(COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO.) – The 2011 Pan American Games are have opened competition in Guadalajara, Mexico and boxing action will kick off on just a few days. Team USA is traveling south to Mexico today to undergo final preparations on site and will open the action on Friday at the Expo Guadalajara Arena.
The British Amateur Boxing Association (BABA) has announced the GB Amateur Boxing Championships 2011 will be held at York Hall in Bethnal Green on Friday 11th and Saturday 12th November 2011.
Bantamweight Luke Campbell has set his sights on winning Olympic gold at London 2012 after taking silver at the World Amateur Boxing Championships.
Great Britain finished with three silver medals and one bronze at the World Amateur Championships after an agonising final day which saw Luke Campbell, Andrew Selby and Anthony Joshua all narrowly denied gold in Baku.
The 2011 AIBA World Championships, taking place for the last two weeks in Baku, Azerbaijan, are finally over. The tournament was filled with flying leather, epic emotions, horrible scandals, and stunning upsets and – more often than not (even despite corruption claims and questionable decisions) – quality performances by boxers from various countries.
Ukrainian amateur boxing enjoys clearly one of the best sportive moments in its history. All five semi-finalists out of the western neighbor of Russia have broken through to the finals of 2011 AIBA world championships in Baku, Azerbaijan. Ukraine clearly dominates the competition, outscoring the sport’s traditional leaders – Russia, Cuba and Kazakhstan.
The first batch of Great Britain boxers guaranteed their qualification places for the London 2012 Olympics this week with a series of superb performances in the World Championships in Baku.
The International Amateur Boxing Association (AIBA) have started their investigation into accusations that bribes were accepted in return for 2012 Olympic gold medals.
Finchley super-heavyweight Anthony Joshua produced a stunning upset to outpoint reigning world and Olympic champion Roberto Cammarelle and book his place at the London 2012 Olympics.
The results of the 2011 Baku amateur world championships are making millions of boxing fans shake their heads. The ongoing competition will long be remembered as one of the most controversial tournaments in the history of amateur boxing. Scandals and disappointments, mixed in with upsets and stunning victories, are the calling cards of this year's competition.