U.S. OLYMPIC BOXING HOPEFUL KEYSHAWN DAVIS MULLS GOING PRO
With the Tokyo 2020 Olympics postponed until next year due to the ongoing threat of the coronavirus, athletes with professional aspirations have difficult decisions to make.
2020 SUMMER OLYMPICS TO BE CALLED OFF?
An International Olympic Committee member acknowledged Monday that the 2020 Summer Olympics will be postponed. Dick Pound, an influential IOC member from Canada, told USA Today that the Summer Olympics might not take place until 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic. The games were scheduled to begin July 24 and end August 9 in…
OLYMPIC BOXING QUALIFIERS SUSPENDED AS VIRUS SPREADS
The European, Americas and final world qualifying boxing tournaments for the Tokyo Olympic Games were suspended on Monday after falling victim to the coronavirus outbreak sweeping the globe.
OLYMPIC BOXING QUALIFIERS IN ARGENTINA CANCELLED
Boxers from the Americas, including Jamaica’s team of eight competitors, suffered a major setback last Wednesday when the Local Organisation Committee in Argentina announced a cancellation of the qualifying tournament for the Tokyo Olympics.
DAVID NYIKA REACHES FINALS AT OLYMPIC QUALIFIERS
New Zealand amateur boxer David Nyika has won through to the final of the Asia-Oceania Olympic qualifying tournament in Jordan.
BAKHODIR JALOLOV ONE STEP AWAY FROM AN OLYMPIC SLOT
Bakhodir Jalolov, the Uzbek world amateur champion, will only have to win one bout to secure his Olympic spot at the Asia/Oceania Olympic Boxing Qualifiers at Amman, Jordan, which begin on Tuesday.
SAMPSON LEWKOWICZ MEETS WITH PANAMA PREZ TO DISCUSS AMATEUR BOXING
On Thursday, February 6 in Panama, Promoter Sampson Lewkowicz of Sampson Boxing accepted an invitation to a meeting with that country’s president, the Honorable Laurentino “Nito” Cortizo Cohen, to discuss a rebirth of their amateur boxing program.
GOLDEN GLOVES SET TO KICK OFF
The Western Pennsylvania Police Athletic League Pennsylvania Golden Gloves tournaments begin this month with several cards leading up to the state finals in April and the national finals in early May.
JORDAN TO HOST OLYMPIC BOXING QUALIFIER
An Olympic boxing qualifier, which was cancelled in China following the outbreak of a deadly virus that has claimed 26 lives, will be held instead in Jordan, officials said Friday.
AIBA LOOKS TO MAKE REFORMS, INCLUDING POSSIBLE NAME CHANGE
Amateur boxing’s troubled governing body AIBA is considering a name change after it was cut out of organizing the Olympic tournaments this year.