The International Boxing Association (AIBA) has claimed a settlement agreement has been reached with Azerbaijani company Benkons MMC to repay a $10 million (£8 million/€8.5 million) loan following reports they are on the verge of bankruptcy. Benkons director Hamid Hamidov had reportedly claimed there was no schedule to repay the loan that was given…
Amateur boxing’s governing body, AIBA, faces the risk of bankruptcy after demands it immediately pays back millions of pounds in loans and investments it does not have, a senior figure in the organization has claimed. The revelation comes amid an increasingly bitter civil war inside AIBA, which has led to the resignations of its…
In today’s world of youth boxing, a pair of Reading fighters are at the head of the class. David Stevens and Xavian Ramirez – both of whom represent East Reading Boxing Club – each won the championship in his respective weight class at the 2017 Junior Olympic Youth Open and Prep National Championships in Charleston,…
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mikaela Mayer is giving up her gold medal dreams to chase even bigger fighting rewards. The U.S. Olympic boxer announced her decision to turn pro Friday. Mayer has signed with promoter Top Rank, and she will make her debut Aug. 5 in downtown Los Angeles. The San Fernando Valley…
A BOXING club which has been hailed a source of “great good” in the community has received a £30,000 council grant to construct a new clubhouse. Weymouth Amateur Boxing Club appealed to Weymouth and Portland Borough Council’s management committee for the one-off grant to fill a funding shortfall in its ongoing plans to build…
Rio Olympian Joe Ward will remain in the amateur ranks up until the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The Westmeath southpaw, who has been attracting the attention of pro promoters since winning his third European Elite light-heavy gold in the Ukraine last month, confirmed that he will remain in the amateur code until the 32nd Olympiad.…
The Irish Athletic Boxing Association (IABA) has avoided sanctions from Sport Ireland after meeting a deadline to resolve outstanding governance issues. According to The Business Post, Sport Ireland had warned IABA that they needed to undergo serious reforms by a deadline of June 30 or risk losing around €1 million (£885,000/$1.1 million). Following…
Georgia crowned three champions at this year’s USA Boxing Junior Olympics, Prep Nationals and Youth Championships tournaments held June 25 through July 1 in Charleston, W.Va. Among the winners was Sa’Rai Brown-El, an 11-year-old female from College Park who trains out of Lugo’s Boxing and Fitness gym in Marietta. Brown-El defeated Yvonne Flores…
The Guyana Boxing Association has been invited to send a team of pugilists to participate in the first ever Jamaica versus Guyana Goodwill Competition, scheduled for Kingston, Jamaica in early October. President of the Jamaica Boxing Association, Stephen ‘Bomber’ Jones, wrote to his Guyanese counterpart Steve Ninvalle, declaring his intention to commence the exchange program…
Every amateur boxer dreams of turning professional one day. With every meticulous punch he throws, Vanden High School boxer Derry Noble draws closer to turning that dream into a reality. Last weekend, Noble captured the seventh national title of his dream-like amateur career by winning the 114-pound flyweight belt at the 2017 Junior…