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
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
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
Three competition days are over at the AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships. This championship is the first global boxing event to take place in Poland. There have already been bouts in almost all of the weight categories, with the exception of three women and two men divisions. Boxers in the men’s flyweight (52kg), women’s bantamweight (54kg), women’s
The official agreement on the establishment of the Continental European Boxing Academy was signed today. AIBA President Mr. Umar Kremlev visited Assisi to meet the head of the city and region and the leadership of the Italian Boxing Federation and to give an official start to the foundation of the academy. Assisi is a historical center
Brazil’s defending AIBA Women’s World Champion Beatriz Ferreira was appointed as the Ambassador of the upcoming AIBA Youth Men’s and Women’s World Boxing Championships. The competition will take place in Kielce, Poland on April 13-23. The energetic Brazilian is the star of the elite lightweight (60kg) and she is one of the best female boxers in
The home for female boxing Dulce Lucas, a well-schooled and tough pioneer female boxer from the late 1970s trained in Los Angeles, California. She trained at the Hoover Street Gym, the training ground for many boxing superstars. They call Lucas “Miss Perpetual Motion” and she was currently #2 ranked super welterweight of the Women’s World
SO WHAT DID THEY SAY IN THE NEWS IN JULY 13, 1979 from a report about the ALL-FEMALE Boxing Card in California? Dulcie Lucas fighting on all female boxing card – 1979 This is what was said in 1979: “FEMALE BOXING is a Natural for television. Boxing has proven to be a highly-skilled, telegenic sport. Female