Kremlev confident AIBA will return to Olympic role in Paris
3 years, 6 months ago

Kremlev confident AIBA will return to Olympic role in Paris

Associated Press  

The International Boxing Association’s new president is confident his beleaguered organization will be welcomed back into the Olympic family after the Tokyo Games. Umar Kremlev said at a news conference Monday in Switzerland that AIBA is implementing the changes necessary to get back in the good graces of the International Olympic Committee, and he still expects the sport’s governing body to return to the Olympic fold before the Paris Games in three years. Kremlev and the boxing figures assembled for the news conference spent much of their time criticizing the sport’s past Olympic judges and referees, who came under scrutiny after a handful of questionable decisions in the 2016 Rio Games. Roy Jones Jr., the American boxer whose scandalous loss in the 1988 Seoul Games is considered the nadir of the Olympic sport, attended the news conference to support Kremlev’s reforms. “Even if I get my gold medal, it’s not like I got it at that ceremony, hearing your national anthem being played and knowing you sacrificed nine years for your life, and it was worth it.” AIBA Secretary General István Kovács and Kremlev both mentioned the possibility of moving to yet another scoring system, without providing details.

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Ahead of Olympic women's boxing title bouts, IOC president again defends Imane Khelif and Li Yu-ting
5 months ago

Ahead of Olympic women's boxing title bouts, IOC president again defends Imane Khelif and Li Yu-ting

The Independent  

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Boxer Imane Khelif to fight for Olympic gold after dominant semi-final win amid gender row
5 months, 1 week ago

Boxer Imane Khelif to fight for Olympic gold after dominant semi-final win amid gender row

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Watch: International Boxing Association holds press conference amidst Paris Olympics gender debate
5 months, 1 week ago

Watch: International Boxing Association holds press conference amidst Paris Olympics gender debate

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IOC president weighs in on Olympic boxing gender controversy: ‘This is the definition of a woman’
5 months, 1 week ago

IOC president weighs in on Olympic boxing gender controversy: ‘This is the definition of a woman’

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‘No doubt’ boxers like Imane Khelif are women, says Olympics president
5 months, 1 week ago

‘No doubt’ boxers like Imane Khelif are women, says Olympics president

The Telegraph  

The president of the International Olympic Committee has insisted the two gender-row boxers are women because it says so on their passports. “There was never any doubt about them being a woman,” said Thomas Bach as he defended controversial bouts involving Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting. “This is not a DSD case, this is about a woman taking part in …

Imane Khelif’s Olympic participation decried in letter from her next opponent’s boxing federation
5 months, 1 week ago

Imane Khelif’s Olympic participation decried in letter from her next opponent’s boxing federation

Associated Press  

VILLEPINTE, France — The Hungarian Boxing Association says it is sending letters of protest to both the IOC and Hungary’s Olympic committee over Anna Luca Hamori’s quarterfinal matchup with Imane Khelif of Algeria in women’s boxing at the Paris Olympics. “This is unacceptable and outrageous.” The boxing association plans to “express our indignation and request that the IOC reconsider its …

How Olympic boxer Imane Khelif’s performance embroiled arguments about gender in sport
5 months, 2 weeks ago

How Olympic boxer Imane Khelif’s performance embroiled arguments about gender in sport

New York Times  

The contentious topic of gender in sport has made its way into a debate about how boxing is run at the Olympics, turning a murky administrative fight into the latest stage for combative arguments about how women should be allowed to compete. However, they were disqualified from the 2023 World Championships because the governing body for the event, the International …

The dispute between the IBA and the IOC could finish in Switzerland’s supreme court
1 year, 1 month ago

The dispute between the IBA and the IOC could finish in Switzerland’s supreme court

Associated Press  

PARIS — The long-standing rift and ongoing legal dispute between the International Olympic Committee and the boxing governing body it ousted this year could continue at Switzerland’s supreme court. Kremlev spoke at a news conference in Paris — where next year’s Olympics will open in July and the IOC will run boxing tournaments for the second straight Summer Games — …

Boxing’s IBA out of Olympics, but bouts still on for Paris Games
1 year, 6 months ago

Boxing’s IBA out of Olympics, but bouts still on for Paris Games

Al Jazeera  

The International Olympic Committee has banished the International Boxing Association from its ranks due to its failure to complete reforms on governance, finance and ethical issues. The IBA’s debts approaching $20m were cleared under Kremlev, and the IOC objected to the boxing body’s financial reliance on Russia’s Gazprom. Kremlev announced last month at the men’s world championships that the IBA …

International Boxing Association Stripped off Recognition by IOC
1 year, 6 months ago

International Boxing Association Stripped off Recognition by IOC

News 18  

The International Boxing Association’s recognition as the global body for the sport was stripped on Thursday by the International Olympic Committee, which ratified an executive board recommendation. The IOC’s extraordinary session held online on Thursday, rubber-stamped the recommendation by 69 votes to one to withdraw the IBA’s recognition over what the IOC said was a failure to complete reforms on …

IOC banishes boxing governing body from Olympics, but the sport will still be at the Paris Games
1 year, 6 months ago

IOC banishes boxing governing body from Olympics, but the sport will still be at the Paris Games

Associated Press  

GENEVA — The International Boxing Association was banished from the Olympic family on Thursday, ending a years-long dispute fueled by defying advice and instructions from the IOC. Boxing was never really in danger of being kicked out of the Olympics over the four years since the IOC suspended the sport’s governing body in an effort to force changes. We embrace …

IBA President Kremlev: If IOC wants to conduct Olympic qualifiers they should ask us
1 year, 10 months ago

IBA President Kremlev: If IOC wants to conduct Olympic qualifiers they should ask us

The Hindu  

The president of the International Boxing Association, Umar Kremlev declared that India was the capital of women’s boxing, when he addressed the media here on Tuesday. With the International Olympic Committee keeping the IBA under suspension, the focus was on Olympic qualifiers, but the president of the Boxing Federation of India, Ajay Singh reiterated that it was time to celebrate …

Olympic Committee raises prospect of removing boxing from Paris 2024 Games
2 years ago

Olympic Committee raises prospect of removing boxing from Paris 2024 Games

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Boxing body won’t hold new election, damaging Olympic hopes
2 years, 3 months ago

Boxing body won’t hold new election, damaging Olympic hopes

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Umar Kremlev will remain the president of the International Boxing Association after the amateur sport’s governing body voted against holding a new election Sunday, a decision that puts the Olympic future of boxing in serious doubt. The International Olympic Committee issued a statement saying it was “extremely concerned” about the Olympic future of boxing after an IBA …

Investigator warns boxing to change to save Olympic status
2 years, 6 months ago

Investigator warns boxing to change to save Olympic status

The Hindu  

Fighting to keep their sport in the Olympics, boxing officials were warned on Monday to change its historical culture of breaking the rules. Investigator Richard McLaren said “corruption abounded” in the world boxing body formerly known as AIBA as he delivered a final report commissioned by the new leadership trying to win over the IOC and get reinstated in the …

IOC questions Olympic boxing leadership after IBA election
2 years, 8 months ago

IOC questions Olympic boxing leadership after IBA election

Associated Press  

GENEVA — With boxing’s status at the Olympics in doubt, the IOC was not impressed on Saturday with the leadership election of the sport’s governing body which was stripped of recognition in 2019. International Boxing Association members re-elected their Russian president Umar Kremlev by acclamation two days after the only other candidate, from the Netherlands, was removed by an independent …

AIBA becomes IBA with amendments approved to secure boxing's Olympic future
3 years, 1 month ago

AIBA becomes IBA with amendments approved to secure boxing's Olympic future

The Hindu  

Promising a "new era" and "new ways of working", the International Boxing Association began the process of revamping itself in a virtual Extraordinary Congress which approved crucial constitutional amendments suggested by an independent group besides announcing a recertification programme for its under-fire referees and judges. READ: The Congressional approval of constitutional reforms came after IBA unanimously approved the recommendations made …

AIBA moves to secure boxing’s Olympic future
3 years, 1 month ago

AIBA moves to secure boxing’s Olympic future

The Hindu  

Desperate to save boxing’s future as an Olympic sport, the suspended International Boxing Association has accepted crucial governance reforms suggested by an independent group, including holding elections by June next year, elevating the secretary-general’s role and appointing a liaison officer to handle its troubled equation with the IOC. Shadow over Paris The International Olympic Committee, which suspended AIBA in 2019 …

Women's boxing world championships at Istanbul in early December
3 years, 3 months ago

Women's boxing world championships at Istanbul in early December

India TV News  

The women's world boxing championships will take place in the city of Istanbul, Turkey in early December, the sports global governing body announced on Saturday. "I am glad to announce that the AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships will be held here in Istanbul. I would like to thank all Turkish authorities as President of the country, Prime Minister, Minister of …

AIBA considers equal prize money for men and women with elections planned next year
3 years, 3 months ago

AIBA considers equal prize money for men and women with elections planned next year

The Hindu  

The International Boxing Association on Wednesday announced that it would hold elections for its Board of Directors in 2022. The announcement came after the International Olympic Committee "restated its deepest concerns" on boxing's place in the 2024 Paris Olympics, citing "unresolved" issues with the AIBA's governance structure, financial situation and the scoring system. "Meeting online, the AIBA Board of Directors …

International Boxing Association finally debt-free after years of mismanagement, announces president
3 years, 4 months ago

International Boxing Association finally debt-free after years of mismanagement, announces president

Firstpost  

According to the AIBA, debt had at one stage exceeded 20 million dollars, and the organisation was on the verge of default. The International Boxing Association, which has for years been plagued by serious mismanagement, is now debt-free, its president claimed Friday. But according to the controversial newly-appointed AIBA chairman, Russian businessman Umar Kremlev, the amateur boxing governing body attracted …

Vijender Singh optimistic about boxing medals in Tokyo 2020 Olympics
3 years, 5 months ago

Vijender Singh optimistic about boxing medals in Tokyo 2020 Olympics

The Hindu  

Beijing Olympics bronze-medalist Vijender Singh thinks the strong nine-member boxing squad of the country is capable of winning medals in the upcoming Tokyo Games. Vijender, the first Indian boxer to bag an Olympic medal, said the experienced hands – including six-time World champion Mary Kom, former Worlds bronze-medalist Vikas Krishan and Worlds silver-medalist Amit Panghal – have a good chance. …

Umar Kremlev confident AIBA will return to Olympic role in Paris
3 years, 6 months ago

Umar Kremlev confident AIBA will return to Olympic role in Paris

The Hindu  

The International Boxing Association's new president is confident his beleaguered organisation will be welcomed back into the Olympic family after the Tokyo Games. Umar Kremlev said at a news conference on Monday in Switzerland that AIBA is implementing the changes necessary to get back in the good graces of the International Olympic Committee, and he still expects the sport's governing …

AIBA opens investigation into possible Rio 2016 boxing corruption
3 years, 7 months ago

AIBA opens investigation into possible Rio 2016 boxing corruption

The Hindu  

The International Boxing Association has appointed McLaren Sport Solution to investigate the potential judging and refereeing irregularities at the 2016 Rio Olympics. READ | "International Boxing Association has retained McLaren Sport Solution, led by Professor Richard McLaren, to conduct a two-phase independent investigation, starting with the refereeing and judging of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games boxing tournament," AIBA said in …

AIBA President Kremlev warns referees and judges ahead of Asian Championships
3 years, 7 months ago

AIBA President Kremlev warns referees and judges ahead of Asian Championships

The Hindu  

International Boxing Association President Umar Kremlev said that referees and judges, who "violate" AIBA rules, will be excluded for life as the world body pledged "zero tolerance" towards those not judging "fairly" ahead of the Asian Championships. If you became AIBA R&J, you defend all athletes and represent the honesty, not one single country," he said. AIBA R&Js have been …

AIBA appoints Olympic champion Istvan Kovacs as secretary general
3 years, 9 months ago

AIBA appoints Olympic champion Istvan Kovacs as secretary general

The Hindu  

The International Boxing Association has appointed two-time world champion and Olympic gold-winning former boxer Istvan Kovacs as its secretary general. "I am pleased to announce that the Board of Directors members have approved Istvan Kovacs as AIBA secretary general. I am positive that as secretary general he will be able to bring AIBA to a fundamentally new efficiency level and …

Mary Kom selected as chairperson of AIBA's champions and veterans committee
3 years, 10 months ago

Mary Kom selected as chairperson of AIBA's champions and veterans committee

Firstpost  

New Delhi: Six-time world champion MC Mary Kom has been picked as the chairperson of the International Boxing Association’s champions and veterans committee, a panel created last year by the world body as part of its reforms. “With great pleasure I inform you that you have been selected to serve as the chairperson of the AIBA Champions and Veteran Committee …

Mary Kom picked as chairperson of AIBA committee
3 years, 10 months ago

Mary Kom picked as chairperson of AIBA committee

The Hindu  

Six-time world champion M. C. Mary Kom has been picked as the chairperson of the International Boxing Association champions and veterans committee, a panel created last year by AIBA as part of its reforms. "With great pleasure I inform you that you have been selected to serve as the chairperson of the AIBA Champions and Veteran Committee following the mail …

AIBA president: 'We will send observer for Boxing Federation of India elections'
3 years, 11 months ago

AIBA president: 'We will send observer for Boxing Federation of India elections'

The Hindu  

The International Boxing Association president Umar Kremlev on Monday said that the world body will send an observer for the Boxing Federation of India's presidential elections on February 3, a request that came from the BFI itself to ensure "free and fair polls". In an e-mail interview, Kremlev, who took charge in December last year, also said that AIBA's relationship …

New International Boxing Association Chief Kremlev Eyes Six-month Reform Programme
4 years ago

New International Boxing Association Chief Kremlev Eyes Six-month Reform Programme

News 18  

Umar Kremlev, the new president of the International Boxing Association, plans to implement reforms over the next six months that could help restore its status with the International Olympic Committee, he told Reuters in an interview. “I have planned that it would take around six or seven months to implement the reforms,” said Kremlev, who also serves as secretary general …

Russia’s Kremlev defies Olympic concern to win boxing vote
4 years, 1 month ago

Russia’s Kremlev defies Olympic concern to win boxing vote

Associated Press  

GENEVA — Umar Kremlev of Russia was elected president of the troubled International Boxing Association on Saturday despite concerns of Olympic officials about his candidacy. “The question of recognition of AIBA will only be reviewed after the Olympic Games,” the IOC said Saturday in a statement noting Kremlev’s victory. IOC President Thomas Bach confirmed this week that AIBA had been …

Russia's Umar Kremlev defies Olympic concern to be elected International Boxing Association president – Firstpost
4 years, 1 month ago

Russia's Umar Kremlev defies Olympic concern to be elected International Boxing Association president – Firstpost

Firstpost  

The governing body, known as AIBA, said Kremlev won more than 57% of the vote in a five-candidate contest involving 155 national federations. Lausanne, Switzerland: Umar Kremlev of Russia was elected president of the troubled International Boxing Association on Saturday despite clear concerns of Olympic officials about his candidacy. IOC President Thomas Bach confirmed this week that AIBA had been …

Russian Umar Kremlev elected AIBA president
4 years, 1 month ago

Russian Umar Kremlev elected AIBA president

The Hindu  

Russia's Umar Kremlev was elected president of the International Boxing Association at a virtual congress on Saturday, amateur boxing's governing body said. The congress, held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic, had 155 national federations taking part and Kremlev beat his fellow candidates to win the election with 57.33% of the vote. The International Olympic Committee last year suspended the …

Boxing: World Olympic qualifiers to be held in May 2021
4 years, 5 months ago

Boxing: World Olympic qualifiers to be held in May 2021

The Hindu  

The Boxing Task Force, set up by the International Olympic Committee, has planned to conduct the World qualification event for the Tokyo Olympics in May 2021. Having secured nine out of a possible 13 quota places in the Asia/Oceania qualifier earlier this year, India can send its boxers to the World qualifier for the four remaining weight categories – men’s …

AIBA will not retake control of amateur boxing prior to Olympics, says IOC
4 years, 9 months ago

AIBA will not retake control of amateur boxing prior to Olympics, says IOC

The Independent  

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Tokyo Olympics 2020: AIBA should have its suspension lifted before Games take place in 2021, says official
4 years, 9 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: AIBA should have its suspension lifted before Games take place in 2021, says official

Firstpost  

Amateur boxing’s international governing body should be able to complete its reforms and have its suspension lifted before the Tokyo Games are held in 2021, a Russian boxing official who also holds a position at AIBA said on Wednesday. Moscow: Amateur boxing’s international governing body should be able to complete its reforms and have its suspension lifted before the Tokyo …

Amit Panghal is world No.1 in IOC’s Boxing Task Force rankings
4 years, 11 months ago

Amit Panghal is world No.1 in IOC’s Boxing Task Force rankings

The Hindu  

World silver-medallist Amit Panghal has been ranked number one by the IOC’s Boxing Task Force ahead of next month’s Olympic Qualifiers, making him the first Indian pugilist in over a decade to achieve the global top position in his category. The 24-year-old Panghal holds the numero uno position with 420 points, according to the list released by the International Olympic …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Jordan to hold boxing qualifiers after move from Wuhan due to coronavirus
4 years, 11 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Jordan to hold boxing qualifiers after move from Wuhan due to coronavirus

Firstpost  

International Olympic Committee has said Jordan will host 2020 Olympics boxing qualifiers for Asia and Oceania after an event in China’s Wuhan was cancelled due to fears over the new flu-like coronavirus. The International Olympic Committee has said Jordan will host 2020 Olympics boxing qualifiers for Asia and Oceania after an event in China’s Wuhan was cancelled due to fears …

Boxing Olympic Qualifiers postponed after Wuhan cancellation
4 years, 11 months ago

Boxing Olympic Qualifiers postponed after Wuhan cancellation

The Hindu  

Boxing’s Olympic Qualifying tournament scheduled next month was on Friday pushed to March, a couple of days after it was cancelled in the Chinese city of Wuhan following the outbreak of Novel Coronavirus. The International Olympic Committee’s Boxing Task Force, which is in charge of conducting the sport at the Olympics later this year, confirmed the change of dates in …

India offers to host Boxing Olympic Qualifiers
4 years, 11 months ago

India offers to host Boxing Olympic Qualifiers

The Hindu  

The Boxing Federation of India has offered to host next month’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament after it was taken away from the Chinese city of Wuhan due to the outbreak of coronavirus. “Due to any reason, if the event is to be shifted to a different country, Boxing Federation of India would be willing to host this Asian and Oceania Qualification …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: BFI offers to host boxing qualifiers following cancellation of event in Wuhan due to outbreak of coronavirus
4 years, 11 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: BFI offers to host boxing qualifiers following cancellation of event in Wuhan due to outbreak of coronavirus

Firstpost  

‘…due to any reason, if the event is to be shifted to a different country, BFI would be willing to host this year’s Asian and Oceania Qualification Event,’ BFI President Ajay Singh stated in a letter to the Chairman of the IOC New Delhi: The Boxing Federation of India has offered to host next month’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament, which has …

Mary Kom named in IOC's Olympics athlete ambassadors group
5 years, 2 months ago

Mary Kom named in IOC's Olympics athlete ambassadors group

The Hindu  

Six-time world champion M. C. Mary Kom has been included in a 10-member athlete ambassadors group to represent boxers in the build-up to next year’s Tokyo Olympics by the IOC’s Task Force for the sport, adding to the iconic pugilist’s innumerable achievements. Mary Kom will represent the Asian bloc in the group, which also comprises the likes of Ukrainian legend …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Olympic boxing trials new 'transparent' judging system to 'regain trust' – Firstpost
5 years, 2 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Olympic boxing trials new 'transparent' judging system to 'regain trust' – Firstpost

Firstpost  

The new system, where judges’ scoring is updated in real time on a screen, will be tested at the Ryogoku Kokugikan sumo stadium, where the Tokyo 2020 boxing competition will be held. Tokyo: Olympic boxing officials will trial a new, more transparent judging system this week as the sport fights to “regain trust” after scandals that nearly saw it kicked …

Tokyo 2020 Olympic boxing trials new judging system
5 years, 2 months ago

Tokyo 2020 Olympic boxing trials new judging system

The Hindu  

Olympic boxing officials will trial a new, more transparent judging system this week as the sport fights to “regain trust” after scandals that nearly saw it kicked out of the Games. The new system, where judges' scoring is updated in real time on a screen, will be tested at the Ryogoku Kokugikan sumo stadium, where the Tokyo 2020 boxing competition …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: BFI Executive Director RK Sacheti invited by IOC to advise on planning for boxing qualifiers
5 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: BFI Executive Director RK Sacheti invited by IOC to advise on planning for boxing qualifiers

Firstpost  

The IOC took control of the conduct of the Olympic Qualifiers owing to a long-standing administrative mess in the International Boxing Association Boxing Federation of India’s Executive Director RK Sacheti was on Monday invited by the International Olympic Committee to “advise” on the formulation of rules for next year’s Olympic Qualifiers. Sacheti has been invited by the IOC’s Experts Group …

Former boxing world champion L Sarita Devi in running for place in AIBA's athletes' commission
5 years, 5 months ago

Former boxing world champion L Sarita Devi in running for place in AIBA's athletes' commission

Firstpost  

L Sarita Devi is an eight-time Asian Championships medallist – five of them gold – and is currently an athletes representative in the executive committee of the Boxing Federation of India New Delhi: India’s former world champion boxer L Sarita Devi has been finalised as a candidate for the International Boxing Association’s athletes commission, to be created for the first …

Rakhimov resigns from troubled boxing body AIBA
5 years, 6 months ago

Rakhimov resigns from troubled boxing body AIBA

Associated Press  

LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Gafur Rakhimov, a businessman with alleged links to organized crime, resigned Monday as president of the International Boxing Association after his tenure played a role in the body being stripped of the right to organize the Olympic boxing events. Rakhimov stepped aside from the presidency in March but continued to formally hold office while a new interim …

IOC strips Olympic status from troubled boxing body AIBA
5 years, 6 months ago

IOC strips Olympic status from troubled boxing body AIBA

Associated Press  

LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Troubled boxing body AIBA was stripped of Olympic status on Wednesday and the IOC will now organize qualifying and final tournaments for the 2020 Tokyo Games. AIBA had created “very serious reputational, legal and financial risks” for the IOC and its stakeholders, not just the American ones, Olympic inquiry panel chairman Nenad Lalovic said. “These risks don’t …

2020 Tokyo Olympics: Timeline of boxing body AIBA's problems
5 years, 6 months ago

2020 Tokyo Olympics: Timeline of boxing body AIBA's problems

The Hindu  

The International Boxing Association has been told it cannot participate in the 2020 Olympics after years of financial chaos and allegations of corrupt judging. 2007 AIBA drops the word “amateur” from its name, becoming simply the International Boxing Association, as Wu looks to push the organization into the professional ranks. 2010 AIBA launches its first pro competition, the World Series …

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