Pro boxers N’Dam, Ruenroeng qualify for Rio despite losses (The Associated Press)
Professional boxers Amnat Ruenroeng of Thailand and Hassan N’Dam of Cameroon have won spots at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics despite losing in the final qualifying tournament in Venezuela. Ruenroeng and N’Dam both advanced far enough in the tournament to qualify for Rio even with losses in Friday’s bouts. The 36-year-old Ruenroeng was stopped in […]
Pro boxers who compete in Rio will lose titles: IBF (Reuters)
(Reuters) – Professional boxers who compete at this year’s Olympics will be stripped of their International Boxing Federation titles, the IBF said in a statement on Monday. Professional boxers were given the green light to compete at the Aug. 5-21 Rio Games earlier this month but the IBF is unhappy with the decision and said […]
IBF will punish boxers who compete in Rio Olympics (The Associated Press)
The International Boxing Federation will punish fighters who compete in the Rio de Janeiro Olympics by removing them from the sanctioning body’s rankings or vacating their titles. The IBF announced its decision Monday, joining the WBC in an aggressive campaign by sanctioning bodies to keep prominent pros out of the Olympics. Citing safety concerns that […]
Formula One? For amateur boxers, Baku is all about Rio (Reuters)
By Alan Baldwin BAKU (Reuters) – Formula One has taken over the city streets but for Cuban Olympic boxing champion Robeisy Ramirez, being in Baku is all about the road to Rio. Azerbaijan’s first grand prix may have got all the attention but, away from the fenced-off track and the television cameras, hundreds of amateur […]
Male boxers to abandon headgear at Rio Games after 32 years (Reuters)
By Karolos Grohmann LAUSANNE, Switzerland (Reuters) – For the first time in 32 years male boxers will be able trade punches without any headgear at this year’s Rio Games after the International Olympic Committee sanctioned a change introduced by world boxing federation AIBA. AIBA adopted the change for amateur fighters some three years ago but […]
No headgear rule for male boxers cleared for Rio Olympics (The Associated Press)
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Male boxers won’t be wearing protective headgear at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Yahoo Sports – Boxing News