Tag: Boxing
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Bulgaria’s EUBC European Junior Champion Daniel
Sofia – Bulgaria, April 17, 2014: The winners of the fourth competition day at the AIBA Youth World Championships advanced to the last 16 in Sofia, moving one step closer to a medal position. Although many great performances were to be found on the day, it was the home favourite Daniel Asenov who impressed the…
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Perfect Mongolians on Day 1
Lausanne, Switzerland, April 14, 2014 – The first AIBA event of 2014, the Youth World Championships opened today in Sofia, Bulgaria with the winners of the bouts at Light Flyweight class (46-49kg) and Flyweight (52kg) advanced to the second round of the preliminaries. Bout of the day France’s Anthony Gimenez began his boxing career in…
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AIBA announces date of first official APB Event
Lausanne, April 7, 2014: The International Boxing Association (AIBA) is delighted to announce that it has now set the date of the historic very first AIBA Pro Boxing (APB) Event to the Friday October 24, 2014. Following various discussions with AIBA Executive Committee Members, APB Executive Board Members and AIBA National Member Federations, as well…
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Italy 4-1 Azerbaijan, Nistor feels the heat
Lausanne, April 6, 2014: There was a dramatic climax to the Dolce & Gabbana Italia Thunder’s season, with the Azerbaijan Baku Fires doing just enough to secure passage to the World Series of Boxing (WSB) semi-finals. In the end it all came down to an error from experienced Italia Thunder boxer Mihai Nistor, who, after…
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Kazakhstan 5-0 Germany, Champions are through
Lausanne, April 5, 2014: Defending World Series of Boxing (WSB) Champions, the Astana Arlans Kazakhstan cruised to a quarter-finals victory over Team Germany in an excellent night’s boxing in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Coming into the bout with a 3-2 advantage following their away win in Germany last weekend, the “Alpha Wolves” were always the favourites today.…
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Germany 2-3 Kazakhstan
Lausanne, Mar 30, 2014: The Astana Arlans Kazakhstan came one step closer to defending their World Series of Boxing (WSB) Champions title when they defeated Team Germany away from home. The Germans managed to get a proverbial foot in the door however by winning two bouts. This could be crucial if the team wants to…
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Italy and Russo hit the canvas
Lausanne, March 30, 2014: The World Series of Boxing (WSB) “Bad Boys”, the Azerbaijan Baku Fires threw down the gauntlet to the other teams in this first Season IV quarter-final match-up. In an emphatic statement of intent, the Fires systematically picked the Season II Champions, the Dolce & Gabbana Italia Thunder apart, leaving them in…
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WSB quarter-finals lineups announced
Lausanne, Mar 21, 2014: A little more than a week ago, the World Series of Boxing (WSB) Regular Season ended after ten outstanding weeks of boxing. With no time to breathe all focus is now on some of the most exciting quarter-finals the competition has ever had in its four seasons. Germany vs. Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan…
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Record Breaking Participation
Lausanne, Mar 14, 2014: As the registration deadline for the AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships Sofia 2014 has passed, the International Boxing Association (AIBA) is pleased that it can now announce that it is expecting the competition to be historic in many ways. With this year’s competition serving as the sole Qualifying Event for the…
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Regular Season ends in Algeria and Russia
Lausanne, March 12, 2014: In a final night of World Series of Boxing (WSB) Regular Season action, we have two matches that look set to be among the most exciting so far this year. The Algeria Desert Hawks are lining up their top boxers, as are their opponents the Dolce & Gabbana Italia Thunder. Two…