
It should also be noted that, the competition organized by the Cambodia Boxing Federation under the sponsorship of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports is an annual competition to find the best athletes. The federation has decided to set the following competition disciplines and weight categories: The disciplines and weight categories to participate in the competition include: Junior category (under 16 years old) weight 40 kg, 45 kg. Youth category (under 19 years old) weight 51 kg, 54 kg, 57 kg. Men's category (19 years and up) weight 51 kg, 54 kg, 57 kg, 60 kg, 63.5 kg, 67 kg, and 71 kg. Women's category (no age limit) weight 54 kg.
