The winners of the lightweight (60kg), light middleweight (71kg) and heavyweight (92kg) contests during the evening session of the 7th competition day advanced to the quarter-finals at the AIBA World Boxing Championships in Belgrade. Next to the top boxing countries, Iran, Albania and Finland also won tough contests today and their boxers will compete for...Read More
Dear Mr. President, We truly appreciate your passionate work and commitment to the development of boxing in each country all over the world. We are thankful for your care about our athletes, coaches and National Federations, your dedication to the betterment of our sport. You have united all AIBA and Boxing family; each of us...Read More
The 12th session of the AIBA World Boxing Championships determined the quarter-final places in the bantamweight (54kg), cruiserweight (86kg) and super heavyweight (+92kg) in Belgrade today. The session delivered several surprises but one of the highlights is Jabali Breedy’s success in the bantamweight (54kg). Not only did the 24-year-old boxer win his second contest, but...Read More
Quotes of the Day 6 at the AIBA World Boxing Championships in Belgrade, Serbia. Lee VERSHAUN (USA) won Blessing WALDROPT (TTO) by KO R3 This match ended as I thought it would. Now I have more time to prepare for the next one. This fight was good and in the next one I expect the...Read More
Another long session with 28 bouts was held in the official program at the AIBA World Boxing Championships today evening. The winners in the minimumweight (48kg) are now guaranteed quarter-finalists in Belgrade while the light welterweight (63.5kg) and middleweight (75kg) boxers competed for the last 16. Chinese Taipei’s Lai Chu En won his nation’s first...Read More
Kazakhstan’s veteran Temirtas Zhussupov was the first boxer in the whole AIBA World Boxing Championships who advanced to the quarter-finals. He and three other boxers are in the Top 8 of the minimumweight (48kg) in Belgrade. Boxers in the middleweight (75kg) and light heavyweight (80kg) competed for the last 16. Fair Chance Team’s two young...Read More
The first ever ‘Fair Chance Team’ has got off to a winning start at the AIBA Men’s World Boxing Championships with Abdul Fawaz winning his first bout of the competition. The ‘Fair Chance Team’ was created in response to the growing displacement and humanitarian crisis and launched within the AIBA social development program to give...Read More
Quotes of the Day 5 at the AIBA Men’s World Boxing Championships in Belgrade, Serbia. Daniyal SHAHBAKHSH (IRI) won Gustavo RIVERA RIO SANCHEZ (MEX) – 5:0 Participating in the World Championships for the first time is one of the greatest steps I have made in my career so far. In order to prove the #imthebest...Read More
The lightweight (60kg) and light middleweight (71kg) boxers fought for the last 16 in the evening session of the 5th competition day at the AIBA World Boxing Championships in Belgrade, Serbia. Such stars as France’s Sofiane Oumiha and Uzbekistan’s Abdumalik Khalokov won their contests with spectacular performances while Kazakhstan’s Aslanbek Shymbergenov eliminated a World Champion....Read More
Boxers in the bantamweight (54kg) and heavyweight (+92kg) competed in the afternoon session of the fifth day at the AIBA World Boxing Championships in Belgrade to reach the last 16. Venezuela’s number one Yoel Finol had an impressive start at the tornament during while Scotland’s Matthew McHale also defeated a high-ranked opponent. Venezuela’s Yoel Finol...Read More