(APR 6) China will bid for the 2012 women's world boxing championships, said a top official here on Monday. Wu Ching-kuo, president of the International Amateur Boxing Association (AIBA), confirmed that China has expressed their interest to host the world championships and AIBA will support the country's bid.

Chang Jianping, who heads China's boxing management center, said that south China's Hainan province will bid for the 2012 worlds.

"Hainan has submitted its intention to AIBA and it's preparting the materials for an official bid," Chang said.

Chang said that AIBA will decide the venue in Morocco in mid-July

Women's boxing will become an official event in the 2012 London Olympic Games and will produce three gold medals.

The women's world championships is expected to be held before March 2012 to double as a warm up event for the London Olympics.

China's Ningbo city staged the 2008 women's world championships where the host boxers won five gold medals. Source:Xinhua