Prior to the tournament getting under today, AIBA President Ching-Kuo Wu, Chairman of the Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee Hong Dao Lin and President of the Chinese Taipei Boxing Association Wunan Lee were among key officials to hold a press conference alongside Chinese Taipei’s boxing team.

Organisers are hoping to build upon the success of the first two editions of the biennial event in 2011 and 2013, with Turkish city of Antalya and Albena in Bulgaria respectively hosting the Championships.

With 247 boxers registered to compete in the 10 divisions in the youth competitions and a further 194 fighters set to take part in the 13 weight classifications in the junior tournaments, the future stars of women’s boxing are likely to have showcased their abilities before the Championship are due to draw to a close on May 25.

Middleweight Chen Nien Chin will be one of the focus of many spectators’ attentions in the 75 kilogram competition as she attempts to defend the title she claimed at the 2013 Championships in Albena.

The home favourite also clinched a silver medal at the Nanjing 2014 Summer Youth Olympics and will hope to further underline her billing as a star of the future by earning success in front of a home crowd.

Ten of the 13  junior gold medallists from 2013 are returning to the Championships to attempt to defend their titles, with China’s Chang Yuan set to face stern opposition from Anush Grigoryan having beaten her Armenian rival in the 51 kg division two years ago.

The two boxers have met on a further two occasions since, with Grigoryan winning their second encounter at the Nanjing 2014 qualifying event in Sofia, however Yuan regained bragging rights at the tournament on route to clinching gold.

The Championships continues the development of women’s boxing, included for the first time on the Olympic programme at London 2012, with the developing boxing nations such as Afghanistan, Botswana, Burundi, Guatemala, Haiti, Kosovo, Nepal, Nigeria, Papua New-Guinea and Sri Lanka all due to have representatives looking to make their mark on competition in Taiwan.

Additionally, Canada will be making their first appearance at the Championships, while well-established boxing nations such as China, Russia and the United States will also be participating, hoping to see future Olympic stars continue their development at the prestigious event.

One potential name for the future success could be American Jajaira Gonzalez, who has been yet to taste defeat in her career, winning titles at the 2013 AIBA Junior World Championships, Nanjing 2014 and the American Boxing Confederation (AMBC) American Women’s Youth Continental Championships.