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NEW DELHI, Dec 20: The 2023 women’s World Boxing Championships will take place from March 15 to 31 here, as India gears up to host the biennial event for the third time in the tournament’s history. Since the inception of the tournament in 2001, the prestigious event has taken place twice in India previously in 2006 and 2018, both times in the capital. Besides this, India has also hosted the Women’s Youth World Championships in 2017 in Guwahati. However, India […]

Shadows of Corruption Part 2: Why the IBA is in bed with Russian oil giant Gazprom and how it hurts Olympic boxing. That story is here.

The World Boxing Association (WBA) restored Russian and Belarusian athletes in their ratings. IBA President Umar Kremlev commented on the decision. ‘Sport should exist...

The International Boxing Association (IBA) appears ready to renew its sponsorship deal with Russian gas giant Gazprom despite IOC concerns Read Full Article at RT.com

The International Boxing Association (IBA) appears ready to renew its sponsorship deal with Russian gas giant Gazprom despite IOC concerns Read Full Article at RT.com

The IBA, formerly known as the AIBA, has had major issues of corruption for some time. Back in the 1988, Roy Jones Jr. was robbed of Olympic gold in the finals.

(Reuters) - Amateur boxing's Russian-led world body will stay shut out of the Olympics because it has yet to implement a "drastic" change of culture, ...

Roy Jones Jr claimed there is ?no Olympics without? his sport Former pound-for-pound great Roy Jones Jr headed a protest group that bore T

The IOC announced today it will continue to monitor boxing's governance as uncertainty surrounds the sport's Olympic future with it being warned that, if a decision had to be made today, then it would not be recommended for inclusion at Los Angeles 2028 under the current governing body.

During his visit to Bishkek, IBA President Umar Kremlev met with the President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sadyr Zhaparov, the two leaders had a fruitful conversation on the boxing development and construction of a new international boxing center in the country.