USA Boxing Announces its 2025 Elite and Youth Team High Performance Selection Procedures
USA Boxing’s High Performance department has announced its official procedures detailing how boxers can earn their place on the 2025 Elite and Youth High Performance Teams.
Procedures for both teams will include a two-step process, whereby top place finishers from the 2024 USA Boxing National Championships in Richmond, Va., Dec. 16-21, 2024, will advance to the 2025 Elite and Youth Team Selections Camps. Boxers that advance to the selection camps will be evaluated in accordance with the High Performance Evaluation Guidelines to earn their place on the 2025 High Performance Teams. All details regarding these selection procedures can be found at https://www.usaboxing.org/rulebook/forms-and-documents/athlete-selection-procedures, or through the following links:
- 2025 Youth High Performance Team Selection Procedures
- 2025 Elite High Performance Team Selection Procedures
For any questions regarding the Elite and Youth High Performance Team Selection Procedures, please contact USA Boxing High Performance Director, Matt Johnson, at mjohnson@usaboxing.org.
Projected Olympic Weight Categories – Elite Division
Men's Elite Weight Divisions | Women's Elite Weight Divisions | |||
Bantamweight | 55kg/121lbs. | Flyweight | 51kg/112lbs. | |
Lightweight | 60kg/132lbs. | Bantamweight | 54kg/119lbs. | |
Welterweight | 65kg/143lbs. | Featherweight | 57kg/125lbs. | |
Light Middleweight | 70kg/154lbs. | Lightweight | 60kg/132lbs. | |
Light Heavyweight | 80kg/176lbs. | Welterweight | 65kg/143lbs. | |
Heavyweight | 90kg/198lbs. | Light Middleweight | 70kg/154lbs. | |
Super Heavyweight | 90+kg/198+lbs. | Middleweight | 75kg/165lbs. |
High Performance Weight Categories – Youth Division
Men's Elite & Youth/U19 Weight Divisions | Women's Elite & Youth/U19 Weight Divisions | |||
Flyweight | 50kg/110lbs. | Light Flyweight | 48kg/106lbs. | |
Bantamweight | 55kg/121lbs. | Flyweight | 51kg/112lbs. | |
Lightweight | 60kg/132lbs. | Bantamweight | 54kg/119lbs. | |
Welterweight | 65kg/143lbs. | Featherweight | 57kg/125lbs. | |
Light Middleweight | 70kg/154lbs. | Lightweight | 60kg/132lbs. | |
Middleweight | 75kg/165lbs. | Welterweight | 65kg/143lbs. | |
Light Heavyweight | 80kg/176lbs. | Light Middleweight | 70kg/154lbs. | |
Cruiserweight | 85kg/187lbs. | Middleweight | 75kg/165lbs. | |
Heavyweight | 90kg/198lbs. | Light Heavyweight | 80kg/176lbs. | |
Super Heavyweight | 90+kg/198+lbs. | Heavyweight | 80+kg/176+lbs. |