Two-times AIBA World Champion and Olympic champion István Kovács was appointed as a Secretary General of the International Boxing Association (AIBA). The decision was taken by the AIBA Board of Directors on Monday, March 22nd, during a meeting via videoconference. ‘The fate of our organization has to be decided and will be decided by the boxers themselves. They
Final preparations have turned into the last stage before the AIBA Men’s and Women’s Youth World Boxing Championships. Less than a month left before the start of the competition, where 20 champions will be crowned. At the moment, 51 countries and about 400 boxers confirmed their participation. The Polish city of Kielce, which recently organized
The AIBA Asian Forum, where 32 countries participated, took place virtually on the 15th of March. During the Forum the AIBA leadership and the NFs of the continent discussed a number of crucial issues, including the new AIBA Constitution, new committees and reforms, the event calendar, the development plan for the continent and the communication
The Boxing Academy will be built in Germany by the joint efforts of the German Boxing Association and AIBA. This decision was taken during the official visit of AIBA President Mr. Umar Kremlev to the country, where he awarded the winners of the Cologne Boxing World Cup. Mr. Kremlev met with German Boxing Association President
Next AIBA Virtual Continental Forum will take place on 15th March. Countries of the Asian Boxing Confederation are in line for discussion of ongoing reforms, development plan for National Federations and other important issues. AIBA President Mr. Umar Kremlev underlines rich history of the continent and its major role in AIBA family. The statistics gives
Poland is getting closer to the AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships, which take place in the city of Kielce on April 10-24. The Local Organizing Committee (LOC) has been working for several months to make the competition happen on time with all necessary safety measures. AIBA delegation had a site visit to Kielce at the
The exciting finals were held on the fifth competition day at the 35th edition of the Boxam Tournament in Castellon de la Plana, Spain. Italy’s Irma Testa, United States’ Naomi Graham, Kazakhstan’s Makhmud Sabyrkhan and Spain’s Emmanuel Reyes have done remarkable performance on Sunday. The President of the Spanish Boxing Federation, AIBA board of Directors member
14 National Federations participated virtually at AIBA Continental Forum for Oceania which took place on March, 6th. Chief Executive officer of the Pacific Games Council, Mr. Andrew Minogue became the guest of the Forum. He delivered a speech about historical part of boxing at the Pacific Games and about the objectives for the 2023 Pacific
The Chairpersons and Vice-Chairpersons of the seven established AIBA Committees were appointed by the AIBA Board of Directors this week. Every National Federation could send their candidates to be a part of the Committee based on the criteria mentioned in the Regulations. ‘Today we completed the formation of the AIBA Committees which were established to
At the invitation of the Crown Prince, Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi, AIBA President Mr. Umar Kremlev visited the Emirate of Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates. The development of boxing in the Middle East and in the Emirate of Fujairah was discussed during the meeting. Boxing is actively developing in the