Tag: AIBA
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AIBA further strengthens its commitment
London – Great Britain, August 02, 2012 – In accordance to its full commitment for transparency, the International Boxing Association (AIBA) has decided to take the unusual step of revealing the individual scores of Bout #118 of the London 2012 Olympic Games between Ievgen Khytrov (Ukraine, Red) and Anthony Ogogo (Great Britain, Blue). Individual Score…
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Joshua makes his grand entrance
London – Great Britain, August 02, 2012 – JOSHUA, The evening session of the fifth day of competition at the London 2012 Olympic Games saw the Bantam (56kg), Heavy (91kg) and Super Heavyweights (91+kg) once again take to the ring at the ExCeL arena where the atmosphere was absolutely electric. With the great Lennox Lewis,…
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Cammarelle begins defence of his title
London, Great Britain, August 01, 2012 – Cammarelle, Three weight categories took to the canvas on day five of the boxing competition at the London 2012 Olympic Games with four Bantam (56kg), three Heavy (91kg) and four Super Heavyweight (91+kg) boutsin the afternoon session at the ExCeL Arena. An absolute firecracker got the action underway…
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Manoj Kumar into next round after win
London, Great Britain, August 01, 2012: Manoj, Boxing continued with the evening session at the ExCeL arena on day four of the London 2012 Olympic Games as the remaining eleven Men’s Light Fly (46-49kg) and Light Welterweight (64kg) bouts went ahead. The capacity crowd was once again treated to a pugilistic feast. First up in…
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Barriga announces his arrival on world stage
London, Great Britain, 1 August 2012 – Philippines’ new boxing sensation, two-time Sydney Jackson Memorial Tournament winner Mark Anthony Barriga is really making a name for himself after defeating world class rivals in recent months and impressing at the London 2012 Olympic Games. The Filipino Light Flyweight (46-49kg) fighter was part of the AIBA Road…
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Cubans fighters show their pedigree
London, Great Britain, July 31, 2012 – Cubans, Day four of the London 2012 Olympic Games and it was the turn of the Men’s Light Fly (46-49kg) and Light Welterweight (64kg) to step on to the ring in the first round of preliminaries at the ExCeL arena. The afternoon session bore witness to eleven pulsating…
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Butdee wows crowds with sumptuous win
London, Great Britain, July 31: 2012 – Butdee, The action continued with the evening session on the third day of boxing at the London 2012 Olympic Games. A capacity crowd at the ExCeL Arena welcomed the Flyweight (52kg) and Light Heavyweights (81kg) for ten bouts of high-octane drama. 2011 World Series of Boxing (WSB) Individual…
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Italian superstars take APB to another level
London, Great Britain, July 30, 2012: Italian, Charismatic Lightweight (60kg) Domenico Valentino and Heavyweight (91kg) Clemente Russo have today signed five year contracts with AIBA Professional Boxing (APB), further underlining the popularity of the new programme amongst the world’s top boxers. Dr Ching-Kuo Wu, APB Board Chairman said: “These two exciting additions add further legitimacy…
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Damien Hooper lights up ExCeL Arena
London – Great Britain, July 30, 2012: Damien Hooper, The third day of boxing at the London 2012 Olympic Games continued at the ExCeL with the first preliminary bouts of the Flyweight (52kg) and Light Heavyweight (81kg) categories in an exciting afternoon session. In the first Flyweight (52kg) contest, Australia’s Darren Woods impressed with his…
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Evans delights crowds with win
London, Great Britain, July 29, 2012 – Gani,It was sensational at the ExCeL as the boxing event at the London 2012 Olympic Games went into its second day. The much anticipated Lightweight (60kg) and Welterweight (69kg) categories showcased some of the most talented boxers on the planet and the action did not disappoint. Kicking off…