The 2023 Last Chance Qualifier marks as boxers’ final chance to secure their spot at December’s U.S. Olympic Team Trials in Lafayette, La. Pueblo is poised to welcome nearly 400 boxers from various corners of the nation, with the event scheduled to start Monday, Sept. 11 at the Pueblo Convention Center.
Lausanne, Switzerland - The Ordinary Congress of the International Boxing Association (IBA) is scheduled to take place on 9 December in Dubai, UAE. The National Federations have received the official invitation to participate in the Congress, which will be conducted in a hybrid format.
The International Boxing Association (IBA) has secured its budget for the upcoming 4-year cycle that allows the organization to have no barriers towards implementing all ambitious projects planned. This includes IBA’s events portfolio, prize money fund, Financial Support Program (FSP) and various development initiatives.
The 2023 Youth Brandenburg Cup concluded today in Lindow, Germany, where Team USA earned three more medals. Juan Rivera (Philadelphia, Pa.) was the first member of Team USA to step into the ring for his championship bout, facing Nick Smirnov of Germany. Smirnov took the early 4-1 lead; however, Rivera came back to grab all five judges’ cards in the second round but was deducted a point from the referee.
Team USA put on an impressive performance at the first day of competition 2023 Youth Brandenburg Cup in Lindow, Germany, winning 10 out of their 12 bouts, including two gold and one silver medals.
USA Boxing, New Zealand Boxing, Boxing Australia, GB Boxing, England Boxing and the Dutch Boxing Federation have been confirmed as the first six official members of World Boxing, the new international federation, established to keep boxing at the heart of the Olympic Movement and support the growth and development of the sport at local, regional, national and international levels.
After a long 8-year pause, another junior event is back on the IBA calendar with the IBA Junior World Boxing Championships scheduled to be in November 2023. Yerevan, Armenia has been awarded the right to host the event amongst our 15-16 year old boxers.
The International Boxing Association's (IBA) Board of Directors convened on Saturday in Phuket, Thailand, revealing the new strategic approach and an enhanced event portfolio. A significant highlight from the meeting includes the confirmation of China as the host country for this year's International Boxing Day and Global Boxing Forum, to take place on 27 August.
Lausanne, Switzerland - IBA's development program for Oceania has started with a series of Educational Courses for the Oceania National Federations personnel. This includes IBA 1-Star R&J and ITO Courses that brought together more than 25 participants from Oceania region within OCBC Junior and Youth Boxing Championships in the capital city of Samoa - Apia. The city welcomed national R&Js and National Technical Officials (NTOs) from Australia, Fiji, French Polynesia, Samoa, French Polynesia, and China.
Christophe De Kepper, the director general of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), has "guaranteed" that boxing will take place at 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games.