The countdown is on! The official competition schedule for the inaugural World Boxing Championships 2025 has been released, giving fans the perfect chance to plan their visit and book tickets to the bouts they don’t want to miss. More info here.
From 4–14 September, Liverpool will welcome more than 550 boxers from over 65 countries, competing across two daily sessions, a late morning start at 11:00 or 12:00, and an evening session at 18:00. Tickets are just £15 for adults and £5 concessions (U16, OAPs, students, and those in receipt of benefits).
The action begins Thursday 4 September, with the preliminaries in:
• Women’s: Light-flyweight (48kg), Flyweight (51kg), Middleweight (75kg)
• Men’s: Bantamweight (55kg), Welterweight (65kg), Light-middleweight (70kg)
Up to 11 English boxers could be in action on day one, including hometown hero Odel Kamara, alongside GB’s Paris 2024 Olympians Charley Davison, Chantelle Reid, and a strong Irish contingent led by Olympians Daina Moorehouse, Aoife O’Rourke, and Jack Marley.
The Championships feature:
• Two rings in action until the final three days, when the arena switches to a single-ring setup
• Quarter-finals on Wednesday 10 September, a massive day of 32 medal bouts
• Semi-finals & Finals from 12–14 September, where 20 new World Champions (10 men & 10 women) will be crowned
Jason Harborow, Chair of the Steering Group, says: “This is going to be a fantastic event… a brilliant opportunity for fans to get behind boxers from their country and see future stars of the sport in action.”
Plan your visit now, view the full schedule and secure your seats at: www.worldboxingliverpool.com.
Train
Bus
Car
Plane
From the south...
Avanti West Coast operates hourly, direct services from London Euston to Liverpool Lime Street (with a journey time of just over two hours). Other long-distance rail services also operate into Liverpool Lime Street station.
M&S Bank Arena is a 20-minute walk from Lime Street or a short taxi ride. You can also transfer at Lime Street onto the underground Wirral Line trains to James Street station (10 minute walk) or catch the CityLink Route C4 (7am – 8pm) directly to the venue. If travelling from outside Merseyside, you can catch an underground train to James Street station from Lime Street station, inclusive of the cost of your train ticket.
Most Liverpool city centre bound buses will call at either Queen Square bus station (a 15-minute walk) or Liverpool ONE Bus Station, which is only a five minute walk to M&S Bank Arena.
For further information on bus routes within Merseyside, you can visit https://www.merseytravel.gov.uk/customer-information/routes-and-maps/
For up-to-date information on all bus, train and ferry services, call Traveline Merseyside on 0871 200 22 33, open 8am – 8pm, 364 days a year or visit www.merseytravel.gov.uk
For all car journeys it's best to follow the white on brown tourist route signs for the Waterfront. These signs are visible on the major routes into the city. Exhibition Centre Liverpool is situated on the Kings Dock directly adjacent to the south side of the Albert Dock. Upon arrival, the Kings Dock entrance is clearly sign posted.
From the North...
Leave the M6 at junction 26 and follow signs for M58 Liverpool. Follow to end of M58 and then take signs for A59 Liverpool. Continue to follow Liverpool City Centre until picking up signs for the Waterfront.
From the South...
Leave the M6 at junction 21A and take the M62 to Liverpool. At the end of the M62 follow signs for Liverpool City Centre along Edge Lane, picking up and following signs for Waterfront.
Flying into Liverpool John Lennon Airport...
A taxi from the airport to the city centre will take approximately 20 minutes or the express bus service Route 500 will take approximately 25 minutes, dropping you off within a five minute walk of M&S Bank Arena, while Manchester’s international airport is just 45 minutes away by car.
Our new on-site temporary multi-deck car park is now open.
Kings Dock Car Park
There are 1450 parking spaces available in the on-site Kings Dock Car Park, with accessible bays and electric charging points on every floor.
There is plenty of parking nearby too, more information on driving to the venue and parking can be found here.
Travel
- Merseytravel (rail, ferry and bus timetables)
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport
- Manchester Airport
- Visit Liverpool (Tourism website)
- Virgin Trains (mainline services from Liverpool Lime Street)