Boxing Federation of the Republic of Moldova

Moldova's first championship was held in 1947 in Chișinău. During the Soviet period, Moldovan boxers won medals at championships, cups, and Spartakiads of the Soviet Union, including V. Peata, V. Dolgov, A. Nefiodov, G. Șimanschii, G. Cocurin, A. Avdeev, S. Bocal, brothers S. and T. Screabin, V. Trubițin, and S. Creicunov. Timofei Screabin became Soviet Union champion twice and won bronze twice at the Soviet championships.

The federation itself was founded on 22 January 1993 and registered by the Ministry of Justice on 15 April of that year. On 30 October 2001, a separate professional boxing federation was established.

When the law stipulated that only one federation could exist at the national level for each sport, the national conference decided on 8 November 2003 to merge them. The boxing federation thus became the full legal successor to the professional boxing organization, a merger that was registered on 3 December 2003 .

Under Moldova's sports law and the government decision on national sports federations, the federation is the only body authorized to organize, govern, and represent boxing, in both its Olympic and professional forms This includes oversight of all sports structures in the sport, including schools, clubs, and competitions, drawing up competition calendars, licensing athletes, trainers, and judges, establishing and monitoring specialized commissions, nominating sports titles and scholarships, and liaising with central and local authorities, anti-doping agencies, the Olympic Committee, and international organizations. The federation is the only national structure that conducts business with international organizations..

The federation organizes the national championships, including junior championships and, in 2026, in Orhei, and publishes the calendar, documents, results, and a library providing information on rules, boxing styles, technique, weight classes, and equipment. It also has its own professional boxing division, with events in Chișinău such as Chișinău Boxing Night and the first national promoter license.

De bond organiseert de nationale kampioenschappen, onder meer voor junioren en in 2026 in Orhei, en publiceert de kalender, documenten, uitslagen en een bibliotheek met voorlichting over regels, boksstijlen, techniek, gewichtsklassen en materiaal. Daarnaast is er een eigen lijn rond het profboksen, met in Chișinău gala's als de Chișinău Boxing Night en de eerste nationale promotorlicentie.

The federation is affiliated with World Boxing and European Boxing and, according to its own statutes, is the only Moldovan organization that works with international boxing organizations, anti-doping agencies, and the Olympic Committee.

The merger of amateur and professional boxing within a single federation makes Moldova an exception in Europe: while most federations explicitly exclude professional boxing from their remit, this federation manages both disciplines through separate departments.

Moldovan boxing draws on a Soviet legacy in which Timofei Scriabin is the best-known figure; he now heads the federation's athletes' commission.

In 2026, the national team took part in the European Championships in Sofia, and an international match against Romania was on the schedule. Professional boxing is visibly growing, with regular events returning to Chișinău and the first Moldovan athletes making their professional debuts.