Boxing-New AIBA chief Kremlev eyes six-month reform programme
Umar Kremlev, the new president of the International Boxing Association (AIBA), plans to implement reforms over the next six months that could help restore its status with the International Olympic Committee (IOC), he told Reuters in an interview. Elected to head amateur boxing's governing body earlier this month, Kremlev has the task of implementing sweeping […]
AIBA submits report to IOC with Tokyo fate at stake
The International Boxing Association is counting on a crucial report being submitted to the International Olympic Committee on Monday to lift the threat over its inclusion at Tokyo 2020 and beyond. Boxing risks ejection from the Games after controversial Uzbek businessman Gafur Rakhimov was elected Boxing on Yahoo! Sports – News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy […]
WBC rips AIBA over Olympic boxing; some pros are intrigued (The Associated Press)
The president of the World Boxing Council sharply criticized the International Boxing Association on Thursday for its intention to allow professional fighters to compete in the Rio de Janeiro Olympics. The WBC’s Mauricio Sulaiman said AIBA ”does not have a clue of what boxing means and represents.” The head of pro boxing’s most prominent governing […]