TOURNMENT INFO
EVENT: INTERNATIONAL BOXING TOURNAMENT – 7th ALGARVE BOX CUP 2026
VENUE:
Pavilhão Desportivo Municipal Jacinto Correia
Rua Jacinto Correia
8400 Lagoa, Lagoa (Algarve)
COMPETITION DATES: 23 – 25 January 2026
PROGRAMME
*The schedule may change due to absences. Any changes will be communicated to all teams.
COMPETITION VENUE
Lagoa’s Sports City Hall
Name: Pavilhão Desportivo Municipal Jacinto Correia
Address: Rua Jacinto Correia, 8400-395,Lagoa
Phone: (+351) 282 380 437
Website: https://cm-lagoa.pt/
Jacinto Correia Municipal Sports Pavilion, in Lagoa, has a 45m long and 24m wide nave; 6 changing rooms, side and upper bench, upper gallery on the side, weight room 12m long and 10m wide; meeting room with capacity for 50 people.
COMPETITION RULES
- 3 days of competition in elimination system;
- A maximum of 8 Athletes are considered for each weight category;
- Each Club or team can only enter one (1) athlete in each weight category.
CATEGORIES:
- It is MANDATORY for all athletes to present themselves at the time set in the Program. The athlete who is not present is ELIMINATED FROM THE TOURNAMENT. Athletes who do not show up within the set time will not be accepted;
- The organization committee reserves the right to close entries when a maximum of 8 boxers in each weight category has been reached.
- In the Elite division, each team can only register one boxer per weight category. In the other divisions, you can register two boxers for each weight category.
Mandatory Documents
- Sports book;
- Identification card or passport;
- Non-pregnancy declaration for female athletes
OFFICIAL DRAW
- The Official Draw will take place after the completion of sports entry check.
- At least one Team Official of each participating Delegation has to attend the Official Draw.
- An Eletronic System is to be used for the Official Draw. In case the IBA Scoring System is not working, a manual system may be used.
MEDICAL EXAMINATION
- Prior to competition, the Boxer must be declared fit to box by the Competition Doctors.
- The boxers will be examined daily before the competition
- Medical Examination schedule may be anticipated, due to the number of registrations;
- Boxers and R&J must present Competition Record Book with an annual Medical Certificate, signed and stamped;
- Boxers must be examined by a Doctor before being weighed-in and considered fit to compete.
- R&J must be examined by a Doctor before the competition starts.
AWARDS
Elite
• Medals will be awarded to the first three places in each Elite weight category;
YOUTH & JUNIOR
- Boxers placing 1st, 2nd, and 3rd will be awarded medals;
- Awards will also be presented to the Best Male and Best Female Boxers in the Elite, Youth, and Junior divisions;
- The top three teams will each be awarded a trophy.
COMPETITION ZONE
- Athletes and Coaches are only allowed to enter the Competition Zone at the time of competition;
- The Competition Zone is restricted to Technical teams, participants and duly authorized STAFF.
- Gloves and Headguards are picked up in the Competition Zone, in the Equipment area.
BOXER COMPETITION UNIFORM AND EQUIPMENT
- VEST, SHORTS, SKIRTS
o The vest and shorts/skirt should preferably be blue or red according to the Boxer’s respective corner. The Boxer can also wear uniform with national colors or club colors.
o Coaches must wear, throughout the competition, tracksuit and sneakers.
- GLOVES AND HEADGUARDS
Gloves and headguards are provided by the Organization Committee.
Elite Men – Boxer must not wear a headguard.
Elite Women, Youth and Junior – Boxers must wear a red or a blue headguard, as per the respective Boxer’s corner.
- PROFESSIONAL HANDWRAPS
o In ABC the use of professional handwraps shall be mandatory.
o The materials to be used in professional bandages must be the following:
▪ Gauze Bandage:
- 2 rolls of 5 cm x 15 m Gauze (1 roll of gauze for each hand)
- 2 rolls of 5 cm x 10 m Gauze (1 roll to create a knuckle pad for each hand)
▪ Zinc Oxide Tape:
- 2 rolls of 2.5 cm x 13 m
- 1 roll of 1.25 cm x 13 m for between the fingers
MEDICAL SUPPORT
The Local Organizing Committee will provide medical support and first aid throughout the event to all participants.
TECHNICAL AND SPORTS SUPERVISION:
The Technical Supervision of the Tournament is the responsibility of the Algarve Boxing Association.
REGISTRATION [MANDATORY DOCUMENTS]
At the document check point and before the Medical Examination:
- Boxers must proof their identity (Id card or passsaport) and present an up-to-date Boxer’s Competition Record Book;
- Every Woman Boxer aged 18 (eighteen) or older must sign a Declaration of Non-Pregnancy, certifying that she is not pregnant; Every Girl Boxer aged under 18 (eighteen) must provide a Declaration of Non-regnancy signed by herself and at least one of her parents/legal guardians certifying that she is not pregnant at that time.
WEIGH-IN
- At the Daily Weigh-In, only the maximum weight limit will be controlled, not the minimum weight limit;
- LOC will provide Electronic scales for official weight-in and test scales.
DRAW
- Boxers will be drawn according to age classification and weight categories;
- Competition diagrams are composed by the maximum of 8 boxers;
- The eliminatory system will be used. At the first defeat the boxer is eliminated from the competition; the boxer who wins all the bouts will be declared the winner of his category.