The 1st World Boxing Championship for women was held from November 24 to December 2, 2001 in Scranton ( USA ). The battles took place in 12 weight categories. 125 athletes representing 30 national federations took part in the championship.
Medalists
| Category | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| up to 45 kg | Elena Sabitova | Maria Norozenik | Camellia Negro Kim Peturson |
| up to 48 kg | Hulya shahin | Mary com | Jamie Belle Karina Moreno |
| up to 51 kg | Simone Galasso | Tammy Delaforet | Catherine Anoxsson Diana Unguryanu |
| up to 54 kg | Elena Karpacheva | Nicole Garcia | Wendy Broad Renata Medby |
| up to 57 kg | Zhang Maomao | Henrietta Kitel-Birkeland | Jannin Garside Alexandra Mateus |
| up to 60 kg | Kristel Samson | Tatyana Chalaya | Teuta Cooney Amber Gideon |
| up to 63.5 kg | Frida Wahlberg | Miriam Lamar | Christina Cherpy Donna Mancuso |
| up to 67 kg | Irina Sinetskaya | Natalie brown | Melanie horn Tristan Whiston |
| up to 71 kg | Yvette Pruzhinski | Natalya Kolpakova | Nurjan Charkchy Irina Smirnova |
| up to 75 kg | Anna Laurell | Anita Dutsa | Svetlana Andreeva Guo Shuai |
| up to 81 kg | Olga Domuladzhanova | Victoria Kovacs | Tanya Fowler Fairy Jacobs Hollins |
| up to 90 kg | Devonn Kennedy | Maria Kovacs | Maria Reinhardt Selma Jaggi |
Medal standings
| A place | A country | Together | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | Russia | four | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 2 | Sweden | 2 | 0 | 2 | four |
| 3 | Hungary | one | four | 0 | 5 |
| four | Canada | one | one | 7 | 9 |
| 5 | USA | one | 0 | 3 | four |
| 6 | Turkey | one | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7-8 | China | one | 0 | one | 2 |
| 7-8 | Italy | one | 0 | one | 2 |
| 9 | France | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Norway | 0 | one | one | 2 |
| 11-12 | India | 0 | one | 0 | one |
| 11-12 | Jamaica | 0 | one | 0 | one |
| 13 | Romania | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 14-16 | Denmark | 0 | 0 | one | one |
| 14-16 | Moldova | 0 | 0 | one | one |
| 14-16 | New Zealand | 0 | 0 | one | one |
| Total | 12 | 12 | 24 | 48 |