National Amateur Boxing Championships to Draw โThousands to โคLubbock
LUBBOCK, Texas – Lubbockโ will host the 2025 USA Boxing National Championships at the Lubbock Civicโฃ Center from December โค8-13, bringing anโค estimated thousands of athletes, coaches, and spectators โฃtoโ the โcity. The event will feature over 900 amateur boxers from 46 states competing for โฃnational titles and a pathwayโข toward โขpotential Olympic qualification.
The โchampionships are a โcrucial โฃstep in identifying potentialโฃ Team USA โฃboxers for the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, according to Michael Campbell, an events and operationsโ representative for USA Boxing. “This nationalโ championshipโ is very notable as โฃit’s โคon the road towards Losโฃ Angelesโฆthis is going to start ourโค qualification procedure to โsee who will be our boxers in โthat tournament,” Campbell stated.
Visit Lubbock anticipates a significant economicโข impact from โฃthe event. โขScott Harrison,director of sports forโ visit Lubbock,estimates over 1,000 boxers,approximately 900 coaches,75-100 officials,and 25-50 supportโ staff โขwill โbeโ in attendance. “We have seats โforโ about 1,500 people, โso โbasically we’re filling up the whole civic center for ten days,” Harrison โsaid.
Beyond the competition โขitself,the event offers โfans a โchance to witness emerging talent.โ “Some of thoseโ faces โyou will see inโ the โฃboxing ring in Los Angeles will be here boxing andโข competing in this tournament,” Campbell added, encouraging fans of both the Olympics and combat sports to attend.
USA Boxing is actively workingโฃ to establish lubbock as a consistent host for national sporting events.Campbell highlighted the โassociation’s efforts โฃto connect with otherโค national governing bodies โin combat sports, including judo, karate, taekwondo, and fencing, to bring additional events to the city. “Being in Colorado Springs, we have a lot of other friends โฃthereโฆand we โoftenโฃ try to make those connections to keep the pipeline going โฃtoโฃ keep the city busy andโฃ viable โand โhosting Olympic sports,” he explained.
Tickets will be available for purchase at the Lubbock Civic Center during the event. More โคfacts about the 2025 USA Boxingโข National Championshipsโ can be โขfound at https://www.usaboxing.org/2025-usa-boxing-national-championships.
