The World Series of Boxing (WSB) is suspended indefinitely and is set to be disbanded after the International Boxing Association (AIBA) confirmed it could not fulfil its agreement with the competition's main investor.
Russia's anti-doping reform efforts have been further called into question after two amateur boxers were found to have competed while serving drugs bans.
Olympic gold medal-winning boxer Pernell Whitaker has died after being hit by a vehicle in Virginia Beach, police have said.
Gafur Rakhimov has formally tendered his resignation as President of the International Boxing Association (AIBA), ending a tumultuous 18-month tenure at the helm of the embattled body.
A further charge has been added to the pending disciplinary case against Umar Kremlev after the Russian accused Gafur Rakhimov of lying and "deceiving the entire boxing community" in a statement released following an Extraordinary International Boxing Association (AIBA) Executive Committee meeting last week.
International Boxing Association (AIBA) Executive Committee members Umar Kremlev, Volodymyr Prodvyus and Emilia Grueva are facing an investigation for alleged ethics breaches, insidethegames can reveal.
The International Boxing Association (AIBA) has established three taskforces in a last-ditch bid to save its future after the Executive Committee decided against beginning bankruptcy proceedings despite the embattled governing body's perilous financial situation.
Gafur Rakhimov has been blocked from returning as President of the International Boxing Association (AIBA) without an election after the embattled organisation voted to scrap a controversial bylaw at its Extraordinary Executive Committee meeting here today.
Bulgarian Executive Committee member Emilia Grueva has urged Mohamed Moustahsane to resign as Interim President of the International Boxing Association (AIBA) to boost the organisation's chances of being reinstated as the Olympic governing body for the sport.
The suspension of the recognition of the International Boxing Association (AIBA) as the Olympic governing body for the sport and the decision to hold a boxing tournament at Tokyo 2020 without its involvement was given formal approval by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Session here today.
International Boxing Association (AIBA) Executive Committee member Emilia Grueva has claimed a plan to review the positions of the entire leadership detailed by Interim President Mohamed Moustahsane "does not exist" as she accused the Moroccan of making "false promises" to members.
Interim International Boxing Association President Mohamed Moustahsane has hit back at critics who he accuses of using the organisation's crisis to "leverage personal gain" as he claimed the governing body would conduct an extensive review of all officials working in leadership roles.
International Judo Federation (IJF) President Marius Vizer is among four officials added to a taskforce established to deliver qualification events and the boxing tournament at Tokyo 2020 following the suspension of the International Boxing Association (AIBA).
International Boxing Association (AIBA) executive director Tom Virgets has admitted the organisation is on the verge of collapse as he claimed the decisions taken by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) were "clearly designed" to bankrupt the governing body.
Russian Boxing Federation secretary general Umar Kremlev has been announced as the head of the newly-created Global Boxing Fund with the backing of the World Boxing Organization (WBO), the International Boxing Federation (IBF) and the World Boxing Association (WBA).
At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Iranian judoka Arash Miresmaeili was disqualified for weighing in at nearly four pounds above the limit for his weight class of his under-66 kilograms match against an Israeli opponent Ehud Vaks in the first round. It was claimed Miresmaeili had gone on an eating binge to protest the International Olympic Committee's recognition of the state of Israel. Iran does not recognise the state of Israel, and Miresmaeili's actions won praise from high-ranking Iranian officials. Mohammad Khatami, the country's President at the time, was quoted as saying Miresmaili's actions would be "recorded in the history of Iranian glories". He was later awarded $125,000 by the Government - the same amount given to Olympic gold medallists.
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