Individual boxers were competing in their weight categories as part of the team competition, with the overall winner decided by the higher number of total wins.
After a new president was elected in the International Boxing Association and the event stopped.
In 2008, it was announced by the boxing organization that the event would continue on, but in a different competition, which will happen once in two years and the following one being in 2008.
It would feature the top ranked boxers competing in this event in their weight categories.
[1] Certain editions of the World Cup, held in the 1990s, saw individual matches of five two-minute rounds.