The International Boxing Association notes the comments in respect of the recent communication from the IOC; this includes a revised version of the Paris 2024 Boxing Qualification System (OQS). Whilst we acknowledge the changes, IBA remains concerned, specifically with regards to the removal of the ranking pathway which was originally agreed in April of this
(AUGUST 25) 5’7″ Super Bantamweight Ramla Ali born in Mogadishu, Somalia, recently made a history-first along with her opponent Crystal Garcia Nova, when they fought at the Jeddah Superdome, in Saudi Arabia in a scheduled eight-round bout. The fight did not last too long when in the first round (1:05) Ramla won by a KO. Ali
(AUGUST 21, 2022) Yes, I understand folks that we at times want to bury the true history of the sport—especially when “today’s” promoters want so badly to claim a “History-first”. Please for those doing that, don’t erase the blood, sweat, and tears of those before today’s boxers. I remember all too well when a fighter claimed
Written by: Christopher Benedict For prizefighting ladies of the 1970s, the matches they contested against one another were only half the battle. Before ever stepping foot inside the squared circle, women were first required to make an appeal to obtain a boxing license within the often unwelcoming confines of an athletic commission office or, in
(AUG 15) In an exciting upcoming event for women’s boxing there will be an All-Female card that will take place at the O2 Arena, Greenwich, in London, England, on September 10, 2022. This card is being mis-represented by the news media that this is a “History-First”. It is NOT. The first all-female card to take
A veteran of over 44 years in the business of professional boxing, Kathy Duva’s introduction to the Sweet Science was by way of her late husband, legendary boxing promoter Dan Duva. This was shortly after they began dating while in college where she received a BA in English from Montclair State University. She began her
International Working Group on Women and Sport calls for more to be done to drive global gender equality. Key figures from sport, media and politics have gathered to celebrate the success of women’s sport at the Commonwealth Games at a special event at New Zealand House. The event, staged in partnership with the International Working Group
(AUG 5, 2022) Many of you may not be aware of this—but Bob Arum of Top Rank tried to offer some of us Pioneer female boxers a one-year boxing contract of three fights in 1977…..WBAN would like to share this rare document with the boxing community. Documents have been moved to the WBAN Archive Collection. The
(JULY 13) The International Women’s Boxing Hall of Fame (IWBHF) is happy to announce the latest addition to our event that takes place on Saturday, October 22, 2022, at the Orleans Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada. We have quite a line-up thus far for our IWBHF Induction Ceremony that is definitely a “Don’t Miss
IBA President Umar Kremlev stressed the importance of the McLaren Global Sport Solutions (MGSS) independent investigation and its findings for the future of boxing at the Olympic Games. Today Prof. Richard McLaren presented the findings of his investigation into boxing at the press conference in Lausanne, the full report can be found here. ‘I am grateful