Balgarianovinite.com Bulgaria will host the inaugural Elite European Championships for men and women in 2026, European Boxing said on Monday. The tournament will take place in Sofia and will be the first-ever Elite European Championships held under the auspices of European Boxing.
Following a competitive bidding process and a detailed review of all candidate submissions in line with the 2026 Bidding Guidelines, the Executive Board of European Boxing selected Sofia, Bulgaria, as Host City for the landmark event.
“Bulgaria presented a strong and comprehensive bid, supported by excellent facilities, proven organisational experience, and an official letter of support from the Ministry of Youth and Sports. With a long history of delivering high-level international competitions – including multiple European and World Championships – Sofia offers an ideal environment to stage an event of this scale and significance,” European Boxing said.
As part of the announcement, the Bulgarian Boxing Federation published a message from its President, Krasimir Ininski: “For the Bulgarian Boxing Federation, it is a great honor, privilege, and responsibility to host such a large and significant event as the 2026 European Men’s and Women’s Championships. This is a very important moment in our shared history. We thank European Boxing for the trust and for choosing Bulgaria to host the first Elite Championships under their leadership. Over the years, the Bulgarian Boxing Federation has proven itself as a world-class organizer. Now, however, the responsibility is even greater, because this will be the first European Championships under the auspices of European Boxing.”
The Championships will take place from 15 to 26 September 2026 at Asics Arena in Sofia, bringing together Europe’s top male and female Elite boxers to compete for continental titles in the heart of the Balkans.For Bulgaria, this will be the fourth time it has hosted the men’s European Championships, after Varna (1983), Plovdiv (2006) and Samokov (2015). Sofia has already staged European Championships in the women’s category, in 2016 and 2018, but this will be the first time the capital hosts the men’s tournament as part of a combined men’s and women’s Elite European Championships. Bulgaria Wins Bid to Stage 2026 European Boxing Championships 2025 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2025-12-01 17:22:21 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law