Rashed Al-Swaisat

It is with deep sadness that we learned of the passing of Rashed Al-Swaisat of Jordan, who had been admitted to hospital on April 16 further to his fight during the AIBA Youth World Championships. Rashed is in our hearts and in our prayers. Our thoughts are with his family, friends and teammates, to whom […]

Krakow 2023 welcomes boxing as a part of sports program

AIBA President Umar Kremlev and Secretary General István Kovács visited National Olympic Committee in Warsaw to have an official meeting with President Andrzej Kraśnicki. AIBA President expressed gratitude to the NOC of Poland for support in hosting the AIBA Youth World Championships in Kielce. ‘We are grateful to the Polish NOC for support in organising […]

The Women’s Finals have concluded, India finishes on top with seven gold medals

The 10 female finals of the AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships were in the official schedule on the ninth day of the competition in Kielce, Poland. The Indian girls exceeded all of the previous expectations in the AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships and their team achieved seven gold medals. Uzbekistan, Russia, and Turkey won the […]

Joint Committees Meeting To Become Step Towards AIBA Good Governance

A joint meeting of the AIBA Committees, aimed at discussing current issues and providing an opportunity to ask questions directly to the AIBA President, was held in Kielce, Poland and online today. All Committee Chairpersons made presentations announcing their plans to reform AIBA in various areas, including marketing, competitions, coaches, referee and judges, involvement of […]

Weigh-in ceremony before women’s finals at AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships

The weigh-in ceremony took place in Kielce before the women’s finals at the AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships. All 20 boxers fit their weight category limits. The Ambassadors of the AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships Elzbieta Wojcik from Poland and Javier Ibanez from Bulgaria welcomed all participants and wished them good luck in the finals. […]

AIBA Board Of Directors Meets, Approves Key Reforms

Kielce, Poland, 21 April: The AIBA Board of Directors met today in person and online, to discuss and approve key reforms.  The meeting coincided with the ongoing AIBA Youth World Championships. It opened with an expression of concern and support for Rashed Al-Swaisat, the Jordanian boxer who was seriously injured earlier in the competition. The […]

Coaches, Women’s and Competitions Committees met first time on Poland

Coaches Committee, Women’s Committee and Competitions Committee organized their first hybrid meetings, where part of the groups were present online. Coaches Committee Lead by Mr. Ervin Kade, the Coaches Committee met to discuss various important questions. Safety in boxing, development of the digital scoring system and world ranking system were among them. As it was […]

AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships – Statistics after semi-finals

Altogether 40 women’s and men’s boxers from 13 nations became finalists at the AIBA Youth Men’s and Women’s World Boxing Championships will fight for gold medals in Kielce: – India, Russia: 8 finalists – Kazakhstan: 6 finalists – Ukraine, Uzbekistan: 4 finalists – Poland: 3 finalists – Armenia, Cuba, France, Japan, Moldova, Montenegro, Turkey: 1 […]