By Jake Donovan - Teofimo Lopez tried to warn media on site and viewers at home that corruption was alive and well, both in the 2016 Rio Olympics and within the International Boxing Association (AIBA), which oversees amateur boxing around the globe. The boxer from New York – who was representing Honduras in this year’s competition – landed on the very wrong end of a strangely scored...
It took no one by surprise today when USA Boxing's Claressa Shields did what she was expected to do in advancing to the women's middleweight final with a win over Kazakstan's Dariga Shakimova.
Earlier in the week, Hasanboy Dusmatov beamed in the honor of becoming the first boxing Gold medalist of the 2016 Rio Olympics. He now enjoys the distinction of becoming the first of the Class of 2016 to officially ink a promotional pact in the pro ranks. The 23-year old light flyweight from Uzbekistan signed with legendary South African promotional outfit Golden Gloves, company CEO Rodeny Berman announced on Friday.
World Boxing Council president Mauricio Sulaiman believes a major overhaul of amateur boxing is absolutely essential although he concedes that “if the priority is commercial, it's going to be very difficult to establish any changes because the way AIBA is going, there’s no turning back and it's threatening the structure for kids around the world.” Sulaiman made the comments in an interview with well-known journalist James Blairs in Mexico City.
With only a few days remaining in the Olympics, we're finally into the medal rounds for boxing. On Day 13, where every fight had medal implications, a gold medalist was crowned in the men's light heavyweight division.
Further to the decision taken yesterday by AIBA with regard to the reassessment of the judges and referees officiating during Rio 2016 Olympic Games, the AIBA Vice Presidents and Executive Board members have decided to reassign immediately the current AIBA Executive Director to a new role within the organization. Consequently, the operational responsibilities for the remainder of the Olympic Boxing Competition will now fall under the responsibilities of the most senior Vice President of the AIBA Executive Board, Mr Franco Falcinelli, President of the European Boxing Confederation.
By Cliff Rold - There has been nothing wrong with referring to bantamweight Shakur Stevenson as Team USA’s best chance at an Olympic gold medal in boxing. There has been everything wrong with anyone failing to qualify the statement. Stevenson is the best shot at a men’s gold. With a walkover off an injury he...
It may not have been the performance USA’s Claresa Shields expected from herself, but it was enough for a victory. In her first fight of the tournament after receiving a first-round bye, Shields was victorious over Ioraslava Iakushina of Russia via a unanimous decision.
Michael Conlan departed the Rio Olympics with a foul-mouthed tirade after finding himself on the wrong end of a controversial unanimous decision against Russia's Vladimir Nikitin in their bantamweight quarter-final on Tuesday.
The internet was abuzz with accusations of robbery and conspiracy after Ireland’s Michael Conlan dropped an unjust decision to Vladimir Nikitin. Conlan appeared to land the heavier, more damaging punches in combination against Nikitin, who put up a good fight of his own, but seemed to be outmatched throughout the bout.