Uzbekistan’s new Welterweight World Champion Shakhram Giyasov has been named the Borgward Boxer of the Tournament following the 2017 AIBA World Championships in Hamburg. The 24-year-old talent went into the competition as top seed following his brilliant gold in Tashkent at the ASBC Championships in May, and his confidence was clear from the outset in […]
How do you reflect on the past 10 days here in Hamburg? What we have witnessed here is the coming together of the very best elements of our sport, showing to the world once again the power of boxing, the quality of our athletes and the spirit of AIBA and our National Federations. Even under […]
As well as the ten superb champions from six nations crowned at the end of the 2017 AIBA World Championships, the annual awards for Best Boxer, Team, Coach and Fair Play were also presented at the close of the tournament. Here are the winners… BEST BOXER: Oleksandr Khyzhniak (UKR) Ukrainian Middleweight Oleksandr Khyzhniak’s superb run […]
AIBA has welcomed SportCom as the Official Supplier of the 2017 World Championships in Hamburg, bringing in their expertise in developing first-class boxing rings and equipment to help create the best possible stage for the world’s top boxer to perform on. The SportCom CEO Mr Jean-Rene Savary explained what it means to the company to […]
