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IBA Board of Directors meets ahead of Extraordinary Congress

The current IBA Board of Directors held its final meeting prior to the election of the new Board of Directors at the IBA Extraordinary Congress taking place this week (13-14 May) in Istanbul. A key item on the day’s agenda was governance reform. A presentation was made by the independent Governance Reform Group (GRG), represented […]

Algeria’s favorite Imane Khelif won the best contest of the third session at the Women’s World Boxing Championships

Boxers in the flyweight (52kg), featherweight (57kg), light welterweight (63kg) and middleweight (75kg) competed for the 1/8 final in the third session of the IBA Women’s World Boxing Championships. Twenty-three winners celebrated their successes after this afternoon session in Istanbul. Algeria’s Imane Khelif won the bout of the session against her technician Kazakh opponent proving […]

Rim Bennama follows her brother’s pathway and made a successful debut in Istanbul 2022

Sixteen bouts were held on the second competition day at the 12th edition of the IBA Women’s World Boxing Championships in Istanbul, Turkey. All of the bouts were featured in the smallest category, the minimumweight (48kg), and the winners joined the 1/8 final. The main favourite for the title in this weight class, India’s Nitu defeated […]

Lin and Borgohain eliminated top rivals in the first session of the IBA Women’s World Boxing Championships

The 12th edition of the IBA Women’s World Boxing Championships opened with 12 contests today that were held in the evening session in Istanbul. Boxers in the bantamweight (54kg), featherweight (57kg), light welterweight (63kg), and light middleweight (70kg) competed on the first day of boxing. The first winner of the entire Championships was Dominican Republic’s Estefani […]

Istanbul sets up new records at the Women’s World Boxing Championships

The Official Draw confirmed that 310 boxers from 73 countries are attending the 12th edition of the IBA Women’s World Boxing Championships which is taking place in Istanbul, Turkey. The 7th Qinhuangdao edition in 2012 was the previous record-holder with the participation of 305 boxers from 70 nations, therefore, the Istanbul event breaks the previous achievement. Several […]

IBA Women’s World Boxing Championships 2022 Opens in Istanbul

The IBA Women’s World Boxing Championships 2022 were opened in Istanbul today by IBA President Umar Kremlev, marking the start of two weeks of ground-breaking competition. A record 310 athletes are entered, representing 73 National Federations, who will be boxing in an expanded 12 weight categories. “Women boxers have demonstrated by their skill, by their strength and […]

The inspirational story of Burundian boxer Ornella Havyarimana

This month’s International Boxing Association (IBA) Women’s World Boxing Championships in Istanbul, Turkey, will see athletes from all over the world compete against each other for the right to be called champion. Each competitor has their own unique story regarding challenges they have had to overcome. However, the journey of 25-year-old Burundian boxer, Ornella Havyarimana, […]

IBA Women’s World Boxing Championships – The most successful boxers 2001-2019

Eleven editions of the IBA Women’s World Boxing Championships featured since 2001 and the most successful boxer in the history of the event is India’s Chungneijang Mary Kom Hmangte with eight medals including six titles which she earned between 2001 and 2019. Mary Kom won her first title in 2002 and achieved five-in-a-row gold medals […]

Total number of 47 nations claimed medals at the Women’s World Boxing Championships between 2001 and 2019

The new edition of the IBA Women’s World Boxing Championships will be one of the highlights of the year with a record number of boxers onboard. Which nations can join those, that already earned titles and medals at the previous editions? The first edition of the AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championships took place in 2001 […]