Galal Yafai and Lauren Price landed the top prizes at GB Boxing’s Annual Awards as the pair were named Best Male and Best Female boxer for 2020. Eight awards were handed out at the annual ceremony which was belatedly held in GB Boxing’s gym at the English Institute of Sport Sheffield under strict social distancing protocols. Yafai
AIBA Continental Forum for America, organized virtually this year because of the pandemic situation, was held on February 21. Representatives from 36 countries attended the virtual session. The AIBA leadership and the National Federations of the continent discussed a number of pivotal issues, including reforms, new AIBA Committees and the competition calendar, a development plan for
AIBA President Mr. Umar Kremlev will open one of the oldest European boxing tournaments, the 72nd STRANDJA competition in Bulgaria, which will take place from 22nd to 27th February. ‘I am very glad that the pandemic doesn’t stop us from holding such prestigious competitions as STRANDJA, which will open its doors for participants for the
During his visit to the 30th International Boxing Tournament «Adriatic Pearl», AIBA President Mr. Umar Kremlev held an official meeting with presidents of National Federations of Balkan countries. The aim of the meeting is to ensure a tight connection between the National Federations of Balkan countries and AIBA, to discuss directly global reforms initiated by
A solemn ceremony of signing the Declaration of the Balkan Boxing League foundation took place in Belgrade. The meeting was attended by AIBA President Mr. Umar Kremlev and representatives of the national boxing federations of Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia, Slovenia, Croatia and Montenegro. ‘The Balkan League is created to strengthen regional and international
(FEB 6) AIBA President Mr. Umar Kremlev came for an official visit to Africa to take part in the AIBA Virtual Forum in Nairobi, Kenya. Mr. Kremlev met with representatives of the Ministry of Sports of Kenya, National Olympic Committee of Kenya and the President of Kenyan Boxing Federation Mr. Anthony Otieno Ombok, as well
Top 20 Female Professional Boxers rated by the International Boxing Digest Magazine in late 1990s (1998-or-1999). re: Lucia Rijker, Sumya Anani, Isra Girgrah-Wynn, Marischa Sjauw, Andrea Deshong, Lisa Ested, Bridgett Riley, Delia Gonzalez, Lena Akesson, Jolene Blackshear, Christy Salters Martin, Para Draine, Deirdre Gogarty, Valerie Henin-Weit, Kathy Collins, Zulfiya Koutdussova, Eva Jones-Young, Laura Serrano, Regina Halmich, and Leah Mellinger. ARTICLE WITH
(JAN 15) The members of USA Boxing’s Olympic Qualification Team, along with 13 additional training partners, travel to Colorado Springs, Colo. today for the first high performance training camp of the new year. A complete camp roster can be seen below. The boxers will train at USA Boxing’s newly established temporary training gym while the
Following the election of Umar Kremlev as the new President of the International Boxing Association (AIBA) on Saturday, the boxing body adopted its new Constitution with an overwhelming majority during the second day of its Congress meeting today with 84 votes in favor, 25 votes against and 21 abstentions. The principle objectives of the constitutional
(NOV 15) Saturday night brought a great night for women’s boxing on a Matchroom Boxing card, in what was reported as the “first female triple-header in the United Kingdom in boxing history” and streamed on Sky Sports, DAZN, at the SSE Arena, in Wembley for boxing fans to be treated to three fantastic matchups of