Tag: AIBA
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World Series of Boxing
Lausanne, Feb 16, 2014: In a huge statement of intent, Team Germany overtook the USA Knockouts to go third in the World Series of Boxing (WSB) Group A after an excellent home performance. The Knockouts will now need to quickly regroup before next week’s match, which will see the rampant Germans visit them in Miami.…
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Week 7, Group A: Battle of the Americas
Lausanne, Jan 31, 2014: With the match between the table topping Ukraine Otamans and third placed Team Germany postponed to Friday 14th, the Dolce & Gabbana Italia Thunder have the chance to close the gap on the group leaders. Meanwhile, both the USA Knockouts and the Argentina Condors will be meeting in a crunch match…
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AIBA opens Bid for APB Events
Lausanne, Jan 14, 2014: The International Boxing Association (AIBA) is proud to reveal the official competition calendar of the groundbreaking AIBA Pro Boxing (APB) Competition, which will kick-off in June 2014. At the end of January, the APB Boxers’ Selection and Ranking Committee will rank the final list of APB Boxers based on their past…
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AIBA becomes Official Supporter of the Haiti
Lausanne, Dec 18, 2013: The International Boxing Association (AIBA) is proud to announce a partnership with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to make AIBA an Official Supporter of the Haiti Sport for Hope Project. Haiti, whose territory covers the western part of the Caribbean island Hispaniola, became the first independent nation state in Latin America…
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Peace and Sport Adapted Sport Manual
Lausanne, Nov 9, 2013: The International Boxing Association (AIBA) is delighted to announce that the Peace and Sport Adapted Sport Manual has been launched. Since April 2011 and the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the two organizations, AIBA has worked hand in hand with Peace and Sport’s in pursuit of their mission…
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Tough first bout for Serge Michel but Byamba impresses
Almaty, Oct 16, 2013: Byamba, With another day over at the AIBA World Boxing Championships Almaty 2013, we take a few moments to catch our breath and look at this evening’s events. As you would expect at a tournament of this level, there was some top draw boxing on display. None of the shocks and…
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AIBA really made me who I am today because
Almaty, Kazakhstan, Oct 16, 2013: really made, Georgia’s Zaal Kvachatadze looked very good as he motored through his first opponent in the 2013 AIBA World Boxing Championships in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Today we had the first Light Flyweights (49kg), the Welterweights (69kg) and the Light Heavyweights (81kg) showing their stuff in front of an appreciative crowd in…
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Artem Harutyunyan took on Clarence Bojang
Almaty, Oct 15, 2013: Harutyunyan, In another great afternoon of boxing at the 2013 AIBA World Boxing Championships in Almaty, Kazakhstan, the Lightweights (60kg) and Light Welterweights (64kg) took to the ring for their first preliminary bouts. We had some World Series of Boxing (WSB) stars on display along with several Road to Almaty boxers,…
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2013 World Boxing Championships
Almaty, Oct 14, 2013: After a stunning start this afternoon, the AIBA World Boxing Championships Almaty 2013 continued in fantastic form this evening with a colourful opening ceremony and more excellent boxing. We saw two brave displays by Road to Almaty boxers and two new boxers to keep an eye on this year, plus a…