The involvement of professional bodies in the boxing tournament at next year's Olympic Games appears to have moved a step closer after the World Boxing Association (WBA) revealed a desire to help organise the sport at Tokyo 2020.
A refusal to remove officials linked to the Rio 2016 judging scandal and a failure to conduct proper due diligence when opening a new bank account contributed to the suspension of the International Boxing Association (AIBA), the International Olympic Committee (IOC) report reveals.
Morinari Watanabe, chair of a taskforce to oversee the delivery of a boxing competition at Tokyo 2020, has admitted he is unprepared for the role but insists the best solution will be found for athletes.
The International Boxing Association (AIBA) has been suspended as the Olympic governing body for the sport and will not play any role in organising the tournament at Tokyo 2020, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced today.
Interim International Boxing Association (AIBA) President Mohamed Moustahsane says the organisation is confident of remaining the Olympic governing body for the sport after leading an eight-person delegation in a meeting with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in Lausanne today.
Members of the International Boxing Association (AIBA) Executive Committee agreed to put on hold plans to sue the International Olympic Committee (IOC) but expressed concern about the timing of a meeting with officials from the organisation next week.
An offer from Russia to wipe out millions of dollars worth of debt will be officially turned down this week by the International Boxing Association (AIBA), its Interim President Mohamed Moustahsane has told insidethegames.
International Boxing Association (AIBA) officials are set to make a last-ditch plea to remain the Olympic governing body for the sport at a meeting with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) next week.
Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF) President Francesco Ricci Bitti believes a flexible solution is likely over the organisation of the boxing competition at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
The World Boxing Council (WBC) has hailed the success of an adaptive boxing programme event organised by Brighton-based WBC Cares UK.
The International Boxing Association (AIBA) has threatened to file a lawsuit against the International Olympic Committee (IOC) if it is stripped of its recognition as the Olympic governing body for the sport later this month.
International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has claimed organising a boxing event is "not rocket science" as he sent his strongest signal yet that the International Boxing Association (AIBA) could be stripped of its recognition.
Doping will only be taken seriously in boxing if a major incident occurs and the problem is "out of control" in the sport, according to unified world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua.
Kazakhstan Boxing Federation (KBF) executive director Bekzhan Bektenov has hit back at the International Boxing Association (AIBA) after the worldwide governing body recommended he be provisionally suspended for an alleged disciplinary breach.
Asian Games champions Bobo Usmon Baturov of Uzbekistan and India's Amit Panghal claimed gold on the final day of the Asian Boxing Confederation Elite Boxing Championships in Bangkok.
At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Iranian judoka Arash Miresmaeili was disqualified for weighing in at nearly four pounds above the limit for his weight class of his under-66 kilograms match against an Israeli opponent Ehud Vaks in the first round. It was claimed Miresmaeili had gone on an eating binge to protest the International Olympic Committee's recognition of the state of Israel. Iran does not recognise the state of Israel, and Miresmaeili's actions won praise from high-ranking Iranian officials. Mohammad Khatami, the country's President at the time, was quoted as saying Miresmaili's actions would be "recorded in the history of Iranian glories". He was later awarded $125,000 by the Government - the same amount given to Olympic gold medallists.
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