IOC to decide on boxing's Olympic future in Tokyo after controversial Gafur Rakhimov's election as AIBA president
6 years, 1 month ago

IOC to decide on boxing's Olympic future in Tokyo after controversial Gafur Rakhimov's election as AIBA president

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The IOC has been losing patience with boxing since a judging scandal at the Rio Games in 2016 when all 36 officials and referees were suspended amid allegations of bout-fixing. The International Olympic Committee holds a two-day gathering in the 2020 Summer Games host city after its president said he was “extremely worried about the governance of AIBA”, the International Boxing Association. Thomas Bach said earlier this year that a report handed to the IOC in April “still lacks execution and substance in some areas” and that his organisation “retains the right to exclude boxing from Tokyo 2020”. “Irrespective of the decision taken… we will make the necessary efforts to ensure that athletes have the possibility to pursue their Olympic journey.” ‘Maliciously motivated’ Meanwhile, from Wednesday, officials from the powerful Association of National Olympic Committees will also gather in Tokyo under a cloud after the organisation’s president stepped aside to fight allegations of forgery. Sporting powerbroker Sheikh Ahmad al-Fahad al-Sabah said last week he was “temporarily” relinquishing his IOC duties as he faces forgery charges he says are “maliciously motivated by political factions within Kuwait”.

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Boxing given Olympic ultimatum for inclusion at LA 2028
1 month ago

Boxing given Olympic ultimatum for inclusion at LA 2028

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

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

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Who is Anna Luca Hamori? Hungarian Olympic boxer set to fight Imane Khelif at Paris 2024
5 months, 1 week ago

Who is Anna Luca Hamori? Hungarian Olympic boxer set to fight Imane Khelif at Paris 2024

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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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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 …

Boxing might hear its last Olympic bell in Paris. Gennady Golovkin supports the fight to save it
5 months, 2 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 …

India Parts ways with IBA, Joins World Boxing
7 months, 1 week ago

India Parts ways with IBA, Joins World Boxing

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Boxing Federation of India on Friday parted ways with the suspended IBA and joined the breakaway World Boxing in a bid to counter the threat to the sport's Olympic future. The move comes months after the International Olympic Committee reiterated its threat to leave boxing out of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics if national federations continued to …

Breakaway body World Boxing in talks with up to 30 new members as it seeks to run 2028 Olympic event
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Breakaway body World Boxing in talks with up to 30 new members as it seeks to run 2028 Olympic event

Associated Press  

RENENS, Switzerland — Breakaway governing body World Boxing says it is holding talks with 25 to 30 prospective new member nations as it seeks to be the International Olympic Committee’s preferred partner to run boxing tournaments at the Los Angeles Games in 2028. World Boxing is seeking to supplant the International Boxing Association, which was expelled from the Olympic movement …

Summer Olympic federations exclude IBA, call for new boxing body
9 months ago

Summer Olympic federations exclude IBA, call for new boxing body

The Hindu  

The Association of Summer Olympic International Federations on Tuesday excluded the International Boxing Association and called for a new organisation to take over the sport’s global duties. The IOC has since urged national boxing federations and national Olympic committees to find a partner international federation by next year at the latest to keep the sport in the Olympics. Boxing is …

IOC sets deadline of ‘early 2025’ to keep boxing in the Olympics for Los Angeles with a new partner
9 months, 1 week ago

IOC sets deadline of ‘early 2025’ to keep boxing in the Olympics for Los Angeles with a new partner

The Hindu  

The International Olympic Committee on Wednesday said it needs to find a suitable new international boxing body by early next year or else risk boxing dropping out of the Olympics for the Los Angeles Games in 2028. To keep boxing on the Olympic program, the IOC needs a recognized and reliable International Federation as a partner, as with all the …

IOC sets deadline of ‘early 2025' to keep boxing in the Olympics for Los Angeles with a new partner
9 months, 1 week ago

IOC sets deadline of ‘early 2025' to keep boxing in the Olympics for Los Angeles with a new partner

Associated Press  

LAUSANNE, Switzerland — The International Olympic Committee on Wednesday said it needs to find a suitable new international boxing body by early next year or else risk boxing dropping out of the Olympics for the Los Angeles Games in 2028. To keep boxing on the Olympic program, the IOC needs a recognized and reliable International Federation as a partner, as …

Pacquiao’s Paris 2024 Olympics boxing bid knocked out: official
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Pacquiao’s Paris 2024 Olympics boxing bid knocked out: official

The Hindu  

Boxing legend Manny Pacquiao’s bid to fight at the Paris 2024 Games has been rejected by the International Olympic Committee, a Filipino official said on Sunday. Manila had made a “special request” to the IOC last year seeking permission for the former world champion in multiple weight divisions, to box in Paris despite a rule setting the age limit for …

'There's Going to be Boxing at LA 2028': IBA Confident Event Will Remain Part of Olympic Games
1 year, 1 month ago

'There's Going to be Boxing at LA 2028': IBA Confident Event Will Remain Part of Olympic Games

News 18  

Boxing won’t miss the Olympic Games but it’s definitely the other way around, says International Boxing Association president Umar Kremlev while claiming the sport will be part of Los Angeles 2028. However, at the Ordinary Congress of the IBA, held in Dubai on Saturday, the governing body’s president Umar Kremlev said IOC makes money from boxing and that Olympic Games …

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 — …

Los Angeles Olympics 2028: Boxing put ‘on hold’ by IOC
1 year, 2 months ago

Los Angeles Olympics 2028: Boxing put ‘on hold’ by IOC

The Hindu  

Boxing faces an uncertain long-term future as an Olympic sport after its place at the 2028 Los Angeles Games was confirmed as being “on hold” on Monday by the International Olympic Committee. The withdrawal of recognition by the IOC’s executive board followed concerns over the credibility of IBA sanctioned tournaments as well as the boxing governing body’s finances and governance. …

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 …

International Boxing Association is stripped of its recognition: IOC
1 year, 6 months ago

International Boxing Association is stripped of its recognition: IOC

The Hindu  

The International Boxing Association was banished from the Olympic family on Thursday, ending a years-long dispute fuelled 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 the values …

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

The Independent  

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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 …

Global Boxing Body Rejects IOC Move to Derecognise it as 'Truly Abhorrent' and 'Purely Political'
1 year, 7 months ago

Global Boxing Body Rejects IOC Move to Derecognise it as 'Truly Abhorrent' and 'Purely Political'

News 18  

The International Boxing Association has rejected as “truly abhorrent” and “purely political” the recommendation by the Executive Board of the International Olympic Committee to withdraw IBA’s recognition over failure to resolve governance issues. “The recommendation of the IOC EB does not reflect the reality of the situation where extraordinary progress on reforms and internationally recognized standards of good governance have …

Defiant boxing body IBA aims for progress in Olympic dispute
1 year, 8 months ago

Defiant boxing body IBA aims for progress in Olympic dispute

The Hindu  

Seeking to resolve a years-long dispute with Olympic officials, the International Boxing Association said it will update the IOC this week and no longer has Russian energy giant Gazprom as a sponsor. Boxing’s financial dependence on Gazprom is among governance and integrity concerns for the International Olympic Committee, which cut ties with the sport’s governing body in 2019 and is …

Defiant boxing body IBA aims for progress in Olympic dispute
1 year, 8 months ago

Defiant boxing body IBA aims for progress in Olympic dispute

Associated Press  

GENEVA — Seeking to resolve a years-long dispute with Olympic officials, the International Boxing Association said on Monday it will update the IOC this week and no longer has Russian energy giant Gazprom as a sponsor. Boxing’s financial dependence on Gazprom is among governance and integrity concerns for the International Olympic Committee, which cut ties with the sport’s governing body …

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

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New international federation set up to help keep boxing part of the Olympics
1 year, 8 months ago

New international federation set up to help keep boxing part of the Olympics

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If IOC want to conduct Olympic qualifiers, they should ask us: IBA president Umar Kremlev
1 year, 9 months ago

If IOC want to conduct Olympic qualifiers, they should ask us: IBA president Umar Kremlev

Firstpost  

New Delhi: International Boxing Association president Umar Kremlev on Tuesday asserted that the International Olympic Committee can’t hold Olympic qualifying championships without taking the world boxing body’s permission. “IBA is the main association that should be responsible for the Olympic qualification and the World Championships before the Olympics Games,” Kremlev told reporters ahead of the women’s World Championship. However last …

IBA President Kremlev: If IOC wants to conduct Olympic qualifiers they should ask us
1 year, 9 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 …

‘IBA-IOC slugfest to affect boxers’
1 year, 10 months ago

‘IBA-IOC slugfest to affect boxers’

The Hindu  

The ongoing slugfest between the International Boxing Association and the International Olympic Committee will affect boxers the most, according to some accomplished pugilists of the country. The tussle between the IBA, The IBA, which has been suspended from the second consecutive Olympics by the IOC for various irregularities, said its system “was approved by the IOC Executive Board on April …

USA Boxing condemns IBA’s ‘misleading’ 2024 Olympics qualifiers
1 year, 10 months ago

USA Boxing condemns IBA’s ‘misleading’ 2024 Olympics qualifiers

The Hindu  

The Russian-led International Boxing Association’s announcement that its world championships are qualifiers for the 2024 Olympics is “false and misleading” and an attempt to sabotage qualification for the Paris Games, USA Boxing said. The International Olympic Committee has removed the IBA from the Paris qualification process due to governance and other issues but the suspended body has said both championships …

Boxing Chiefs Claim to be Victims of 'Persecution' in Olympics Future Row
2 years ago

Boxing Chiefs Claim to be Victims of 'Persecution' in Olympics Future Row

News 18  

Boxing chiefs claimed on Friday they are victims of “persecution” and “extortion” as their sport faces being axed from the Olympic programme. Olympic bosses upheld a ban on the International Boxing Association earlier this month, insisting that the “drastic change of culture” requested in order to lift a suspension had not been implemented. “The Olympic Games are a global sporting …

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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IOC Refuses to Lift Suspension of Boxing Body; Writes Letter Listing its Concerns
2 years, 1 month ago

IOC Refuses to Lift Suspension of Boxing Body; Writes Letter Listing its Concerns

News 18  

The International Olympic Committee has decided not to lift the suspension of the International Boxing Association’s recognition and involve it in conducting boxing competitions at the Paris Olympics in 2024. “As a consequence, the IOC Executive Board has sent another letter listing its concerns to IBA, following the one delivered in September 2022, informing it that the drastic change of …

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 …

IOC Approves New Qualification System for Boxing for Paris 2024; Quotas Can be Earned at Hangzhou Asian Games
2 years, 4 months ago

IOC Approves New Qualification System for Boxing for Paris 2024; Quotas Can be Earned at Hangzhou Asian Games

News 18  

The Executive Board of the International Olympic Committee has approved a new boxing qualification system for the Olympic Games in Paris in 2024, making the regional multi-sports events like the Asian Games, Pan-Am Games, European Games as qualification events. ASIA CUP 2022: FULL COVERAGE | SCHEDULE | RESULTS After stripping the International Boxing Association of the right to host boxing …

Corruption-tainted Boxing Federation Excluded From 2024 Paris Olympics
2 years, 6 months ago

Corruption-tainted Boxing Federation Excluded From 2024 Paris Olympics

News 18  

Boxing’s corruption-tainted world governing body will once again be excluded from organising their own events at the 2024 Olympics in Paris, the International Olympic Committee confirmed on Friday. “In the interest of the athletes and the boxing community, the IBA will not be running qualifications and Olympic events,” IOC sports director Kit McConnell told a press conference. Boxing will take …

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, 7 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 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 …

Boxing among 3 Olympic sports in danger of losing 2028 spot
3 years, 1 month ago

Boxing among 3 Olympic sports in danger of losing 2028 spot

India TV News  

Highlights Modern pentathlon has effectively been told by the IOC to remove equestrian jumping from the event. Boxing, weightlifting and modern pentathlon were set a target of about 18 months to make changes in order to keep their status as Olympic sports for the 2028 Los Angeles Games. The high-profile incident of a coach striking a horse at the Tokyo …

Boxing among 3 Olympic sports in danger of losing 2028 spot
3 years, 1 month ago

Boxing among 3 Olympic sports in danger of losing 2028 spot

India TV News  

Boxing, weightlifting and modern pentathlon were set a target of about 18 months to make changes in order to keep their status as Olympic sports for the 2028 Los Angeles Games. The high-profile incident of a coach striking a horse at the Tokyo Olympics has undermined modern pentathlon’s reputation despite more than 100 years in the Games since being created …

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 …

AIBA reforms push to secure boxing's Olympic future; polls in 2022, liaison officer to work with IOC
3 years, 1 month ago

AIBA reforms push to secure boxing's Olympic future; polls in 2022, liaison officer to work with IOC

Firstpost  

The International Olympic Committee, suspended AIBA in 2019 and conducted the Tokyo Olympics boxing event through a task force Lausanne: 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 …

AIBA reforms push to secure boxing's Olympic future: polls in 2022, liaison officer to work with IOC
3 years, 1 month ago

AIBA reforms push to secure boxing's Olympic future: polls in 2022, liaison officer to work with IOC

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. The International Olympic Committee, which suspended AIBA in 2019 and conducted …

IOC blames AIBA over Serbia's refusal to let in Kosovo boxers
3 years, 2 months ago

IOC blames AIBA over Serbia's refusal to let in Kosovo boxers

The Hindu  

Serbia's refusal to allow boxers from Kosovo into the country for the men's world championships was due to international federation AIBA's lack of due diligence in awarding the tournament to Belgrade, the International Olympic Committee said on Sunday. "It appears that AIBA has not applied the necessary due diligence before allocating this tournament to Belgrade, despite the fact that the …

AIBA World Boxing Championships to allow spectators
3 years, 3 months ago

AIBA World Boxing Championships to allow spectators

The Hindu  

Spectators will be allowed at next month's men's world boxing championships in Serbia, the International Boxing Association announced on Monday, making it the first major event in the sport to welcome back fans since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. RELATED| "Spectators are allowed at the 2021 AIBA men's World Boxing Championships at Stark Arena in Belgrade, Serbia. AIBA president …

BFI president Ajay Singh: Performance in the Olympics not as good as we wanted it to be
3 years, 3 months ago

BFI president Ajay Singh: Performance in the Olympics not as good as we wanted it to be

The Hindu  

Reviewing the Tokyo Olympics performance and looking forward to Paris 2024, Boxing Federation of India president Ajay Singh feels the national body needs to take a few initiatives to achieve a better performance in the next Games. There's fantastic potential in women's boxing and India expects to be a leading country in women's boxing and a lot of focus will …

Olympics: Tokyo 2020 Games all set to begin after year's delay amid protests, Covid-19 pandemic
3 years, 5 months ago

Olympics: Tokyo 2020 Games all set to begin after year's delay amid protests, Covid-19 pandemic

India Today  

The Tokyo 2020 Olympics is all set to get underway in Japan's capital city on Friday morning with a scaled-down opening ceremony due to the Covid-19 restrictions A year's wait is finally going to end for sports fans all across the world but the nervousness and anxiety levels will still be very high as Tokyo 2020 kicks-off amid protests and …

Op-Ed: Tokyo’s Olympics have turned nightmarish. L.A., are you watching?
3 years, 5 months ago

Op-Ed: Tokyo’s Olympics have turned nightmarish. L.A., are you watching?

LA Times  

Athletes are testing positive for the coronavirus, fans aren’t welcome, the Japanese are unhappy — but the powerbrokers insist the Games must go own. In May, as public opinion against the Tokyo Olympics surged along with COVID-19 cases in Japan, International Olympic Committee spokesperson Mark Adams uttered what could be the nine most terrifying words in the Olympic lexicon: “We …

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. …

Thomas Bach gives message of reassurance to Olympic athletes after reaching Tokyo
3 years, 6 months ago

Thomas Bach gives message of reassurance to Olympic athletes after reaching Tokyo

The Hindu  

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach arrived in Tokyo ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, which are scheduled to take place in the Japanese capital between 23rd July and 8th August. Bach has delivered a message of support to athletes arriving in Japan for the games after it was confirmed no spectators will be allowed at venues due to …

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