India boxing’s High Performance Director Santiago Nieva expects the national camp to resume at least partially next month and foresees no hiccups in fans rushing back to live sport in the age of social distancing as he feels people always “look for risks.” The seasoned coach, who has been with the Indian team since…
TOLEDO, Ohio — Carmen Williamson, who in the 1940s and ’50s was a top U.S. amateur boxer and then in 1984 became the first black boxing referee and judge at the Olympic Games, has died. He was 94.
Keyshawn Davis, the U.S’ top amateur male boxer, said he declined offers to turn professional until after a potential Tokyo Olympics appearance.
England’s Giorgio Brugnoli has resigned as a member of the International Boxing Association (AIBA) Executive Committee with immediate effect, dealing another blow to the governance of the embattled organisation.
The International Boxing Association (AIBA) will not be reinstated for the rescheduled Tokyo Olympic Games even if it completes its reforms in time to take back control of the amateur sport.
The Russian Boxing Federation has launched a hotline and an operational headquarters to support the local population through the coronavirus pandemic.
The International Olympic Committee announced Monday that the postponed 2020 Summer Olympics have new dates for 2021.
An International Olympic Committee taskforce has been called “irresponsible” after the Turkish Boxing Federation said two fighters and a coach who took part in a Tokyo 2020 qualifying event in London in March had since tested positive for coronavirus. The Boxing Road to Tokyo competition at the Copper Box was called off after three…
It’s been announced that world amateur champion Oleksandr Khyzhniak from Ukraine was elected AIBA Athlete’s commission chair, and a European amateur champion from Italy, Irma Testa, became the vice-chair.
AIBA, the controversial governing body of amateur boxing, is hoping to complete all of their reform requirements in order to have their organization suspension lifted before the start of the Tokyo Olympics in 2021.