Category: MARTIAL ARTS
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IMMAF 2021 Youth World Championships moves to Bulgaria
London, May 20, 2021: The International Mixed Martial Arts Federation’s 2021 IMMAF Youth MMA Championships for twelve to eighteen-year-olds is to take place in Sofia, Bulgaria at the EFE Mariela hotel from 29 July – 1 August. The International Mixed Martial Arts Federation’s second instalment of its under -18s tournament will take place without an…
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AIBA allocates 400’000 USD prize money for Asian Boxing Championships
Lausanne, 18 May 2021: ASBC Asian Boxing Championships medalists will receive prize money from AIBA for the first time in the history of the event. The prize fund is 400’000 USD, it will be distributed among gold, silver and bronze medal winners in each weight category. For the boxers who take first place, both men…
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Arjan Bhullar Finishes Brandon Vera By TKO To Become ONE Heavyweight World Champion
Singapore, May 15, 2021: ONE Championship™ (ONE), Asia’s largest global sports media property, returned Saturday with ONE: DANGAL, a tape-delayed event from the Singapore Indoor Stadium that showcased the very best of India. The event featured the ONE Super Series debut of a Thai striking phenom and four compelling mixed martial arts contests, including a…
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AIBA Invites Applications for development projects, shows support for UNESCO and UNHCR objectives
Lausanne, May 13, 2021: The International Boxing Association (AIBA) has, for the first time in its history, invited National Federations and Continental Confederations to apply for development grants. Thanks to a partnership with Gazprom, AIBA has been able to reserve funds for each of its National Federations and Confederations. They have encouraged to submit applications…
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Five defending AIBA World Champions plan to attend ASBC Asian Men’s & Women’s Boxing Championships
Lausanne, May 07, 2021: The upcoming ASBC Asian Men’s & Women’s Boxing Championships is scheduled to be held in New Delhi, India, but due to the current Covid-19 situation, the event has been relocated to Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Boxers born between 1980 and 2002 are eligible to participate in the ASBC Asian Men’s &…
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Brandon Vera to Defend ONE Heavyweight World Title Against Arjan Bhullar on 15 May
May 01, 2021: Singapore: ONE Championship™ (ONE), Asia’s largest global sports media property, today announced the full card for ONE: DANGAL, a tape-delayed event from the Singapore Indoor Stadium that airs on Saturday, 15 May. In the main event, Filipino superstar Brandon “The Truth” Vera defends his ONE Heavyweight World Title against Indian wrestling champion…
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Registration Open: IMMAF Youth MMA Championships 2021
London, April 30, 2021: Competitor registration opens today for the 2021 IMMAF Youth MMA Championships for twelve to eighteen-year-olds, which is to take place in Istanbul at the Hyatt Regency Istanbul Ataköy from 29 July – 1 August. The International Mixed Martial Arts Federation’s second instalment of its under -18s tournament will take place without…
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Coaches, Women’s and Competitions Committees met first time in Poland
Poland, April 21, 2021: Coaches Committee, Women’s Committee and Competitions Committee organized on Tuesday their first hybrid meetings, where part of the groups were present online. Coaches Committee Lead by Ervin Kade, the Coaches Committee met to discuss various important questions. Safety in boxing, development of the digital scoring system and world ranking system were…
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Adriano Moraes Retains ONE Flyweight World Title with shocking knockout of Demetrious Johnson
Singapore, April 8, 2021: ONE Championship™ (ONE), Asia’s largest global sports media property, returned to U.S. prime time with “ONE on TNT I” live from the Singapore Indoor Stadium. The card featured a pair of ONE Super Series all-striking matches and four mixed martial arts fights, including a historic battle for the ONE Flyweight World…
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AIBA waives host fee for the Youth championship in Poland, and grants Host Federation 500’000 CHF for Covid expenses
Lausanne, April 03, 2021: Due to the special circumstances caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, AIBA Board of Directors decided to exceptionally change the conditions of the Host City Agreement concerning host fees for the 2021 Youth Men’s and Women’s World Boxing Championships. AIBA shall exceptionally renounce to request the Polish Boxing Federation to pay host…