Women’s World Boxing Championships 2024 to take place in Kazakhstan
1 year, 7 months ago

Women’s World Boxing Championships 2024 to take place in Kazakhstan

The Hindu  

The Women’s World Boxing Championships 2024 is scheduled to take place in Astana, Kazakhstan concluded the International Boxing Association Board of Directors meeting. Vice President of International Relations, Aziz Kozhambetov from the Kazakhstan Boxing Federation presented the bid and Astana was chosen to host the tournament next year at the Barys Arena. The competition has already taken place in Astana in 2016, and now comes back in a more powerful way, as we double prize money for women,” IBA President Umar Kremlev said. I am looking forward to a great Championships and greeting the boxers in Astana next year.” The board discussed key issues of the organization before the International Olympic Committee makes its recommendation towards governing body’s reinstatement.

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India set to host World Boxing Final in November 2025
6 days, 19 hours ago

India set to host World Boxing Final in November 2025

India Today  

India is set to host the prestigious World Boxing Cup Final in November 2025, cementing its support for the breakaway World Boxing organisation. He added, “We are honoured to contribute to the sport's legacy and look forward to welcoming the global boxing community to India in 2025.” The exact dates for the tournament will be confirmed in January, but it …

World Boxing introduces new Asian Confederation
3 weeks, 6 days ago

World Boxing introduces new Asian Confederation

The Hindu  

World Boxing on Tuesday backed the newly-formed Asian boxing confederation to represent and promote the sport in the region, an organisation not associated with the Russian-led International Boxing Association. The announcement came days after 25 out of 36 member federations of the existing Asian Boxing Confederation voted to remain affiliated with the IBA in an Extraordinary Congress. Immediately after the …

Olympics gender row boxer Imane Khelif to turn professional
2 months ago

Olympics gender row boxer Imane Khelif to turn professional

The Telegraph  

Imane Khelif, the Algerian boxer at the centre of the gender storm to engulf this summer’s Olympics, has announced she is to turn professional. Khelif, who won women’s welterweight gold at Paris 2024 after being disqualified from the last World Championships upon being ruled to have failed a gender eligibility test, also revealed she would fight in Liverpool next year. …

Ex-champ Golovkin takes leading role in group aiming to save boxing’s Olympic status
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Ex-champ Golovkin takes leading role in group aiming to save boxing’s Olympic status

Associated Press  

LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Former world champion Gennady Golovkin is taking a leading role in World Boxing, the group aiming to keep the sport on the Olympic program for the 2028 Los Angeles Games. World Boxing said on Thursday that Golovkin would chair an “Olympic commission” tasked with persuading the International Olympic Committee that the breakaway organization founded last year is …

Paris 2024 Olympics: Two boxers who failed gender tests at World Championships cleared for Games
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Paris 2024 Olympics: Two boxers who failed gender tests at World Championships cleared for Games

The Hindu  

Two boxers who were disqualified from last year’s World Champion­ships for failing gender eligibility tests are eligible to compete at the Paris Olympics, the International Olympic Committee said on Monday. Algeria’s Imane Khelif was disqualified hours before her gold medal bout at the women’s World Championships in New Delhi last year after she failed to meet the International Boxing Association’s …

Boxing might hear its last Olympic bell in Paris. Gennady Golovkin supports the fight to save it
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Boxing might hear its last Olympic bell in Paris. Gennady Golovkin supports the fight to save it

Associated Press  

VILLEPINTE, France — Gennady Golovkin believes he owes his incredible boxing career in part to his Olympic beginnings, and the possibility of his sport vanishing after the Paris Games has staggered one of the greatest fighters of his generation. Dozens of national federations already have left the IBA to join a breakaway governing body called World Boxing, but nobody can …

Olympic boxers handed prize money boost for winning medals at Paris 2024
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Olympic boxers handed prize money boost for winning medals at Paris 2024

The Independent  

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IBA to offer prize money to all boxing medallists at Paris Games
6 months, 3 weeks ago

IBA to offer prize money to all boxing medallists at Paris Games

The Hindu  

The boxing governing body, International Boxing Association, declared rogue by the International Olympic Committee, said Wednesday it will pay USD 50,000 in prize money to each gold medalist at the Paris Games. The IBA said it has a USD 3.1 million prize money fund for each male and female boxer who reaches the quarterfinals in 13 total weight classes, plus …

Indian boxing review at Asian Games: Time to punch above their weight
1 year, 2 months ago

Indian boxing review at Asian Games: Time to punch above their weight

The Hindu  

Earning four quota places and five medals in boxing, including a silver and four bronze, may appear to be a decent performance in the Hangzhou Asian Games, but keen followers of the sport would have liked to see the 13-member team fare better in the continental event. Nikhat, who got past Vietnam’s Nguyen Thi Tam and Korea’s Bak Chorong with …

Asian Games 2023, Boxing preview: Packing a powerful punch
1 year, 3 months ago

Asian Games 2023, Boxing preview: Packing a powerful punch

The Hindu  

The Hangzhou Asian Games holds great significance for boxers as it serves as a continental qualifying event for the 2024 Paris Olympics. This event offers more quota places for women boxers, with four semifinalists each for 50kg, 54kg, 57kg, and 60kg, as well as two finalists each for 66kg and 75kg. In the men’s section, two quota places in each …

IBA World Boxing Championship: Govind Sahani, Deepak Kumar Advance
1 year, 7 months ago

IBA World Boxing Championship: Govind Sahani, Deepak Kumar Advance

News 18  

India continued to enjoy success at the IBA Men’s World Boxing Championship with the country’s representatives Govind Sahani and Deepak Kumar advancing to the next round after comprehensively beating their opponents on Thursday. The 2022 Thailand Open champion Sahani gave India a perfect start on the day with a 5-0 defeat of his opponent Mehron Shafiev of Tajikistan in a …

New organisation World Boxing hopes to save sport’s Olympic status
1 year, 8 months ago

New organisation World Boxing hopes to save sport’s Olympic status

The Independent  

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IBA to Doubles Prize Money for Next Women's Boxing World Championships, Says Chief Umar Kremlev
1 year, 8 months ago

IBA to Doubles Prize Money for Next Women's Boxing World Championships, Says Chief Umar Kremlev

News 18  

International Boxing Association president Umar Kremlev on Friday underlined the governing body’s commitment to women’s boxing by doubling the prize money for the next edition of the world championships in 2025. President Kremlev said that gold medal winners at the next edition of the championships will receive USD 200,000 during his opening remarks at the inaugural IBA Women and Sport …

World Boxing Championships 2023: An amalgamation of boxers fighting in different styles
1 year, 9 months ago

World Boxing Championships 2023: An amalgamation of boxers fighting in different styles

The Hindu  

A World Boxing Championship not only showcases a wide variety of boxers from various nationalities and cultures, but it also presents different styles practiced across countries and regions. The ongoing Women’s World Boxing Championships is also an amalgamation of boxers fighting in different ways with an ultimate goal of prevailing over their opponents. Uzbekistan has more physical play, Cubans display …

Women’s Boxing World Championship: IBA probing Nepali boxer Anjani Teli’s eligibility
1 year, 9 months ago

Women’s Boxing World Championship: IBA probing Nepali boxer Anjani Teli’s eligibility

The Hindu  

The International Boxing Association has begun an enquiry into the allegations that a Nepal boxer, Anjani Teli, competed in the 2021 National championships in India with a different name and the possibility of her holding two passports. “This matter was brought to our notice and we have duly brought it to the notice of the IBA through an email communication …

Russian, New Zealand boxers overcome obstacles to compete
1 year, 9 months ago

Russian, New Zealand boxers overcome obstacles to compete

The Hindu  

It was a sense of relief for athletes of some countries to be able to overcome the odds and compete in the World women’s boxing championships here on Thursday. While it was a matter of pride for Russian and Belarusian boxers to fight under their own flags, despite these countries’ involvement in the Ukraine war, again after missing the previous …

World women’s championships | Boxers from Russia and New Zealand overcome obstacles
1 year, 9 months ago

World women’s championships | Boxers from Russia and New Zealand overcome obstacles

The Hindu  

It was a sense of relief for athletes of some countries to be able to overcome the odds and compete in the World women’s boxing championships. Even as several countries boycotted the event due to the International Boxing Association’s decision to allow athletes from Russia and Belarus to take part in their own colours, the boxers and their supporters made …

Women's World Boxing Championships 2023: IBA President Kremlev Calls India 'Capital of Women's Boxing'
1 year, 9 months ago

Women's World Boxing Championships 2023: IBA President Kremlev Calls India 'Capital of Women's Boxing'

News 18  

The International Boxing Association President Umar Kremlev on Tuesday termed India as the capital of women’s boxing as the country is all set for the biggest boxing event with the IBA Women’s World Boxing Championships 2023, kickstarting on Wednesday at New Delhi’s Indira Gandhi Sports Complex. Generally, 250 to 260 boxers compete in such championships but this year it’s a …

World Women’s Boxing Championships: Ready to throw some punches
1 year, 9 months ago

World Women’s Boxing Championships: Ready to throw some punches

The Hindu  

There has been a lot of unwanted attention on the World Women’s Boxing Championships to be held in New Delhi from March 15 to 26. It’s driven, firstly, by the boycott by several prominent countries after permission had been granted to Russian and Belarusian boxers to compete under their national flags; secondly, by the International Boxing Association’s tussle with the …

Women’s Boxing World Championship: IBA opens disciplinary proceedings against officials for “inciting boycott”
1 year, 9 months ago

Women’s Boxing World Championship: IBA opens disciplinary proceedings against officials for “inciting boycott”

The Hindu  

The International Boxing Association has opened disciplinary proceedings against five officials for “inciting a boycott” of the Women’s World Championship in Delhi later this month. The world body said the Boxing Independent Integrity Unit received a complaint against “certain individuals for a breach of the IBA Constitution and its Disciplinary and Ethics Code with their public actions.” The officials include …

Ukraine Joins World Boxing Championship Boycott Over Russian, Belarusian Inclusion
1 year, 10 months ago

Ukraine Joins World Boxing Championship Boycott Over Russian, Belarusian Inclusion

News 18  

Ukraine’s boxing federation has joined a growing boycott of the amateur world championships over the inclusion of Russian and Belarusian boxers, who have been allowed to compete with national flags and anthems. FBU vice president Oleg Ilchenko told public broadcaster Suspline on Wednesday that their boxers would not compete in this year’s men’s and women’s championships, which will be held …

Boxing boycott grows as Britain, Czech Republic pull out of world titles due to rift with IBA over Russian fighters
1 year, 10 months ago

Boxing boycott grows as Britain, Czech Republic pull out of world titles due to rift with IBA over Russian fighters

ABC  

Boxers from Britain and the Czech Republic have joined a United States-led boycott of the world championships, deepening a stand-off over the International Boxing Association's Russian president and his insistence on letting Russian fighters compete under their country's flag and anthem. Key points: The number of nations boycotting this year's world amateur boxing championships has grown to four, with the …

India to host women's World Boxing Championship next year: BFI
2 years, 1 month ago

India to host women's World Boxing Championship next year: BFI

The Hindu  

India will host the women's world boxing championships in 2023 in New Delhi, two years after the country was stripped of the hosting rights of men's event for not paying the requisite fee to the global governing body. "We have got the hosting rights of women's world championship and are looking to host the event around the end of March …

India to host women’s World Boxing Championships next year - BFI
2 years, 1 month ago

India to host women’s World Boxing Championships next year - BFI

The Hindu  

The gold medallists will be awarded $100,000 in the next Women’s World Boxing championship to be staged here in the Capital next year. The reigning World Champion Nikhat Zareen was also present and said that she was “super excited” about the chance to defend her title at home. A tournament of this stature helps empower women in India, giving them …

India to Host Women's World Boxing Championships 2023 in New Delhi: BFI
2 years, 1 month ago

India to Host Women's World Boxing Championships 2023 in New Delhi: BFI

News 18  

India will host the women’s world boxing championships in 2023 in New Delhi, two years after the country was stripped of the hosting rights of men’s event for not paying the requisite fee to the global governing body. India has never conducted the men’s world championship but it will be the third time that the elite women’s competition will be …

2022 Thailand Open Boxing: Minakshi to begin Indian challenge as men and women boxers handed contrasting draws
2 years, 8 months ago

2022 Thailand Open Boxing: Minakshi to begin Indian challenge as men and women boxers handed contrasting draws

The Hindu  

Indian women boxers were given relatively tough draws compared to men as the 2022 Thailand Open International Boxing tournament will begin in Phuket on Sunday with Minakshi kick starting country’s challenge on the opening day against Jutamas Jitpong of Thailand in the 51kg first round bout. It will also be the first tournament for the 2019 World Championships silver medallist …

National Women's Boxing Championships: Emergence of new talent
3 years, 1 month ago

National Women's Boxing Championships: Emergence of new talent

The Hindu  

In the absence of Olympic medallists, Lovlina Borgohain and M. C. Mary Kom, the National women’s championships at the St. Joseph’s International School in Hisar witnessed the emergence of several talented boxers who might go on to become the future stars of Indian boxing. READ: AIBA women's world boxing set to be postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic If boxing manages …

AIBA women's world boxing set to be postponed due to COVID-19
3 years, 1 month ago

AIBA women's world boxing set to be postponed due to COVID-19

Firstpost  

The decision to postpone the championships could be announced anytime this week. The tournament was tentatively planned from 4-18 December in Istanbul New Delhi: The women’s world boxing championship scheduled next month in Turkey could be postponed because of the high COVID-19 case load being registered in the country, a spokesperson of the International Boxing Association told PTI on Tuesday. …

AIBA women's world boxing set to be postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic
3 years, 1 month ago

AIBA women's world boxing set to be postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic

The Hindu  

The women's world boxing championship scheduled next month in Turkey is all set to be postponed due to the high number of COVID-19 cases being registered in the country, a spokesperson of the International Boxing Association told PTI on Tuesday. "It is highly likely that the world championship would be postponed as many countries have expressed reservations about travelling to …

Istanbul to host women's boxing world championships, event to offer same prize money as men
3 years, 2 months ago

Istanbul to host women's boxing world championships, event to offer same prize money as men

The Hindu  

The women's boxing world championships will be held in Istanbul in early December and will offer a total prize money of $2.6 million, same amount as marked for the men's event, as the sport's global governing body seeks to achieve gender equality. The announcement came after an agreement was signed between the sport's apex body and the Turkish Boxing Federation …

Women's boxing world championships at Istanbul in early December
3 years, 2 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 …

Boxing world championship for men to be held in Oct-Nov in Belgrade
3 years, 7 months ago

Boxing world championship for men to be held in Oct-Nov in Belgrade

The Hindu  

The world championship of boxing for men will be held from October 26 to November 6 in Belgrade, Serbia, the International Boxing Association announced on Tuesday. "The tournament will be held from 26 October – 6 November 2021," the AIBA announced. READ | "The AIBA men's World Boxing Championships will show our determination to provide a platform for boxers all …

Indian women boxers lord the ring at youth world championships with 6 gold medals
3 years, 8 months ago

Indian women boxers lord the ring at youth world championships with 6 gold medals

The Hindu  

Indian women boxers, featuring in seven of the 10 summit clashes, performed magnificently to secure seven crowns in the World youth boxing championships here on Thursday. While Gitika prevailed 5-0 over Poland's Natalia Kuczewska, Babyrojisana defeated Valeriia Linkova of Russia by a similar margin after a close opening round. READ: Eight Indian boxers enter World Youth Championships finals Gitika opened …

2023 Men's Boxing World Championships to be Held in Tashkent
3 years, 8 months ago

2023 Men's Boxing World Championships to be Held in Tashkent

News 18  

The 2023 men’s boxing World Championships will be held in Uzbekistan capital Tashkent, the International Boxing Association announced on Friday. During his visit to Uzbekistan, Kremlev held a working meeting and a press conference with the chairman of the NOC Rustam Shaabdurakhmonov and the first deputy chairman of Boxing Federation of Ukbezkistan Saken Polatov, where he discussed the development of …

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