Gennady Golovkin to fight in April as he waits for ‘Canelo
In the wake of Saul “Canelo” Alvarez announcing his May 7 showdown with Amir Khan, Gennady Golovkin has his next opponent lined up as both fighters are still angling toward a September fight.
Golovkin (34-0, 31 KOs) will defend his...
Curtains close on ‘best-ever’ AIBA World Boxing Championships
DOHA, 16 OCTOBER 2015: World boxing’s signature event duly delivered. The first-ever AIBA World Boxing Championships held in Qatar and the Middle East inspired and lifted an entire city on its feet over 10 days of exhilarating, non-stop entertainment,...
AIBA’s HeadsUp! initiative puts boxers first
“It is essential that AIBA fulfils its duty to provide a strong, secure framework within which boxers can develop and excel from grassroots to pro competition,” said AIBA President Dr Ching-Kuo Wu.“HeadsUp! will now be adopted by the world’s...
New era for AIBA Commissions gets warm welcome from boxing community in Manchester
The 8 commissions gathered in Manchester this week to discuss three crucial issues facing the sport: headguard removal, competition structure and pro-eligibility. The discussions were held in the spirit of the innovative HeadsUp! campaign, the ongoing initiative launched in...
India’s Relationship With Pakistan Should Not be Mixed With Sports: Boxer Jitender Kumar
New Delhi: Middleweight boxer Jitender Kumar reflecting on Pakistan’s participation in the upcoming South Asian Boxing Championship has said that sport should not be mixed with politics.
The 29-year-old boxer from Rohtak insisted that India’s bad relations with Pakistan should...
World’s top boxers set to ignite 2016 Rio Olympic boxing Test Event
60 men competing in the ten Olympic weight categories, will be World Series of Boxing and AIBA Pro Boxing stars, including Brazil’s hopeful Robson Conceicao and Kazakhstan's legendary Vassiliy Levit. Among the women competing in the three female weight...
AIBA’s HeadsUp initiative rolls out in Africa with signing of partnership with Zambian National...
Lausanne, November 12. In the spirit of the recently launched HeadsUp charter in Doha, Qatar, during the AIBA 2015 World Boxing Championships, the Olympic Youth Development Centre (OYDC) in Zambia will become a major boxing hub for the region,...