Tag: AIBA

  • Official Draw for World Boxing Championships announced

    Almaty – Kazakhstan, Oct 13, 2013: The Official Draw has taken place for the 2013 AIBA World Boxing Championships in Almaty, Kazakhstan. 457 boxers from 100 nations have successfully made weight and been drawn for the competition which kicks-off tomorrow. The hall was a veritable sea of colour with a hundred different team tracksuits on…

  • AIBA Pro Boxing dream comes true for former miner

    Lausanne, Oct 11, 2013: Today our AIBA Pro Boxing (APB) “Boxer of the Week” social media campaign focuses on an athlete with a wonderful story. Serhiy Verveyko struggled to make ends meet working in a Ukrainian mine until his dreams came true when he was spotted by AIBA’s Coaches Commission Chairman. Verveyko grew up in…

  • AIBA to launch World Boxing Academy

    Lausanne, October 8, 2013 – The International Boxing Association (AIBA) is delighted to announce that after only two years of work, the AIBA World Boxing Academy is ready to be unveiled in Talgar, Almaty region (Kazakhstan). Its Grand Opening will take place on October 24. The Kazakhstan Boxing Federation (KBF) was entrusted with the construction…

  • Sapiyev named UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for Sport

    Lausanne, Switzerland, Sept 30, 2013: The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) have made Kazakhstan boxing legend Serik Sapiyev a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for Sport for 2013-2015. The London 2012 Welterweight (69kg) Men’s Gold Medallist was voted Best Boxer of the Games (as the winner of the ‘Val Barker Trophy’ awarded by the…

  • Fernando Martinez: Will be more tactical for APB

    Lausanne, Sept 27, 2013: The AIBA Pro Boxing (APB) “Boxer of the Week” social media campaign went back to a country with a significant pro boxing legacy: Argentina. After having presented Heavyweight (91kg) Yamil Peralta in August, the focus is now on one of the best local Bantamweights (56kg): Fernando Martinez. Bronze medallist at the…

  • The AIBA Road to Dream Program

    Lausanne, Sept 27, 2013 – With the opening of the Road to Almaty training camp now imminent, we take a look back at the impact of the Road to Dream program to date. For several years now, AIBA has delivered one of the most pioneering sports development programs in the world. The AIBA Road to…

  • AIBA Disciplinary Commission sanctions the ABAE

    Lausanne, Sept 5, 2013: On July 18, 2013, the International Boxing Association (AIBA) Executive Committee provisionally suspended the Amateur Boxing Association of England (ABAE) for serious breaches of the AIBA Statutes/Bylaws and the AIBA Technical & Competition Rules. The Executive Committee also referred the matter to the AIBA Disciplinary Commission for its further investigation and…

  • Boxing: Cuba Edges Mexico 3:2 on Day 1

    Lausanne, Aug 30, 2013: On a thrilling first night of action in the World Series of Boxing (WSB) the Cuban Domadores show the kind of class on their pro-style debut that has made them one of the leading boxing nations at the Olympic Games. As has now been widely reported, last night’s highly anticipated WSB…

  • Hurshid Tojibaev: “APB gives me financial stability”

    Lausanne, August 23, 2013: The AIBA Pro Boxing (APB) “Boxer of the Week” social media campaign continues to surprise its followers by unveiling each week boxers from all corners of the globe. The last days were dedicated to Uzbekistan’s Beijing Olympian and World Series of Boxing (WSB) Lightweight (60kg) Hurshid Tojibaev. Answering the questions of…

  • Domadores to be staged at the Monument to the Revolution

    Lausanne, August 21, 2013: Following the great success of hosting World Series of Boxing (WSB) events in Mexico City in such renowned locations as El Zócalo or the Angel of the Independence, WSB is delighted to announce that the weigh-in of the Exhibition Match between the Mexico Guerreros and the Cuba Domadores will be staged…