The most famous and most popular international boxing tournament in the world is going to be held in Sofia, Bulgaria from 22nd February – 3rd March. The 76th International Boxing Tournament Strandja will bring the best boxers among elite men and women from the whole World to the Bulgarian capital city. The registration is open until 1st February.  

This prestigious tournament is traditionally organised at the beginning of the year. For decades the best boxers worldwide have been coming and participating at this strong competition. There are numerous famous champions that once fought at Strandja, such as three times Olympic champions from Cuba Teofilo Stivenson and Felix Savon, two times Olympic champions Guillermo Rigondeaux from Cuba and Alexey Tishchenko from Rusia, three times World champion from Romania Francisc Vastag, Olympic champions from Ukraine Wladimir Klitchko and Oleksandr Usyk, Olympic champion from Kazakhstan Serik Sapiyev, Olympic champions from Bulgaria Ivailo Marinov and Petar Lesov, Olympic champion from Russia Alexander Povetkin, World champions from Hungary Zsolt Erdei and from Russia Artur Beterbiev, and many others.

The first edition of the Strandja International Boxing Tournament was held in Sofia in 1950. All the winners at that time were from Bulgaria. In 2011 elite women were included, boxing in three weight categories: 51 kg, 60 kg and 75 kg. The first women’s champions became StoykaPetrova, Denitsa Eliseyeva and Desislava Lazarova.