After months of preparations, the 2017 AIBA World Championships finally got underway in Hamburg on Friday afternoon, with 40 bouts across two sessions featuring boxers from 50 different National Federations at Light Flyweight (49kg), Bantamweight (56kg), Light Welterweight (64kg), Middleweight (75kg) and Heavyweight (91kg). Three Rounds from Day One Round 1. You get knocked down,...Read More

AIBA President Dr Ching-Kuo Wu welcomed the world’s media to the 2017 World Boxing Championships on Friday morning in the first press conference at the city’s Sporthalle venue. Dr Wu thanked AIBA’s partners Borgward, Adidas and IMG as well as the volunteers for their efforts in delivering a fitting stage for the most prestigious tournament...Read More

With the draw for the Hamburg 2017 AIBA World Boxing Championships set to take place on 24 August and competition getting underway the following day, we take a look at some of the boxers going for glory in each of the ten weight categories. LIGHT FLYWEIGHT (49kg) Uzbekistan’s Hasanboy Dusmatov won both the gold medal...Read More

The 19th edition of the AIBA Men’s World Boxing Championships begins on 25 August in Hamburg, featuring the best elite boxers on the planet today. With just three days to go until the opening bell sounds, here are another three very good reasons to be excited for this year’s competition. Among the VIPs in attendance...Read More

With the start of the 2017 edition of the AIBA World Championships coming up on 25 August, here are five very good reasons not to miss out on any of the action from Hamburg… Because the 280 best boxers in the world will be there The Hamburg 2017 World Boxing Championships are going to be one...Read More

AIBA’s HeadsUp initiative travelled to the outskirts of Moscow on Sunday afternoon as the Russian Boxing Federation unveiled its impressive new boxing facility at the Olympic Training Centre Ozero Krugloe. AIBA President Dr Ching-Kuo Wu was joined by the Secretary General of the Russian Boxing Federation Mr Umar Kremlev, Russia’s Deputy Minister of Sport Mr Pavel...Read More