Boxing at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics was held from 14 to 18 October at the Oceania Pavilion in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) can enter a maximum of 5 competitors, 3 males and 2 females with a maximum of 1 competitor in each weight category.

As hosts, Argentina was given three quotas (2 boys and 1 girl) to compete and a further 10 quotas, 7 males and 3 females were given to the Tripartite Commission.

The remaining 69 places are to be decided through qualification events, namely the 2017 Women's Youth World Championship and continental qualification events.

[1] To be eligible to participate at the Youth Olympics athletes must have been born between 1 January 2000 and 31 December 2001.