Russian boxer Misha Aloyan has appealed the decision of the CAS to take away the silver medal he won in the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, according to his lawyer Artem Patsev.
Amateur boxing body AIBA has sidelined all 36 referees and judges used at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics until an investigation has been concluded, it said on Thursday.
The international boxing association says it is developing a new anti-betting education program after three boxers were sanctioned by the IOC for gambling on fights at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics.
In a judgement released on Wednesday, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) named Michael Conlan and Steven Donnelly as the two Irish fighters who violated its rules.
Amateur star Claressa Shields says she's still weighing her options about whether to turn pro. The two-time Olympic gold medalist threw out the ceremonial first pitch Monday night when the Detroit Tigers hosted the Minnesota Twins. Shields, a Flint native, won her second gold at this year's Rio Olympics.
The International Boxing Association is pursuing disciplinary action against the referees and judges sent home from the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro for failing to properly officiate fights.
After a historic Olympic Boxing Tournament at Rio 2016, with 13 gold medals awarded at the end of 16 days of competition and 273 bouts, AIBA President Dr Ching-Kuo Wu, AIBA Vice-Presidents and Commission Chairs convened in Lausanne for two days of meetings to reflect on events during the Olympics and the necessary reforms the organisation needs to undertake in order to build on the several groundbreaking changes implemented at Rio 2016.
The Irish Athletic Boxing Association (IABA) has said it is awaiting the outcome of an investigation into allegations that two Irish boxers at the Rio Olympics were engaged in gambling before it decides its response.
Irish bantamweight Michael Conlan is not backing down after blasting Olympic boxing body AIBA as being 'corrupt' in an expletive-laden rant at the judging after losing to Russia's Vladimir Nikitin in the quarter-finals last Tuesday.
By Cliff Rold - One gold. One silver. One bronze. It’s one medal more than US boxers had in 2012 and this time, unlike last, the men got in on the action. It was Olympic boxing so there was more than a fair share of controversies for fighters from around the world. Like the professional world of pugilism, boxing has a hard time getting out of its own way. It’s nothing new. It doesn’t mean it doesn’t get...