Swiss sports lawyer François Carrard has turned down a role which would have seen him help the embattled International Boxing Association (AIBA) devise its new statues "in order to prevent any appearance of potential conflicts of interest".

Umar Kremlev, the Russian Boxing Federation secretary general who offered to personally wipe out the International Boxing Association's (AIBA) $16 million (£12 million/€14 million) debt, has been put in charge of attracting new investment for the world governing body.

Scoring will be displayed publicly at the end of each round during next year's Olympic Games boxing tournament in Tokyo, it was revealed today.

Prominent sports lawyer François Carrard has been drafted in to help devise changes to the International Boxing Association's (AIBA) statutes as part of the latest attempt to improve the embattled body's governance.

Despite the ongoing chaos that surrounds the International Boxing Association (AIBA), this year’s Men and Women’s World Boxing Championships went smoothly. 

Amateur fighters run the risk of serious injury if they come up against professionals at at Tokyo 2020, the World Boxing Council (WBC) have warned the International Olympic Committee (IOC). 

Russia topped the medal table here at the International Boxing Association (AIBA) Women's World Championships after three of their boxers earned gold.

Welsh Commonwealth Games champion Lauren Price claimed the middleweight title here at the International Boxing Association (AIBA) Women's World Championships after appealing her 3-2 loss to Nouchka Fontijn of The Netherlands.

Wang Cong of China overcame lightweight top seed Mira Potkonen to reach the gold-medal bout here at the International Boxing Association (AIBA) Women's World Championships. 

Six-time world champion Mary Kom of India has criticised the result of her semi-final bout here at the International Boxing Association (AIBA) Women's World Championships.