World heavyweight champion Klitschko targets Olympic return at Rio 2016
By Tom Degun
April 20 - Heavyweight world champion Wladimir Klitschko has claimed that he wants to compete at the Rio 2016 Olympics, with the International Boxing Association (AIBA) set to discuss the possibility with the Ukrainian superstar.
April 20 - Heavyweight world champion Wladimir Klitschko has claimed that he wants to compete at the Rio 2016 Olympics, with the International Boxing Association (AIBA) set to discuss the possibility with the Ukrainian superstar.
April 18 - Matthew Holt has been appointed British Amateur Boxing Association (BABA) chief executive following his key role in helping the Team GB boxing side top the medal table at the London 2012 Olympic Games.
April 18 - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has responded to the World Boxing Council's (WBC) complaint over the International Boxing Association (AIBA) claiming that it is not a matter that they should be dealing with.
April 16 - Indian Olympic boxing medallist Vijender Singh has tested negative for banned substances, India's Sports Ministry has confirmed, following allegations that he took heroin bought from smugglers last month.
April 13 - Astana Arlans Kazakhstan and Dolce & Gabbana Italia Thunder have edged towards a clash in the World Series of Boxing (WSB) team finals after both secured wins in the first leg of their semi-final matches.
April 12 - Boxing clubs across Ireland are to receive a €1 million (£852,000/$1.3 million) funding boost from the Government, with the money set to be used primarily to upgrade training facilities and encourage more women and young people to take up the sport.
April 8 - The International Boxing Association (AIBA) have raised the age limit for men and women at the Olympic Games from 34 to 40-years-old.
April 7 - The World Boxing Council (WBC), widely considered the sport's leading professional organisation, have complained to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) over the International Boxing Association's (AIBA) increasing move away from amateurism.
April 6 - The 2013 USA Boxing National Championships at Spokane, Washington, saw numerous new male and female champions crowned in what is America's premier Olympic-style boxing event.
April 5 - China's double Olympic boxing gold medallist Zou Shiming is already being hailed as a future superstar ahead of his professional debut tomorrow.
April 5 - Indian boxer Vijender Singh has taken a drugs test following allegations he took heroin brought from alleged smugglers.
April 2 - Beijing 2008 bronze medallist Vijender Singh has caused a huge row between the Indian Sports Ministry and the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) after allegedly taking heroin.
March 31 - A total of 478 elite male, female and junior fighters have registered for the 2013 USA Boxing National Championships in Spokane, Washington, in what is America's premier Olympic-style boxing event.
March 29 - The British Lionhearts were tonight crushed 5-0 by Mexico Guerreros at their fortress, Foro Polanco, enabling the hosts to reverse a 4-1 first leg deficit and advance to a semi-final meeting in the World Series of Boxing (WSB) with Astana Arlans Kazakhstan.
March 28 - A two-year ban on British boxer Dillian Whyte, one of the few fighters to Olympic super heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua, has been upheld by UK Anti Doping, it was announced today.
