All World Boxing articles
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News briefsBoxing to be part of the Los Angeles 2028 program
Boxing was previously excluded from the program approved in 2022 due to concerns around the International Boxing Association (IBA), the then international federation for boxing.
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News briefsWorld Boxing gets provisional IOC recognition
World Boxing was publicly launched in April 2023.
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ArticleIBA and IOC tangle over plan to pay out prize money to boxers
The International Boxing Association (IBA) says that it will be awarding a purse for every medal in boxing at the Paris Olympics. Half will go to the athlete, a quarter to the national federation, and a quarter to the boxer’s coach. The purse will be $100,000 for gold, $50,000 for ...
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News briefsWorld Boxing boosts its executive board and announces inaugural congress
World Boxing has added two new members to its executive board, Dinah Glykidis and Marketa Vochoska Haindlova. Glykidis is the CEO of Boxing Australia. Haindlova is the founder and principal of an international law firm, Marketa Haindlova, specialising in sports law. In parallel to her legal practice, she has extensive ...
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News briefsWorld Boxing announces four new member federations
World Boxing, the international federation set up in April 2023 to rival the International Boxing Association (IBA), has announced a new cohort of members. Four new federations have joined the organization – Denmark, Panama, Mongolia and French Polynesia – taking World Boxing’s membership up to 16. Denmark is the sixth ...
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News briefsWorld Boxing announces its first six member federations
World Boxing, the breakaway international federation set up in April 2023 to rival the International Boxing Association (IBA), has announced its first six official members. In addition to USA Boxing, which was the first national federation to join the new body, World Boxing has also confirmed New Zealand Boxing, Boxing ...
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ArticleInternational Boxing Association expelled from Olympic movement
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has withdrawn recognition of the International Boxing Association (IBA), formerly known as Association Internationale de Boxe Amateur (AIBA), in connection with allegedly unresolved finance, governance and ethical issues. It is the first time in the IOC history that a sport’s governing body is expelled from ...
