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New Committees are established  Five new Committees were established under the adopted AIBA Constitution during the virtual Board of Directors meeting. In addition to four Committees standing in the Constitution – Disciplinary Committee, Ethics Committee, Athletes Committee and the Audit Committee – the Directors created five new committees. These are: Coaches Committee – which will […]

AIBA Board of Directors voted in favor to establish Committees under the new Constitution during the virtual meeting on Friday, December 18.  In total, there are nine Committees approved, in addition to the Ethics Committee, Disciplinary Committee, Athletes Committee, and Audit Committee standing in the Constitution.    Newly established Committees are Coaches Committee, Champions & Veterans Committee, Competitions […]

AIBA continues to pay attention to best practice measures and new updates that will assist us to safeguard our athletes. As such, the AIBA Medical Handbook has been updated to ensure the continued safety and health of AIBA’s Boxers. The following amendments and recommendations were discussed during the Medical Commission meeting on March 6 in […]

AIBA President Mr. Umar Kremlev expressed condolences on passing away of Mr. Terry Smith. ‘On behalf of myself and the entire boxing family, I would like to express my most heartfelt condolences and my deepest sympathy for the mourning of Mr. Terry Smith,’ Mr.Kremlev said. ‘He will always be remembered for his great passion and […]

The AIBA Congress has expressed its will for reforms with the democratic election of the new President and adoption of the new Constitution. The main AIBA bi-annual event was conducted virtually on December 12-13, 2020, with voting procedures, carried out on the secure Lumi Global platform. Day 1. Presidential election With 155 out of 158 […]

Following the election of Umar Kremlev as the new President of the International Boxing Association (AIBA) on Saturday, the boxing body adopted its new Constitution with an overwhelming majority during the second day of its Congress meeting today with 84 votes in favor, 25 votes against and 21 abstentions. The principle objectives of the constitutional […]

Umar Kremlev is the new president of the International Boxing Association (AIBA), winning the election on Saturday with 57.33 per cent of the vote. Kremlev has called for unity and reforms in AIBA, the sports body that represents amateur boxing worldwide. The election was held virtually at AIBA’s ongoing congress due to the pandemic. It […]

AIBA Interim President Dr. Mohamed Moustahsane prepared the report for AIBA Congress.   The document is available on the AIBA website for the review of National Federations prior to the Day 2 of the AIBA Congress, it can be found here below and on the Congress 2020 dedicated page.   During the Congress, Dr. Moustahsane […]

The AIBA Election Committee has checked all required documents of the candidate from the Dutch Boxing Federation, Mr. Boris Van der Vorst, and accepted his candidacy for the upcoming Presidential elections. AIBA Congress will be held on December 12th and 13th with the election of the new leader of the organization on the first day. […]

The Chairman of the AIBA Eection Committee Mr. Bernhard Welten wrote a letter to the AIBA National Federations where he made a statement on the false information distributed by an anonymous sender earlier today. ‘This disinformation attempt is misleading and harmful to AIBA’s election process,’ claimed Mr. Welten. ‘These documents contain allegations against Mr. Umar […]

The AIBA Election Committee received a letter from Mr. Ramie Al-Masri who informed that he withdrew his candidacy for the upcoming AIBA Presidental elections. Therefore, AIBA still has five candidates running for the position. The elections will take place on the first day of the virtual Congress on Saturday, December 12th.  All the information about […]

One person from each of the Continental Confederations was selected by the AIBA Election Committee to serve as scrutineer on the upcoming AIBA elections.    Here is the list of the five scrutineers: 1.  AFBC – Fédération Malgache de Boxe Ndriana Andriamanantena 2. AMBC – Barbados Boxing Association Dr. Melissa Branford-Jones 3. ASBC – Chinese […]

The AIBA Election Committee received a letter from Mr. Domingo Solano who informed that he withdrew his candidacy for the upcoming AIBA Presidental elections. Therefore, AIBA still has six candidates running for the position. The elections will take place on the first day of the virtual Congress on Saturday, December 12th.  All the information about […]

Presidents of the AIBA Confederations prepared reports for AIBA Congress which will be held on December 12-13, 2020.   The reports are available on the AIBA website for the review of National Federations prior to AIBA Congress, they can be found here below and on the Congress 2020 dedicated page.   During the Congress, the […]

AIBA Congress takes place on December 12th-13th and starts at 12:00 CET on a virtual platform. On Monday, December 7th AIBA Office will distribute the Congress Zoom link to National Federation’s delegates. As well as voting delegates will receive a unique access log in to LUMI where they will vote. Test event for the AIBA […]

The presidential election of the International Boxing Association (AIBA) will be fair and democratic, according to the head of AIBA’s Ethics Commission, Bernhard Welten. Being the new chairman for roughly two months, he is expected to assist in implementing key reforms to help reinstate AIBA, which represents amateur boxing worldwide, after it was suspended by […]

The draft of the AIBA Constitution was presented to the National Federations during series of webinars for each of the five Confederations held on November 20, 23 and 24, 2020. More than 65 National Federations in total joined the webinars and had a chance to make comments and raise questions during dedicated Q&A sessions.  AIBA […]

All seven candidates for the position of the AIBA President were approved by the AIBA Election Committee on November 12th.  The candidates are the following (in the alphabet order):  Al-Masri Ramie – Germany  Al Otaiba Anas – UAE  Kremlev Umar – Russia  Mikayilov Suleyman – Azerbaijan   Moustahsane Mohamed – Morocco  Solano Domingo – Dominican […]

In total, 144 out of 200 National Federations are eligible for the upcoming AIBA Ordinary Congress held on December 12-13, 2020. The full list of eligible National Federations can be found below.   List of the eligible NFs The post AIBA announces the list of eligible NFs for the Congress appeared first on AIBA. https://www.aiba.org/blog/aiba-announces-the-list-of-eligible-nfs-for-the-congress/

The International Boxing Association (AIBA) is delivering real change through its reform process, according to Interim President Dr. Mohamed Moustahsane. He has called for the support of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) at this crucial time. AIBA, which represents amateur boxing worldwide, has implemented key reforms since it was suspended by the IOC in May […]