It is overseen by the United States Olympic Committee and World Boxing, which sets its rules.

[7][1] In 2022, the organization made some policy updates, which granted transgender athletes the ability to compete in sanctioned events; upon completing specific requirements.

[11] The Championships would crown a United States Amateur Champion in each of the sanctioned weight classes.

In February 2023, USA Boxing announced its decision to boycott the 2023 World Championships (organized by the International Boxing Association) where Russian and Belarusian athletes will compete with no restrictions, also accusing the IBA of attempting to sabotage IOC-approved qualification pathway for the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Poland, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Great Britain, Ireland, Czechia, Sweden and Canada later joined the U.S.[13] USA Boxing co-founded World Boxing as a direct rival to the IBA, and it was launched in April 2023.