15 Days to go – Mary Kom announced as Ambassador for 2017 AIBA Women’s Youth World Championships and official mascot unveiled in Guwahati
The world’s top women’s boxing prospects will descend on the Indian city of Guwahati in 15 days’ time for the start of the 2017 AIBA Women’s Youth World Championships. Running from 19-26 November, it is the first time that a standalone competition for the age group has taken place, reflecting the growth of the sport […]
Year of Africa project lands in Sudan to bring boxing development to Arabic-speaking world
The Year of Africa has completed the latest stop on its journey around the great continent, hosting five courses over three weeks with the participation of ten Arabic-speaking countries. More than 150 children from two local schools were also given a comprehensive education around the AIBA world via the new GlovesUp programme, and partner Taishan […]
Mexico Boxing Federation President arrives in Lausanne to discuss Tokyo 2020 Olympic Cycle
AIBA President Dr Ching-Kuo Wu has welcomed the Mexico Boxing Federation (FEMEBOX) President Mr Ricardo Contreras to the AIBA offices in Lausanne for discussions around the Federation’s strategy for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Cycle. During the visit, Mr Contreras discussed his desire to create a Mexico Boxing Academy and signed the HeadsUp Charter, part of […]
Borgward Boxer of the 2017 World Championships – Uzbekistan’s Shakhram Giyasov (69kg)
Uzbekistan’s new Welterweight World Champion Shakhram Giyasov has been named the Borgward Boxer of the Tournament following the 2017 AIBA World Championships in Hamburg. The 24-year-old talent went into the competition as top seed following his brilliant gold in Tashkent at the ASBC Championships in May, and his confidence was clear from the outset in […]
Q&A with AIBA President Dr Ching-Kuo Wu
How do you reflect on the past 10 days here in Hamburg? What we have witnessed here is the coming together of the very best elements of our sport, showing to the world once again the power of boxing, the quality of our athletes and the spirit of AIBA and our National Federations. Even under […]
Ukraine’s Oleksandr Khyzhniak wins Best Boxer, Cuba win Best team and USA’s Billy Walsh wins Best Coach in 2017 World Championship awards
As well as the ten superb champions from six nations crowned at the end of the 2017 AIBA World Championships, the annual awards for Best Boxer, Team, Coach and Fair Play were also presented at the close of the tournament. Here are the winners… BEST BOXER: Oleksandr Khyzhniak (UKR) Ukrainian Middleweight Oleksandr Khyzhniak’s superb run […]
Nine nations into the Finals as ten bouts complete superb penultimate day at 2017 AIBA World Championships
Friday’s ten Semi-Finals saw the gold-medal line-up completed for Saturday evening, with memorable bouts at Flyweight (52kg), Lightweight (60kg), Welterweight (69kg), Light Heavyweight (81kg) and Super Heavyweight (+91kg) ROUND ONE: On course for four? The ever-impressive Cuban duo Julio Cesar La Cruz (81kg) and Lazaro Alvarez (60kg) remain on course for their fourth successive World […]
Q & A with AIBA’s Hamburg 2017 World Championship Official Supplier Sportcom
AIBA has welcomed SportCom as the Official Supplier of the 2017 World Championships in Hamburg, bringing in their expertise in developing first-class boxing rings and equipment to help create the best possible stage for the world’s top boxer to perform on. The SportCom CEO Mr Jean-Rene Savary explained what it means to the company to […]
AIBA 2017 World Championships Fan Zone unveiled at Hamburg’s Sporthalle
An experiential Fan Zone at the Hamburg Sporthalle, venue for the 2017 AIBA World Championships, was unveiled by AIBA President Ching-Kuo Wu on Thursday afternoon ahead of the first day of Semi-Finals. Among the facilities and activities designed to bring fans even closer to the sport is the Year of Africa truck. Fresh from its […]
31 nations reach Quarter Finals in Hamburg as preliminary-round bouts come to an end on Day Four
Monday in Hamburg saw the Flyweight (52kg), Lightweight (60kg), Welterweight (69kg), Light Heavyweight (81kg) and Super Heavyweight (+91kg) boxers in action across two sessions, each of them looking to secure their place in Tuesday’s Quarter-Finals and take a big step closer to World Championship gold. THREE ROUNDS FROM DAY FOUR ROUND ONE: Mongolia maintain 100% […]
