Media Credential Applications Now Open for the 2026 USA Boxing National Open
Share:
by USA Boxing
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — USA Boxing is currently accepting media credential applications for the 2026 USA Boxing National Open, scheduled for September 26-October 3, at the Cleveland Public Auditorium in Cleveland, Ohio. Please click here to fill out the media credential form.
Submitting an application for a media credential does not guarantee a media credential for the applicant. USA Boxing will review all applications and approve those that meet a set of criteria established by USA Boxing. An application must be submitted for each member of the media crew and each organization.
All applicants must complete and submit the form to USA Boxing by 5 p.m. ET on Saturday, September 19, 2026.
Daily competition will run Monday through Thursday and will feature two sessions, beginning at noon and 6 p.m. ET. Friday and Saturday’s competition schedules will host one daily session, beginning at noon ET. This event is open to male and female PeeWee, Bantam, Intermediate, Junior, Youth, and Elite.
Ohio is one of the premier boxing states in the country, with two of the top five winningest clubs from the 2025 USA Boxing national events. Team Cartel Elite Boxing finished No. 5 in the 2025 national club rankings after recording 35 wins across USA Boxing national tournaments, while Real Deal Boxing finished No. 2 for the second consecutive year with 59 wins.
Ohio also has a rich Olympic boxing history, as a boxer from the state has represented Team USA at seven consecutive Olympic Games, beginning with the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, when Ricardo Williams, Jr. and Dante Craig represented Team USA. A total of 14 Ohio boxers qualified during that seven-Games span, including Cleveland native Morelle McCane, who represented Team USA at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. McCane became the fifth consecutive Cleveland native to qualify for the Olympic Games and the first female boxer from Cleveland to earn an Olympic berth.
The 2026 USA Boxing National Open marks the fourth national event on the calendar for USA Boxing members. For additional tournament information, please visit the 2026 USA Boxing National Open event page on the USA Boxing website.
For all media questions, please contact Luke Santangelo at lsantangelo@usaboxing.org.
