Category: Amateur Boxing

AIBA chief backs female boxers to shine at Games

Copyrighted:  Jagran Post  LONDON – The man who lobbied the International Olympic Committee  (IOC) to give women’s boxing its Games debut in has backed the 36 pioneer female fighters to impress at London 2012.  And Dr Wu Ching-Kuo, president of the International Association  of Amateur Boxing (AIBA), expects them to perform so well that  their

2014 Women’s World Amateur Championships for Canada

[by Michael O’Neill] On Day Two of its 2012-2013 Meeting, the AIBA Executive Committee awarded the 2013 AIBA Junior World Boxing Championships to Kiev (Ukraine), the 2014 AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships to Sofia (Bulgaria) and the 2014 AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championships to Canada. “Canada is waiting for you” was the slogan of the

Dr. Charles Butler is Elected USA Boxing President

[by Julie Goldsticker/USA Boxing] Dr. Charles Butler (Kalamazoo, Mich.), a long-term ringside physician and AIBA committee member, has been elected to serve as the President/Chair of USA Boxing. Butler was chosen by his fellow USA Boxing Board of Directors members to fill the role following the removal of Hal Adonis as President. “It is a

Part One-The finals: The Olympic weights – 51kg, 60kg and 75kg.

[by Michael O’Neil] Additional reporting by AIBA.org Saturday was finals day in the 7th AIBA Women’s World Boxing championships in Qinhuangdao, North East China which has also served as the only female Olympic Qualifier. Once again the main focus of attention was on the three Olympic weights 51 kg, 60kg and 75kg. We had already

Russian women continue terrific form in quarter-finals – AIBA

The 7th edition of the AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championships continued into its second day of the quarter-final stages in Qinhuangdao, where winners from 18 different nations secured at least a bronze medal for themselves. Russia’s incredible run continued with nine quarter-finalists progressing to the last four of their respective divisions. China and USA also