WESTERN NEW ENGLAND GOLDEN GLOVES RETURNS IN JANUARY
The 60th annual Western New England Golden Gloves boxing tournament will make its return to Connecticut later this month, as the Hartford Armory will host the historic amateur boxing event.
IOC WARNS OLYMPIC BOXING IN MAJOR TROUBLE
The IOC has told Olympic bodies not to trust a recent claim by the president of amateur boxing’s governing body that the sport’s worst problems are over.
AIBA ANXIOUS OVER IOC PROBE
The International Boxing Association (AIBA) said on Wednesday it had been left in the dark by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) following the launch of a probe into amateur boxing’s troubled governing body that has put qualifying for the sport’s 2020 Olympic event on hold.
PEREZ DEFEATS JARMANN TO REACH FINALS
In Salt Lake City, Albuquerque’s Abraham Perez defeated St. Louis’ Timothy Jarman by unanimous decision Thursday in the semifinals of the Elite men’s 114-pound weight class at the USA Boxing national championships.
ENGLISH BOXING OFFICIALS QUESTION RAKHIMOV’S ROLE
LONDON — England’s boxing federation has urged the troubled International Boxing Association’s president to question his position to help avoid expulsion from the Tokyo Olympics. In a letter to AIBA president Gafur Rakhimov, England Boxing told the alleged heroin trafficker, “It is time for you personally to think about the actions you can take to…
IOC ORDERS INQUIRY INTO TROUBLED AIBA
The International Olympic Committee has ordered an inquiry into the amateur boxing federation, which elected an alleged heroin trafficker as president four weeks ago.
AIBA SEES MORE CAMERAS AS VIDEO COMES TO THE FORE
At one glance, the KD Jadhav Indoor Stadium in New Delhi seems to be full of broadcast cameras and lights during the women’s boxing world championships. However, a closer look will reveal the number of the cameras are more than what meets the naked eye. It’s not just the television cameras that are filling the…
DENNIS PAGE BRINGS GOLDEN GLOVES TO SASKATOON
Dennis Page, Saskatoon’s biggest boxing booster, has another ring all ready to go.The city’s first Golden Gloves amateur boxing tournament runs Saturday and Sunday at TCU Place.
IOC PREZ HAS SERIOUS CONCERNS RE: AIBA
ROME — The election of an Uzbek businessman accused of ties to organized crime as president of AIBA isn’t the IOC’s only problem with the amateur boxing association.
RAKHIMOV ELECTED AIBA PREZ DESPITE IOC CRITICISM
MOSCOW — An Uzbek businessman who has been accused of ties to organized crime was elected president of the amateur boxing federation Saturday, putting the sport on a collision course with the International Olympic Committee.