Tag: AIBA
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First ever 5-Star R&Js appointed by AIBA
Lausanne, Switzerland, Oct 29, 2012: The APB/WSB workshop in Incheon, South Korea, which sees the world’s best Referees & Judges take part in a five-day intensive training course, made history yesterday as seven of its finest were awarded 5-star status following a stringent selection process. Michael Gallagher from Ireland, England’s Mik Basi, Kazakh Rakhymzhan Rysbayev,…
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Olympic Champions give WSB extra dimension
Lausanne – Switzerland, Oct 16, 2012 – World Series of Boxing (WSB) made its presence felt at the International Sports Television Convention Sportel in the Principality of Monaco on Tuesday by presenting three Olympic Champions to the world media. The Sportel trade show is the international Sports Business Market for sports rights owners and buyers,…
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Olympic Champions at the 2012 Sportel Monaco
Lausanne – Switzerland, Oct 15, 2012: World Series of Boxing (WSB) is delighted to announce that it will hold a press conference on Tuesday 16 October 9.30 am at the 2012 Sportel Monaco. Dr Ching-Kuo Wu, WSB Board Chairman and Mr Ivan Khodabakhsh, WSB Chief Executive Officer will be joined on stage by Ukrainian superstars…
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Referees & Judges to attend APB/WSB Workshop
Lausanne, Oct 12, 2012 – The International Boxing Association (AIBA) is pleased to announce that a total of 94 R&Js will attend the APB/WSB R&J Workshop from 29 October to 4 November 2012 in the city of Incheon, South Korea, with the flights kindly donated by AIBA sponsor Korean Air. There were more than 50…
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AIBA welcomes the inclusion of Women’s Boxing
Lausanne – Switzerland, Oct 01, 2012 – The International Boxing Association (AIBA) is pleased that Glasgow 2014 will be the first Commonwealth Games to have Women’s Boxing included in its sports programme. The decision was made on Friday 28 September at the Commonwealth Games Federation’s General Assembly in Kampala (Uganda), just a few weeks after…
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WSB World Champions for Season III
Lausanne – Switzerland, Oct 01, 2012: In a move that will send shockwaves through the competition, Kazakhstan Astana Arlans have announced the signing of two of the biggest stars in the World Series of Boxing: two-time WSB World Champion, Middleweight supreme Sergiy Derevyanchenko and 2012 Heavyweight king Filip Hrgovic. The two stars were recently unveiled…
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APB star Shin donates signing bonus
Lausanne – Switzerland, Sept 26, 2012 – SHIN DONATES, Jonghun Shin, the AIBA World Boxing Championships Baku 2011 silver medallist from Korea, has announced his intention to donate his AIBA Professional Boxing (APB) signing bonus to AIBA’s Development programs for young boxers. Passionate about his beloved sport, Shin wanted to give something back and decided…
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Boxing; Fly high with the Argentinean Condors
Lausanne – Switzerland, Sept 13, 2012 – Demonstrating once more its worldwide appeal, World Series of Boxing is delighted to welcome this season another new Franchise, coming from the eighth biggest country in the world. Hernán Salvo, General Manager of the Argentinean Condors, presents you the very first South-American WSB Franchise. First of all, welcome…
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Olympic Boxing: Olympic Games box clever
Lausanne, Switzerland, 18 August 2012 – Considered to be one of the finest Olympic boxing competitions of all time, London 2012 will hold fond memories for the boxing family and the Olympic Movement. With the International Boxing Association (AIBA) and the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) working closely together, fans…
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Serik Sapiyev receives Best Boxer Trophy
https://theolympicssports.com/wp-admin/edit.php?post_status=publish&post_type=post&seo_filter=naLondon, Great Britain, August 12, 2012: Impressive and dominant from start to finish, Kazak Serik Sapiyev not only claimed the Olympic Welterweight (69kg) title, but has also been awarded the coveted Best Men’s Boxer at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Val Barker Trophy) by the accredited media. The southpaw, also a two-time AIBA World Champion…