Estonian Boxing Association

The federation was 1989 re-established as the legal successor to EKRAVE, the organization that was founded in 1910 . This takes Estonian boxing tradition back to well before the Soviet period, and the current federation explicitly presents itself as a continuation of that earlier tradition.

The federation sets the annual competition calendar, publishes the competition regulations and tournament regulations, and organizes the Estonian Championships in all age categories. The U15 and U17 championships were held in Jõhvi in March 2026, with participants from clubs throughout the country.

Internationally, the federation organizes the Tallinn Open. The EPL also provides trainers' education and continuing training, oversees refereeing, anti-doping policy and sports ethics, and ensures training and competition conditions for the national team.

In July 2026, the board adopted the development plan 2026-2030 , which aligns with Estonian sports law, the Ministry of Culture's sports policy and the strategy of the Estonian Olympic Committee. The plan focuses on stronger clubs, youth development, a higher level of trainer education, a more robust national team system and measurable international performance.

The Estonian Boxing Association is a member of the world governing body World Boxing, the European umbrella organization European Boxing and the Estonian Olympic Committee. The association explicitly describes its mission as promoting Olympic values through the development of Olympic boxing within World Boxing and European Boxing.

Nationally, the association says it unites thirty-two clubs; the published membership list names thirty, distributed across Tallinn and Harjumaa (twelve clubs), Ida-Virumaa (eleven), Tartumaa (five), Lääne-Virumaa and Valgamaa (one each). These include well-known names such as Poksiklubi Kalev, Poksiklubi Loit, Poksiklubi Kontakt and Spordiklubi Narva PSK.

Estonian boxing has a strong regional spread: besides the capital, Ida-Virumaa in particular with cities such as Narva, Kiviõli, and Jõhvi is a core area, as reflected in the results of the national youth championships. The federation sees itself as the organizer and developer of Estonian boxing and as a champion of Olympic values, focusing on a modern international training and competition environment and on athletes' safety and well-being.

De bond ziet zichzelf als organisator en ontwikkelaar van het Estse boksleven en als drager van olympische waarden, met aandacht voor een moderne internationale trainings- en wedstrijdomgeving en voor de veiligheid en het welzijn van sporters.