Members of the International Boxing Association (AIBA) Executive Committee agreed to put on hold plans to sue the International Olympic Committee (IOC) but expressed concern about the timing of a meeting with officials from the organisation next week.
An offer from Russia to wipe out millions of dollars worth of debt will be officially turned down this week by the International Boxing Association (AIBA), its Interim President Mohamed Moustahsane has told insidethegames.
International Boxing Association (AIBA) officials are set to make a last-ditch plea to remain the Olympic governing body for the sport at a meeting with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) next week.
Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF) President Francesco Ricci Bitti believes a flexible solution is likely over the organisation of the boxing competition at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
The World Boxing Council (WBC) has hailed the success of an adaptive boxing programme event organised by Brighton-based WBC Cares UK.
The International Boxing Association (AIBA) has threatened to file a lawsuit against the International Olympic Committee (IOC) if it is stripped of its recognition as the Olympic governing body for the sport later this month.
International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has claimed organising a boxing event is "not rocket science" as he sent his strongest signal yet that the International Boxing Association (AIBA) could be stripped of its recognition.
Doping will only be taken seriously in boxing if a major incident occurs and the problem is "out of control" in the sport, according to unified world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua.
Kazakhstan Boxing Federation (KBF) executive director Bekzhan Bektenov has hit back at the International Boxing Association (AIBA) after the worldwide governing body recommended he be provisionally suspended for an alleged disciplinary breach.
Asian Games champions Bobo Usmon Baturov of Uzbekistan and India's Amit Panghal claimed gold on the final day of the Asian Boxing Confederation Elite Boxing Championships in Bangkok.
Kazakhstan enjoyed further success at the Asian Boxing Confederation Elite Boxing Championships in Bangkok.
European Boxing Confederation (EUBC) President Franco Falcinelli has clarified the purpose of a working group created to pressure the International Olympic Committee (IOC) into keeping boxing on the Tokyo 2020 Olympic programme in a letter sent to International Boxing Association (AIBA) Interim President Mohamed Moustahsane.
A split between the International Boxing Association (AIBA) and the European Boxing Confederation (EUBC) has deepened after Interim President Mohamed Moustahsane criticised the continental body's attempt to resolve the crisis in the sport.
Defending champion Israil Madrimov crashed out of the Asian Boxing Confederation Elite Boxing Championships in Bangkok after suffering defeat to Tursynbay Kulakhmet of Kazakhstan.
Asian Games champion Amit Panghal of India earned another victory over Uzbekistan's Olympic gold medallist Hasanboy Dusmatov to reach the semi-finals of the flyweight division at the Asian Boxing Confederation Elite Boxing Championships in Bangkok.
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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