New report shows huge impact World Boxing Championships had on the local economy

The World Boxing Championships took place in Liverpool back in September 2025, boosting the local economy and reinforcing the global standing of the city.

The new study revealed that hosting the event delivered multiple economic, social and reputational benefits. Nearly 8,000 spectators bought tickets for the event, with 92 per cent describing their experience positively, while 96 per cent rated Liverpool as a good or very good host city.

The Report stated that the Championships delivered an overall economic impact of £4.03 million, with many of the prime beneficiaries being local hotels, shops and businesses in the hospitality sector, with visitors spending £1.83 million over the course of the competition.

55 per cent of tickets were purchased by spectators from outside of the Liverpool City Region, with 43 per cent coming from other parts of Great Britain, four per cent from Ireland and eight per cent from the rest of the world. Since their stays, 94 per cent of out-of-town spectators said they would recommend visiting Liverpool to friends and family.

Local sentiment was also very favourable, with 95 per cent of Liverpool residents expressing interest in hosting the event, or similar boxing events, again.

The President of World Boxing, Gennadiy Golovkin, added:

“The World Boxing Championships 2025 was great event for Olympic style boxing and a fantastic platform for our male and female boxers to showcase their skills and abilities to a huge global audience.

“I know from speaking personally to many of the boxers at the Championships that they were very impressed with the staging and organisation of the competition and I would like to thank the Local Organising Committee and all of their partners for hosting and delivering a world class event that has delivered a wide-range of benefits to both the sport of boxing and the host city of Liverpool.”

Jason Harborow, Chair of the Local Organising Committee (LOC) Event Steering Group, commented: 

“The World Boxing Championships was a fantastic event for the sport and the city of Liverpool and I would like to thank all of the LOC stakeholders and partners that did such a great job of making it happen from the initial bid process to the delivery of the 10-days of competition at the M&S Bank Arena.

“The boxers produced a world class competition and it is fantastic to see that the Championships have delivered so many wider benefits to both the sport and the city, which once again demonstrated to a worldwide audience that Liverpool is a brilliant place to host major sporting events.”

The World Boxing Championships also delivered benefits to thousands of people in local communities across the City Region. More than £50,000 worth of boxing equipment was distributed post-event to local clubs with more than 1,000 tickets going to schools and clubs; and an ‘Unsung Heroes’ project recognised 19 people from boxing clubs for their contributions to the grassroots of the sport with a series of portraits, photographs and stories that were exhibited at St George’s Hall for the duration of the Championships.

A bespoke literacy programme, ‘Literacy Kicks’, also created learning opportunities for more than 1,200 Primary School children in Liverpool and over 2,700 people in the boxing community participated in a series of Mental Health Fitness workshops, delivered in partnership with the charity, Movember.

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