GIBRALTER AMATEUR BOXING ASSOCIATION JOINS AIBA
The Gibraltar Amateur Boxing Association has been accepted as a member of the International Boxing Association (AIBA).
AUSTRALIA BOXING EXPECTS BREAK-OUT 2020
Australian boxing is set for a huge year with the emergence of genuine Olympic gold medal prospect, a much-anticipated super fight and several fighters looking for world title shots.
U.S.A. AMATEUR BOXERS BEGIN PREPARATION FOR 2020 OLYMPICS
America’s best amateur boxers will compete for spots on the USA Olympic Team at the Lake Charles Civic Center beginning today at the 2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials.
TOO YOUNG FOR THE OLYMPICS, DEMONTAZE DUNCAN TURNS PRO
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Getting in fights and getting sent to alternative school was a way of life for middle schooler Demontaze Duncan of Louisville. Growing up in the Beecher Terrace public housing, life had delivered a lot of blows. His mother died when he was five. His dad was behind bars. But Demontaze’s …
2020 U.S. OLYMPIC WOMEN’S BOXING TEAM FINALIZED
Following four qualifying tournaments that began in December 2018, the field of 40 elite female boxers who will compete next month at the 2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Boxing in Lake Charles, La. is final.
NORFOLK TEENAGER WINS NATIONAL TITLE
Alfie Miller, 16, trains at Spartans Amateur Boxing Club in Great Yarmouth, where he is coached by Tony Norman. The Ormesby boy, who attends East Norfolk Sixth Form College, was crowned champion in the class B 60kg category at the Amateur Boxing Alliance’s (ABA) junior novice championships.
MAURICIO SULAIMAN DISCUSSES IOC AND BOXING
A statement regarding boxing and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) from Mauricio Sulaiman, president of the WBC:
OLYMPIC BOXING TESTS NEW JUDGING SYSTEM TO “REGAIN TRUST”
Olympic boxing officials will trial a new, more transparent judging system this week as the sport fights to “regain trust” after scandals that nearly saw it kicked out of the 2020 Summer Games.
WBC OPPOSES PROS IN THE OLYMPICS
The World Boxing Council (WBC) has doubled down on its total and categorical opposition to professional boxers being competing in the upcoming Tokyo Olympics. WBC President Mauricio Sulaiman announced Tuesday that the WBC, boxing’s largest professional organization, is forwarding a letter to the International Olympic Committee voicing its opposition.
SUBHASH APPANA: TIME FOR CHANGE IN BOXING
The newly-appointed Boxing Commission of Fiji chairman Subhash Appana wants to usher in a new era of change in what he has described as a currently “haphazard” organisation.