Happy International Boxing Day!
On July 22nd, we will celebrate again the International Boxing Day – the main holiday for all our athletes, coaches, R&Js, officials, ringside doctors, cutmen, boxing schools and clubs, as well as all boxing stakeholders. For the 2020 edition, AIBA has established a new award – “Best in Boxing”. Due to the pandemic situation, there […]
The International Olympic Committee extended the age limits of the boxing event of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
The International Olympic Committee amended the age requirements of the boxing tournament of the Tokyo Olympic Games. The age limits have been amended by one year in the upcoming qualification events and the Olympic Games itself. Minor changes have been done in several sports in the qualification criteria for the Tokyo Olympic Games announced by […]
The 29th Julius Torma Youth Memorial Tournament scheduled to take place on September 23-27 in 2020
The new 29th edition of the Julius Torma Youth Memorial Tournament is one of the important international events of the Czech Boxing Association which was re-scheduled to September 23-27 in 2020. The invitations of the event sent to the National Federations and the local organizers are waiting for the participation of the women and men […]
The Katowice 2020 FISU University World Boxing Championships was postponed to a later date
The FISU University World Boxing Championships was postponed following the decision of the Federation Internationale du Sport Universitaire. The event was planning to host in Katowice, Poland on October 10-15 in 2020 but will be postponed to a later date due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Federation Internationale du Sport Universitaire (FISU) decided to postpone all […]
European Shadowboxing Challenge
Mr. Boris Van der Vorst recommends European Shadowboxing Challenge through social media. The President of the Netherlands Boxing Federation Mr. Boris Van der Vorst is the Chairman of the Passion for Boxing Committee of the European Boxing Confederation who recommends a new type of competition for the stakeholders and boxers during the period of the […]
“I knew right away, that boxing was for me”
Zsolt Erdei is the most successful Hungarian pro boxer of all time, he was the world champion of two weight classes – the light-heavyweight and the cruiserweight – defending the previous belt for 9 consecutive years. “Madár” (Bird) – as called in Hungary – fell in love with the sport when he was ten years […]
The mascots of the AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships have been revealed!
The press conference was held at the Duna Arena, where there were mentions regarding current information about the Hungarian team, as well the special ring design. As known, Budapest is hosting the 2018 AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships between August 21-31. The Duna Arena was one of the most emblematic venues of the 17th FINA […]
Budapest poised to host the 2018 Youth Women’s & Men’s World Championships in August
The 2018 AIBA Youth Women’s & Men’s World Boxing Championships will take place between August 20 – 31 in Budapest, Hungary, with the tournament ready to shine a light on the next generation of talented young female and male boxers from around the world. Across 10 days of action, Budapest will see the best 174 […]
The man behind the boxing glove
We could watch the Saman gloves at “work”, as the competitors from the red and the blue corner do their job in them. This time we did not ask our boxers, but we asked Dávid Csaba Székely, the managing director of Székely Budo-Sport Kft. about the famous sport equipment. When and how did this road […]
Russia delivered 13 sensational gold medals in the EUBC European Confederation Schoolboys Boxing Championships
Following the EUBC European Confederation U22 Boxing Championships another important continental event, the EUBC European Confederation Schoolboys Boxing Championships was held in Romania. This time the host was the city of Valcea where the Russian delegation impressed the crowd with their 13 gold medals including Akim Pavliukov who has got superb boxing roots in his […]