Tag: WSB

  • Final African Olympic Quota Places revealed

    Final African Olympic Quota Places revealed

    Casablanca, Morocco, May 05, 2012 – African Olympic Quota, Following the conclusion of the AIBA African Olympic Qualifying Event Casablanca 2012 in Morocco, a further 48 boxers from ten different weight categories have qualified for the London 2012 Olympic Games. Please note that each boxer’s participation needs to be confirmed by its respective National Olympic…

  • Rio to witness the highest quality of boxing

    Rio to witness the highest quality of boxing

    Lausanne-Switzerland, May 04, 2012: highest quality, The men’s last qualification event for the London 2012 Olympic Games in the American region begins tomorrow in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where the participants will be fighting for the 38 remaining quota places in the venue of the 2016 Summer Olympic Games. 177 of the best boxers from…

  • WSB Team Final line-up revealed

    WSB Team Final line-up revealed

    London, Great Britain, April 30, 2012 – With just two days to go now until the World Series of Boxing showpiece Team Final between Dynamo Moscow and Dolce & Gabbana Milano Thunder gets underway, both teams have arrived in London with their entourages for this season’s title decider. The two strongest teams in the competition…

  • Casablanca awaits start of African show

    Casablanca awaits start of African show

    Lausanne, Switzerland, 27 April 2012 – The AIBA African Olympic Qualifying Event which begins in Casablanca, Morocco, on 28 April will bring together the cream of the crop of African boxers as they battle it out for the remaining 48 quota places available for the London 2012 Olympic Games. Two Algerians have already qualified to…

  • Trabzon to welcome European elite

    Trabzon to welcome European elite

    Lausanne, Switzerland, April 13, 2012:- After the AIBA Asian Olympic Qualifying Event came to an end in Astana, Kazakhstan, yesterday, focus is now switching to the European boxers who are preparing for their assault on the remaining 26 London 2012 Olympic Games quota places available for the region at the qualification tournament to be held…

  • AIBA and Thailand Boxing Association sign Host City Agreement for the AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships Bangkok 2012

    AIBA and Thailand Boxing Association sign Host City Agreement for the AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships Bangkok 2012

    Lausanne, Switzerland, April 11, 2012: – AIBA President, Dr Ching-Kuo and Mr Chamlong Boongrapue, Vice President of the Thailand Boxing Association, on behalf of its President, signed the Host City Agreement confirming the 2012 AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships will be held in the city of Bangkok from 15-28 October this year. During this press…

  • World class boxers to line-up in Astana

    World class boxers to line-up in Astana

    Lausanne, Switzerland, April 03, 2012: World class boxers, Olympic Games fever is about to grip the world largest continent with the upcoming AIBA Asian Olympic Qualifying Event about to begin in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan. With these Championships being the last opportunity for boxers from the continent to qualify for London 2012, the competition…

  • Last stop before the final in London

    Last stop before the final in London

    Lausanne, Switzerland, 29 March 2012: Last stop, Friday sees the conclusion of the exciting World Series of Boxing semi-finals as Baku Fires do battle against Dolce & Gabbana Milano Thunder and Dynamo Moscow face Astana Arlans in the return legs. This promises to be two explosive fixtures with the teams going all out to claim…

  • Astana defeat Moscow in tight semi-final first leg

    Astana defeat Moscow in tight semi-final first leg

    Lausanne, Switzerland, March 23, 2012: Astana defeat, Spectacle of the highest order as Astana Arlans and Dynamo Moscow battled it out in this captivating World Series of Boxing semi-final first leg (3:2). With the ‘Daulet’ Sports Complex in the heart of the Kazak capital packed to the rafters, there was an incredible atmosphere greeting both…

  • The APB Executive Board approves APB and BMA business plan

    The APB Executive Board approves APB and BMA business plan

    Lausanne, Switzerland, March 23, 2012:- BMA business plan, Further to the approval by the AIBA Extraordinary Congress of the inclusion of the AIBA Professional Boxing (APB) in the AIBA Statutes, the international consulting company KPMG was hired to develop a master business plan for both AIBA and AIBA’s exclusive Marketing Company (BMA). In addition, following…