Delicious Orie underlined his position as the next British super-heavyweight star in the making as he claimed gold for England at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.
Today the International Boxing Association (IBA) Board of Directors held a hybrid meeting as members assembled in Algeria and online to discuss several key decisions, including the location of the forthcoming Extraordinary Congress.
After inviting national federations to submit bids to host its forthcoming Extraordinary Congress, IBA is currently considering candidacies. A decision is expected to be made at the IBA Board of Directors meeting scheduled for July 15. The key point on the agenda of the Congress is to decide on the necessity of the presidential election.
Team England has today announced the 14 athletes that will make up the host nation’s Boxing team at this summer’s Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.
The Board of Directors of the International Boxing Association (IBA) met today to discuss a series of important matters concerning governance, finance, and sporting integrity. Professor McLaren and representatives of the Governance Reform Group also joined the meeting. At the end of the meeting, the Board also took into consideration a statement made by the IOC this evening.
IBA President Umar Kremlev stressed the importance of the McLaren Global Sport Solutions (MGSS) independent investigation and its findings for the future of boxing at the Olympic Games.
The International Boxing Association (IBA) has opened the bidding process for World Boxing Tour (WBT) events for 2023-2024. During that period there will be six key WBT events which are planned to offer points towards Olympic qualification. The events are expected to be spread between continents, ensuring fair opportunities to earn a chance to box at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
In July 2022, Wichita will not only host USA Boxing’s National Junior Olympics for the first time in the city’s history, but will also be the site of the first bouts in a new, combined amateur-professional fight series, showcased by Nico Hernandez – Wichita native, an IBA Flyweight World Title holder, 2016 Olympic Bronze medalist and winner of the 2012 and 2013 National Junior Olympics.
A gold medal for Bradford’s Harris Akbar capped an exceptional week for GB Boxing at the EUBC European Boxing Championships in Yerevan, Armenia as the team secured eight medals.
Lightweight Rashida Ellis (Lynn, Mass.) closed out the 2022 Elite Women’s World Championships the same way she began this tournament, having fun and winning.