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A long competition day with 47 contests was held at the EUBC Junior European Boxing Championships in Tbilisi on Day 4. Poland’s Ivan Kucherenko used his height advantage effectively and advanced to the quarter-finals following his second success in Georgia. The winners of today’s lightweight (60kg), light welterweight (63kg), welterweight (66kg), light middleweight (70kg), middleweight […]

AIBA has rescheduled the International Boxing Day from July 22 to August 27 to connect the date with the first edition of the AIBA World Boxing Championships, which was held in Havana, Cuba in 1974.  The competition was held between August 17 and August 30, 1974, where 11 champions were crowned and the host country […]

International Boxing Association (AIBA) set a prize fund of $160,000 USD for the medalists of the EUBC Junior European Boxing Championships which is taking place in Tbilisi, Georgia. The finals, both men’s and women’s, are scheduled for July 11. The winners will receive $4,000 USD. For silver medalists, AIBA provides a prize of $2,000 USD, […]

The International Boxing Association (AIBA) Board of Directors has voted in a fundamental change to the sport by amending the weight classes for youth and elite athletes at all AIBA competitions. Men’s weight categories will increase from 10 to 13, whilst women’s will rise from 10 to 12. The decision is in force from August […]

The young 15 and 16-year-old athletes will attend the EUBC Junior European Boxing Championships in Tbilisi, Georgia in the upcoming 12 days. 115 girls and 224 boys from 30 countries are registered to take part in the competition. That means the event will be much bigger than the 2020 edition in Sofia. Female boxers can […]

The legendary boxer Roy Jones Jr. was appointed the Ambassador of the 2021 AIBA Men’s World Boxing Championships, which takes place from October 26 to November 6 in Belgrade, Serbia. On Thursday he attended the official meeting with President of Serbia Aleksandar Vučić, AIBA President Umar Kremlev and other members of the Local Organising Committee. […]

President of Serbia Mr. Aleksandar Vučić and AIBA President Mr. Umar Kremlev held the first meeting of Local Organising Committee of the 2021 AIBA Men’s World Boxing Championships in Belgrade. According to Mr. Vučić, Serbia is ready to show its hospitality at the highest possible level. ‘The AIBA World Championships is a significant event. I […]

International Boxing Association (AIBA) President Mr. Umar Kremlev met with Mr. Nick Sore, Senior Refugee Sports Coordinator and Ms. Megumi Aoyama, External Relations Officer from UNHCR – the UN Refugee Agency –  at AIBA Headquarters in Lausanne.  They discussed the important role that boxing can play in supporting refugees around the world. ‘Boxing can play […]

28 June, Lausanne: The International Boxing Association (AIBA) today revealed major developments in its drive to reform boxing with the appointment of independent governance expert Professor Dr. Ulrich Haas and confirmation that a major independent financial audit will be conducted, in addition to Professor Richard McLaren’s independent investigation into refereeing and judging. The announcement was […]

The International Boxing Association (AIBA) will have a virtual press conference on Monday 28 June to mark AIBA President Umar Kremlev’s first six months in office and his vision for a new era of integrity and innovation at AIBA. Date: Monday 28 June 2021 Time: 16:00 CET Format: Online President Kremlev will be joined at […]

Twenty finals were held on the last competition day at the EUBC European U22 Boxing Championships in Roseto degli Abruzzi, Italy. The gold medals have been shared between Russia, Italy, France, England, Germany, Poland, Ukraine, Armenia and Ireland. Roseto degli Abruzzi hosted the 2018 EUBC European Youth Boxing Championships. After three years, a continental event […]

AIBA President Mr. Umar Kremlev met with the Referees and Judges of the EUBC U22 European Boxing Championships in Italy and stressed the importance of changing the mentality among Referees and Judges as the decision-makers of boxers’ results. ‘First and foremost, I would like to say that I appreciate your work,’ AIBA President Kremlev said. […]

Before the final competitions AIBA President Umar Kremlev used the opportunity to meet personally with young European athletes, to communicate with them directly and answer their questions. ‘The Finals of the European Championships will take place 24th of June. I would like to express my deep gratitude to all the organizers: the Italian Boxing Federation, […]

On behalf of the entire boxing family, AIBA would like to express most heartfelt condolences and deepest sympathy for the mourning of Mr. Muhammad Jahangir Riaz, Head of Green Hill, partner company for many years. He dedicated many years of his life to the development of boxing and other sports, including but not limited to […]

AIBA today reiterated its support for refugee boxers and the work of the UNHCR as the international federation celebrated World Refugee Day. A number of high profile refugee boxers, some having competed at the AIBA Boxing World Championships have led the way in showing how boxing can serve the fight for social justice. “Far too […]

Two sessions were held on the opening day of boxing at the EUBC U22 European Boxing Championships in Roseto degli Abruzzi, Italy. Ireland’s Kieran Molloy, France’s Hugo Grau and Denmark’s Sebastian Terteryan eliminated top opponents on Thursday. Roseto degli Abruzzi hosted the 2018 EUBC European Youth Boxing Championships, and after three years of break, continental […]

International Boxing Association (AIBA) set a prize fund of $320,000 USD for the medalists of the EUBC U22 European Boxing Championships which starts with the first fights today. The finals, both men’s and women’s, are scheduled for June 24.  The winners will receive $8,000 USD. For silver medalists, AIBA provides a prize of $4,000 USD, […]

The bright opening ceremony of the EUBC U22 European Boxing Championships was held in Roseto degli Abruzzi to mark the start of the tournament. The first fights are scheduled for today, June 17.  Roseto Major Mr. Sabatino Di Girolamo and FPI Vice President Mr. Fabrizio Baldantoni greeted the participants and officials. EUBC President Mr. Franco […]

On 14th of June Men’s Russian Boxing Cup started in Ekaterinburg, Russia. The opening ceremony was attended by President of the International Boxing Association (AIBA) Umar Kremlev, Governor of the Sverdlovsk Region Evgeny Kuyvashev and Secretary General of the Russian Boxing Federation Kirill Shchekutyev. ‘The Sverdlovsk Region is truly a boxing center. Ekaterinburg hosted the […]

International Boxing Association (AIBA) has retained McLaren Sport Solution (MGSS), 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. The IOC had identified the refereeing and judging of the tournament as an issue in its report which led to […]