Lausanne, 26 May 2021; The International Boxing Association (AIBA) has paid in full its outstanding $10 million USD debt to Azerbaijani company Benkons LLC, which was the main loan for the organization and which had been at the heart of a period of financial instability. The loan had been part of an unsuccessful venture, the
AIBA President Mr. Umar Kremlev met with referees and judges (R&J) who work at the ASBC Asian Men’s and Women’s Championships and R&J Committee led by Mr. Chris Roberts. On the meeting held in Dubai, the AIBA leader called for honesty and transparency, promised to support referees and judges. ‘AIBA will help every member of
Only three days left until the start of the upcoming ASBC Asian Men’s & Women’s Elite Boxing Championships which has been relocated to Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The strongest boxing countries of the Asian continent, such as Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, India, Thailand, Philippines, Mongolia, South Korea, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan send their formidable line-ups to the forthcoming
Lausanne, 18 May 2021; ASBC Asian Boxing Championships medalists will receive prize money from AIBA for the first time in the history of the event. The prize fund is 400’000 USD, it will be distributed among gold, silver and bronze medal winners in each weight category. For the boxers who take first place, both men and
Lausanne, 13 May 2021; The International Boxing Association (AIBA) has, for the first time in its history, invited National Federations and Continental Confederations to apply for development grants. Thanks to a partnership with Gazprom, AIBA has been able to reserve funds for each of its National Federations and Confederations. They have been encouraged to submit
The new edition of the Belgrade Winner Tournament women’s semi-finals impressed all of the experts and caused several surprises in Serbia. Chile’s former Italian boxer, Valentina Bustamante is the first ever woman from the South American nation who won a title in a major international tournament as the Belgrade Winner. More than 200 boxers attended
AIBA President Umar Kremlev held a meeting with referees and judges who have served at the Youth World Boxing Championships in Kielce, Poland.President Kremlev emphasised AIBA’s commitment to ensuring judging in boxing should be fair and transparent. ‘No one or nothing should influence your work. The best boxers should win. Thank you for your good work at the AIBA Youth World
AIBA President Umar Kremlev and Secretary General István Kovács visited National Olympic Committee in Warsaw to have an official meeting with President Andrzej Kraśnicki. AIBA President expressed gratitude to the NOC of Poland for support in hosting the AIBA Youth World Championships in Kielce. ‘We are grateful to the Polish NOC for support in organising
A joint meeting of the AIBA Committees, aimed at discussing current issues and povindg an opportunity to ask questions directly to the AIBA President, was held in Kielce, Poland and online today. All Committee Chairpersons made presentations announcing their plans to reform AIBA in various areas, including marketing, competitions, coaches, referee and judges, involvement of
Coaches Committee, Women’s Committee and Competitions Committee organized on Tuesday their first hybrid meetings, where part of the groups were present online. Coaches Committee Lead by Mr. Ervin Kade, the Coaches Committee met to discuss various important questions. Safety in boxing, development of the digital scoring system and world ranking system were among them. As