The first China-ASEAN (10 plus 3) Boxing Championship is scheduled to be held from Dec. 20 to 24 in Nanning, southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, an official of the organizing committee said on Tuesday.

This championship is co-sponsored by Federation of Asian Amateur Boxing Association, General Administration of Sport of China, Guangxi regional government, and China International Friendly Exchange Association.

According to the organizing committee, nearly 100 famous boxers will fight for championships in eight categories including 48kg, 51kg, 54kg, 57kg, 60kg, 64kg, 69kg and 75kg.

Every participating country can choose five categories to compete in, and only one boxer is allowed to take part in each category's contest, said Liu Xiaohong, head of the organizing committee.

Except Brunei and Malaysia, all countries from the Southeast Asian Nations as well as Japan and South Korea will send boxers to compete in this championship, Liu said.

Chinese boxers from Guangdong, Jiangsu, inner Mongolia and armed forces will participate in 48kg, 57kg, 60kg, 69kg, and 75kg categories during the championship.

Zou Shiming, Zhang Xiaoping, who won the golds of 48kg and 81 categories respectively during the 2008 Beijing Olympics, and Zhang Zhilei, who won the 90-plus-category silver during the 2008 Beijing Olympics, will attend the championship to cheer up for the participants.

(Xinhua News Agency December 10, 2008)