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The Romanian Boxing Federation is going to organize the Moldavian Belt International Tournamentfrom 3 – 8 September in the city of Iasi. The competition will be available for the youth (17 and 18 years old) and U22 (from 19 – 22 years old) men age groups. Arrivals day, technical meeting and official draw will be on 3 September, competition days are from 4 – 7 September, and departures will be on 8 September. The event will be organized in the Polivalenta Sports Hall.

Last year’s edition of this tournament was held for the junior boys and youth men age groups. There were 105 athletes from Spain, Hungary, Italy, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Romania, Serbia and Ukraine. Host nation and Kazakhstan were dominant among juniors, winning eleven gold medals out of thirteen, while among youth men, a strong team from Hungary, led by two European champions Levente Olahand Krisztian Nileborg, won four gold medals.