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Hard work brings results to China | 03.02.2012 |
 | China's rapid growth in boxing is a real success story and proves the fact that hard work really does pay off.
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Cuban fighters kick-start year in Hungary | 01.02.2012 |
 | Top boxing nation, Cuba will begin this important year at the upcoming Bocskai Memorial Tournament in Debrecen, Hungary. Next week the Cuban squad will be travelling to Europe with high expectations as they begin their active preparation for the season as they gear up towards the London 2012 Olympic Games this summer.
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India looking to become major boxing power | 01.02.2012 |
 | There is a small revolution going on in India with boxing ready to take centre stage as the nation seeks to take its place at the sport's top table. The country's economic growth and financial muscle has seen heavy investment made in sport within a country that counts the second largest population in the world.
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Brazilian boxing developing at break neck speed | 29.01.2012 |
 | Next to the traditionally strong countries in our beloved combat sport, several others are working hard to reach the high levels set by the top nations. One of the ones making great strides in their development is Brazil and their fans can now expect to see some serious competition for medals.
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Young talent to define the 2016 Rio Olympic Games era | 27.01.2012 |
 | This year, several young talents will be ready to showcase their skills and test themselves on the biggest stages of all with glory the 2016 Rio Olympics the ultimate target.
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David Ayrapetyan handed Russian team captaincy | 25.01.2012 |
 | European Champion and AIBA World Championships silver medallist David Ayrapetyan took part in his nation's elite squad preparation camp in Kislovodsk, where it was decided the Light Flyweight star would become Russian national boxing team captain.
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Canada incubates boxers | 25.01.2012 |
 | Ten male champions were crowned last week in Cape Breton Isle during the 2012 Canadian Nationals. Seven of them were returning winners. On Saturday, January 14th, to a full house at the Convention Center ringside, legendary Larry Holmes amused audience and boxers before the bouts with a motivational speech about his life.
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Who are the youth boxers to watch out for? | 24.01.2012 |
 | The competitiveness of youth boxing is at an all time high and with so much quality coming through, the future of the sport sure looks bright. Some of this talent however has already made the breakthrough to the elite ranks with some awesome prospects already striking fear into the established order.
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Canada Crowns Olympic Hopefuls | 24.01.2012 |
 | The temperature outside the venue in Cape Breton Isle was zero Celsius on Friday night, January 10th.
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Can anyone stop the Ukraine? | 20.01.2012 |
 | Ukraine had a sensational 2011 and the question remains whether anyone can stop this boxing powerhouse in this Olympic year.
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2012 kick-starts with great battles in Sombor | 18.01.2012 |
 | 2012 will be a huge year for women's boxing, with the AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships in Qinhuangdao, China a precursor to their big debut at the London 2012 Olympic Games. With the popularity at an all-time high, this year will usher in a new era and a major shift in the sport. Preparations have already got under way as the first event of year was held near in the Serbian town of Sombor near the Hungarian border in the northwest of the country.
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Mary Spencer a legend in the making | 16.01.2012 |
 | Three-time AIBA Women World Middleweight Champion and five time Panamerican Games gold medallist Mary Spencer is on the path to greatness after having firmly established herself as the best female boxer of her generation. She has become an icon of the sport and continues to inspire woman worldwide to take up boxing. The 27-year-old Canadian will be able to cement her place in history when female boxing makes its debut at the London 2012 Olympics Games this summer.
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Dr. Ching-Kuo Wu : "Turkey remains a boxing pioneer" | 13.01.2012 |
 | AIBA President, paid a visit this Thursday 12 January to the Turkish Minister of Youth and Sports, Mr. Suat Kiliç, in Ankara. He was accompanied by the President of the Turkish Boxing Federation, Mr. Eyup Gözgeç.
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The Boxing World mourns Takao Sakurai | 12.01.2012 |
The boxing legend and Japanese national hero Takao Sakurai passed away after losing his battle against cancer on Monday 10 January at the age of 70, leaving behind him a legacy that will live long in the memories.
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Asror Vohidov, a talent unearthed in Astana | 11.01.2012 |
 | 2011 witnessed a sensational Junior World Championships in July where in the capital city of Kazakhstan, Astana, the world was introduced to Tajikistan's new prodigy, Asror Vohidov. The young Vohidov who competed in his first major international boxing competition outpointed all his rivals, defeating fighters from India, Russia, Ukraine and Australia on route to an unexpected gold medal in the Light Flyweight category.
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2011 a year history was made by AIBA | 10.01.2012 |
 | Just before the London Olympic Games, AIBA made history in 2011 by bringing women's boxing to new levels. Following the IOC's decision to accept its request to include women's boxing as part of the program at the Olympic Games, AIBA also decided to launch worldwide junior and youth events in order to further develop the female side of our beloved sport.
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The great boxing family | 06.01.2012 |
 | The great story of boxing is that the athletes and everyone else involved are part of a large family, the boxing family, with AIBA at its helm with its 194 affiliated federations.
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Uzbeks take six golds in Islamabad | 05.01.2012 |
 | Uzbekistan confirmed their status as one of Asia's leading boxing nations after dominating the 2nd edition of the Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Memorial Tournament in Islamabad with a haul of six gold medals from ten weight categories.
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Season's Greetings! | 23.12.2011 |
 | AIBA and APB staff join AIBA President in sending you Season's Greetings and Best Wishes for the year 2012.
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Russia dominate European Students Championships | 23.12.2011 |
 | The second edition of the European Students Championships was held in the capital city of Russia, Moscow. The host nation's boxers dominated the event and secured seven top positions in the front of the home crowd.
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Ecuador dominate in Portoviejo | 23.12.2011 |
 | The third edition of the Golden Belt Youth and Junior Tournament ended in Portoviejo with the Ecuadorian boxers dominating finals' day whilst exciting prospects were crowned champions during the event.
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Abbos Atoev makes his big return in Islamabad | 22.12.2011 |
 | Following an unexpected loss to Japan's Ryota Murata at the 16th edition of the AIBA World Boxing Championships in Baku, two-time AIBA World Champion and Asian Champion Abbos Atoev makes his long-awaited return to the international boxing arena in Islamabad.
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Serb Stankovic crowned champion in Belgrade | 16.12.2011 |
 | Serbia's up and coming 21-year-old AIBA World Championships quarter-finalist Branimir Stankovic triumphed in his weight division at the Golden Gloves Tournament before crowning a glorious week by being presented with the best boxer trophy in front of his home crowd in Belgrade.
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Syria bring the big guns to Islamabad | 15.12.2011 |
 | Unable to attend the 16th edition of the AIBA World Boxing Championships in Baku due to political tension in the country, Syria will look to make amends by challenging for honours at the upcoming Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Memorial in Islamabad, Pakistan.
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Strong line-up predicted in Islamabad | 14.12.2011 |
 | Following the great success of the first Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Memorial Tournament, the second edition moved from Karachi to Pakistan's capital city, Islamabad, where this year the event will begin on December 20.
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Women's boxing to be included in Commonwealth Games program | 13.12.2011 |
 | The International Boxing Association (AIBA) has just received confirmation that the Commonwealth Games Federation's General Assembly in St. Kitts & Nevis has agreed to the inclusion of three weight categories of women's boxing for future editions of the Commonwealth Games.
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Egypt and Qatar primed for Arab Games | 09.12.2011 |
 | The Egyptian national boxing team has been preparing to the upcoming 12th Arab Games under the careful supervision of their experienced Cuban Head Coach Julio Lee Hechevarria. With competitors in each weight class they will be targeting at least two gold medals.
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Kenneth Egan appointed observer to WADA's Athlete Committee | 08.12.2011 |
 | Ireland's 2008 Beijing Olympic Games silver medallist and current WSB Leipzig Leopards Light Heavyweight fighter Kenneth Egan has been appointed observer to WADA's Athlete Committee to give support during the Code Review Process. The Committee is set-up to represent the views and rights of athletes worldwide.
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Algeria also target gold in Doha | 07.12.2011 |
 | Algeria is the only African nation to have achieved qualification places to the forthcoming London Olympic Games but first their athletes will look for success at the 12th Arab Games in Doha, Qatar with the target set at three gold medals.
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Morocco seek gold in Doha | 06.12.2011 |
 | Top African team Morocco are early favourites to flourish in Doha, Qatar. Their best boxers have been training hard for the upcoming 12th edition of the Arab Games where the boxing begins on 14 December.
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New talent emerges in Tampere, Finland | 06.12.2011 |
 | The 32nd edition of the Tammer Tournament saw lots of new talents emerge with most of the winners being young.
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World class men's action in London | 02.12.2011 |
 | The men's competition at the Olympic test event at the ExCeL in the heart of London's Docklands showcased some great fights and to top it all the host nation triumphed by coming first in the team ranking table.
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Women entered boxing history in London | 30.11.2011 |
 | History was all over 2011 for the sport of boxing. Another landmark was reached at the Olympic Boxing Test Event in the ExCeL Arena of London where women-s boxers made their debut under the Olympic rings.
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The UK almost take it all | 28.11.2011 |
 | Seven out of the thirteen gold medals made available at the Olympic Boxing Test Event last week in London went to the British islands on Sunday. Five gold medals were won by Great Britain, while Ireland also secured two victories at the ExCeL.
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The Best of 2011 honoured in London | 27.11.2011 |
 | Bringing to a close a sensational 2011, the end of the Olympic Boxing Test Event at the ExCeL in London made way for the 2011 AIBA Annual Awards Ceremony.
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APB logo unveiled | 27.11.2011 |
 | Less than four months after the AIBA Professional Boxing Program (APB) was launched, AIBA is very pleased to disclose the official logo of APB.
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Medzhidov on top of the world | 27.11.2011 |
 | Azerbaijan's powerful super heavyweight boxer, Magomedrasul Medzhidov became the country's second AIBA Men's Elite World Champion after his triumph on home soil in Baku.
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Gallagher: "This award is a great bonus" | 27.11.2011 |
 | As part of the 2011 AIBA Annual Awards Ceremony, Irishman Michael Gallagher will receive the "Best Referee & Judge of the Year" trophy this Sunday 27 November in London. AIBA.org sat down with him a couple of hours before...
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Asror Vohidov, Tajikistan's new boxing sensation | 27.11.2011 |
 | Tajikistan found its new boxing hero at the 2011 AIBA Junior World Championships held in Astana when 16-year-old Asror Vohidov secured a remarkable and unexpected gold medal.
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Sosnovskiy puts Ukrainian on top of the world | 27.11.2011 |
 | The Ukrainian national men's elite boxing team, led by Head Coach Dmytro Sosnovskiy, came back from the AIBA World Championships in Baku with its best ever medal haul, topping the team ranking after winning four golds and one silver medal.
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Marshall keeps her golden dreams alive | 27.11.2011 |
 | In the women's middleweight class of the Olympic Test Event in London, Great Britain's Savannah Marshall won against US Franchon Crews. The local hero will meet Kazakhstan's Dariga Shakimova in the final on Sunday.
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Petchkoom's hectic victory at Olympic Test Event | 26.11.2011 |
 | Athens Olympic Games silver medallist and Asian Games winner, Thai Worapoj Petchkoom won the Southeast Asian Games boxing tournament in Indonesia about a week ago. Following his victory, he had to fly more than 10'000 km to compete at the Olympic Test Event in London.
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Zhakipov shines in London | 25.11.2011 |
 | The last major tournament of 2011, the Olympic Boxing Test Event started with the quarter-finals at the ExCeL in London where the athletes can try the official Olympic venue.
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Big names to fight in London dress rehearsal | 24.11.2011 |
 | The Olympic Boxing Test Event which starts at the ExCeL in London today is the dress rehearsal for the main event next year and a high number of competitive boxers will be competing in this star-studded event.
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Mary Kom leads Indian squad in London | 23.11.2011 |
 | India has sent five boxers to the exciting Olympic Test Event at the ExCeL in London which begins Thu 24 November.
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Julio Bria realises his golden dream in Palembang | 22.11.2011 |
 | Indonesia's top boxer, President's Cup bronze medallist and multiple National Champion Julio Bria made history at the South East Asian Games by winning the Flyweight final.
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Local fighters ready for Olympic Test Event | 21.11.2011 |
 | The local British fighters are ready for the upcoming Olympic Test Event to be held at the ExCeL in the heart of London's Docklands from 24 to 27 November.
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Aparri secures her third title in Palembang | 21.11.2011 |
 | The women finals, across six weight categories, and the men's semi-finals were held at the 26th Southeast Asian Games in Palembang, Indonesia.
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Butdee advances to semi-finals | 18.11.2011 |
 | On the third day of competition at the Southeast Asian Games in Thailand's, Pre-Olympic Tournament winner and defending Champion Chatchai Butdee, having already secured his place at the London Olympic Games, made a successful debut in his opening contest.
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Thai fighters unbeaten in Palembang | 17.11.2011 |
 | It has been a tradition to have female boxing included in the official program of the Southeast Asian Games. Their first women fights were held in Bacolod, Philippines back in 2005 and since then it has been an integral part of the Games' schedule.
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Perfect opening day in Palembang, Indonesia | 16.11.2011 |
 | The boxing tournament of the 26th edition of the Southeast Asian Games opened with eleven male contests in Palembang, Indonesia, where the Top4 places were up for the grabs.
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Indonesia looking to recapture glory days | 15.11.2011 |
 | The Indonesian squad has been preparing at full-speed for the 26th edition of the Southeast Asian Games, the biggest multi-sports event of the region.
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Filipinos ready for the South East Asian Games | 15.11.2011 |
 | The Philippines' team, which recently finished its training in England, is ready to achieve its golden dreams at the 26th Southeast Asian Games which have just started in Sumatra, Indonesia.
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Andrew Selby qualifies for the London Olympic Games | 15.11.2011 |
 | Welshmen Andrew Selby has qualified for the Olympic Games following his 'box-off' victory over England's European Championships silver medallist Khalid Yafai.
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Quota places for Olympic Games still up for grabs | 08.11.2011 |
 | More than 60% of the European quota places available for the XXXth Summer Olympic Games, to be held in London next year, have now been allocated following the 16th edition of the AIBA World Boxing Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan.
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Historical women's tournament in Mexico | 04.11.2011 |
 | History was made in Guadalajara this year with female boxers from the North and South American continents competing at the Panamerican Games for the very first time.
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Cuba's Panamerican supremacy | 03.11.2011 |
 | In the first of our two part recap of the Panamerican Games, we have a look at the telling performances of the men's boxers in Guadalajara. The next instalment will focus on the women and how they made history in Mexico.
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Cuba win a total of eight gold medals in Guadalajara | 01.11.2011 |
 | Cuba's youngest team member, current Youth Olympic Games winner and AIBA Youth World Champion Robeisy Ramirez, who will be celebrating his 18th birthday only later this year, fought Dominican Republic's World Combat Games silver medallist Dagoberto Aguero for the Flyweight title.
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Velasquez secures gold for the host nation | 31.10.2011 |
 | Mexico's 18-year-old Joselito Velasquez is really making a name for himself in his homeland. Firstly claiming gold at the Mexican Youth Olympiad and being awarded the best boxer trophy.
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Cuban domination in Guadalajara | 28.10.2011 |
 | Cuba's 22-year-old AIBA World Championships silver medallist Yasnier Toledo defeated Mexico's Angel Jordan Gutierrez 13:7 with some great movement in the Lightweight semi-final.
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Boxing ready to shine in Glasgow with 1,000 days to go | 27.10.2011 |
 | With just 1,000 days to go until the Opening Ceremony of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games, the latest Games Partners' Progress Report confirms this major sporting event is "on track and on budget".
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Roniel Iglesias disposes of AIBA World Champion | 27.10.2011 |
 | Cuba's 23-year-old Roniel Iglesias had suffered only two losses in the last three years with the last one coming in the 2011 AIBA World Boxing Championships' preliminary stage.
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Dagoberto Aguero joins continent's elite boxers | 27.10.2011 |
 | At the Panamerican Games in Guadalajara, 18-year-old Dominican Dagoberto Aguero stormed into an early lead against the experienced Beijing Olympian Eddie Valenzuela from Guatemala as he peppered his opponent with flurries of punches. The fledgling star from the Domincian Republic inflicted serious damage on his rival on his way to a famous 20:13 victory, claiming in the process at least a bronze medal in Guadalajara. This young upstart is really making a name for himself on the international stage.
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AIBA World Champion Lazaro Alvarez advances to semi-finals | 26.10.2011 |
 | Cuba's current AIBA World Champion Lazaro Alvarez once again demonstrated he is destined for great things as the 20-year-old's punching combinations completely overwhelmed Dominican Republic's teenage Panamerican Youth Championships silver medallist Luis Salazar.
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Cruz and Tapia eliminate the favourites in women's draw | 25.10.2011 |
 | The female boxing competition at the 16th edition of the Panamerican Games saw Mexico's National Olympiad winner Erika Cruz send shockwaves through the Olympic Lightweight category as the young local hope completely dominated Brazil's 30-year-old multiple Panamerican Champion Adriana Araujo to win by an impressive 16:6.
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Panamerican Games begin in style | 24.10.2011 |
 | The 16th edition of the Panamerican Games started with the preliminaries in Mexico's second largest city Guadalajara. The American Boxing Confederation organised three qualification events in the build-up to the Games so that only the best boxers from the continent would be present.
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Katie Taylor secures her fifth European title | 24.10.2011 |
 | The most anticipated fight of the 8th European Women's Championships came in the Olympic Lightweight category where two superstars went head-to-head in the final. Ireland's three-time AIBA World Champion Katie Taylor and Russia's two-time AIBA World Champion Sofya Ochigava fought for the gold medal.
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Host nation ready for the Panamerican Games | 21.10.2011 |
 | The 13-strong Mexican boxing team is raring to go as the Panamerican Games get underway today on home-soil. The squad held long training and sparring sessions with the French, English, Brazilian, Swedish and Spanish teams during the AIBA World Boxing Championships in order to be fully prepared for the challenges ahead.
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Favourites on way to the final glory in Rotterdam | 21.10.2011 |
 | The medal places were decided at the 8th European Women's Boxing Championships in Rotterdam with only 40 boxers now remaining in the competition. A record number of 16 nations secured at least a bronze with Russia and Ukraine leading the team ranking with seven medals each, while Turkey, Poland and England each have four boxers left in the competition.
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No rest bite for Cuban squad | 21.10.2011 |
 | The Cuban squad did not have any time to relax and celebrate after coming home from their magnificent showing at the AIBA World Championships in Baku, performances that yielded two gold medals and seven quota places for the country. The Caribbean nation's boxing squad will now be participating at the Panamerican Games in Guadalajara, Mexico.
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Graczyk advances to last eight in Rotterdam | 20.10.2011 |
 | Poland's 25-year-old reigning AIBA Women's World Championships bronze medallist Karolina Graczyk followed up her impressive opening win with another victory after stopping Croatia's National Champion Marija Zovko in the Lightweight category. The Polish star advanced to the last eight where she will meet Russia's two-time AIBA World Champion Sofya Ochigava, who comfortably eliminated the English prospect Chantelle Cameron 20:9.
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Calabrese opens with stylish win in Rotterdam | 19.10.2011 |
 | Italy's 29-year-old European Champion Valeria Calabrese had the experience to defeat Belarusian National Champion Yana Levankova 12:3 in her opening contest at the 8th edition of the European Women's Elite Championships. Calabrese will now meet Turkey's veteran former European Champion Sumeyra Yazici in order to qualify for the Flyweight's Top8 in the Dutch city of Rotterdam which plays host to the event, with 153 boxers all vying for medals.
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The best European female boxers to meet in Rotterdam | 17.10.2011 |
 | A total of 161 female boxers from a record 31 European nations have entered the upcoming EUBC Women's Elite Championships to be held in Rotterdam, Netherlands from October 16.
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Great future for Azerbaijan | 17.10.2011 |
.jpg&h=126&w=190&mode=kw) | The host nation's squad at the 16th edition of the AIBA World Boxing Championships in Baku had the youngest average age during the competition but despite a lack of experience their top fighters secured one gold and one silver medal with a further two places for the London Games. These qualified athletes joined Soltan Migitinov who acquired his Olympic quota at the World Series of Boxing Individual Championships in May.
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When Baku 2011 makes history | 12.10.2011 |
 | With quite a few historical moments happening the past two weeks in Baku, the 16th edition of the AIBA World Boxing Championships has demonstrated that our beloved sport is still in great development all around the World.
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Ukraine tops the team ranking in Baku | 11.10.2011 |
 | The Ukrainian team put on a sensational collective performance during the 16th edition of the AIBA World Boxing Championships in Baku. Its competitors secured four gold and one silver medal at the championships, the biggest haul by any nation at one event in the history of AIBA competitions. Next to the five medals their team achieved, a total of six quota places for the London 2012 Games were obtained. They could send a total of ten athletes to the Olympics with another four places available at the upcoming European Olympic Qualification Tournament in April.
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Brazil makes history on Baku 2011 final day | 08.10.2011 |
.jpg&h=126&w=190&mode=kw) | Beijing Olympian and WSB star, 23-year-old Brazilian Everton dos Santos fought against University World Champion, Ukrainian Denys Berinchyk. The Light Welter was the only boxer among the finalists coming from the last 64. Thus the Ukrainian was probably more tired than the South American. The Brazilian athlete dominated the fight in the first three minutes and was leading by 8:3 before both boxers received public warnings in the second round. Lopes kept a four points advantage. The last three minutes brought a real manly fight resulting with a close Brazilian victory: an historical gold medal for the South American country.
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Unstoppable Ukraine | 07.10.2011 |
.jpg&h=126&w=190&mode=kw) | China's Olympic Games winner and two-time AIBA World Champion, 30-year-old Zou Shiming is unbeaten since June 2007 and continued his winning streak against Russia's European Champion David Ayrapetyan. His opponent secured a silver medal at the last edition of the championships but Zou Shiming was too strong for the Russian boxer. The Chinese athlete won the contest 15:8 while Korea's current Asian Champion Shin Jong Hoon triumphed over Mongolia's defending AIBA World Champion Purevdorj Serdamba. Shiming and Shin will now dispute the Light Flyweight final.
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Last 20 tickets to the London 2012 Olympic Games awarded in Baku | 07.10.2011 |
.png&h=126&w=190&mode=kw) | Following today's semi-finals at the 2011 AIBA World Boxing Championships, all 92 quota places for the next summer's Olympic Games have now been allocated.
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Heavy and Super Heavy weight boxers on their way to London | 05.10.2011 |
.jpg&h=126&w=190&mode=kw) | After 64 boxers qualified for the London 2012 Olympic Games yesterday, four Heavy and four Super Heavy weights have joined them after the AIBA World Boxing Championships quarter-final stages.
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22 nations secure at least bronze in Baku | 05.10.2011 |
 vs Barriga Mark PHI.jpg&h=126&w=190&mode=kw) | Quarter-final day at the AIBA World Boxing Championships in Baku, with eight more boxers from the heavyweight and super heavyweight categories qualifying for the London Olympic Games, 22 different nations secured at least a bronze medal in the event, confirming the sport's worldwide strength and popularity.
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64 boxers on route to Olympic glory | 04.10.2011 |
.jpg&h=126&w=190&mode=kw) | Following today's round of 16 bouts at the AIBA World Boxing Championships, 64 boxers from eight different weight categories have qualified for the London 2012 Olympic Games.
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Lomachenko survives scare | 04.10.2011 |
.jpg&h=126&w=190&mode=kw) | Brazil's 23-year-old Panamerican Champion and World Military Games winner Robson Conceicao thought he had become the hero of the hour at the 16th AIBA World Championships in Baku. The Brazilian Beijing Olympian lightweight boxer was on course to cause a huge upset in the competition
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'AIBA Road to Baku' boxer qualifies for the Olympics | 04.10.2011 |
 vs Sheehan Roy IRL.jpg&h=126&w=190&mode=kw) | The last remaining 'AIBA Road to Baku' program member in the competition, Lithuania's Egidijus Kavaliauskas, qualified for the 2012 London Summer Olympic Games at the 16th AIBA World Boxing Championships in Azerbaijan's capital city Baku.
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Teymur Mammadov triumphs in Baku | 03.10.2011 |
 vs Emmanuel Anderson BAR.jpg&h=126&w=190&mode=kw) | Azerbaijan's current European Champion and Bocskai Memorial Tournament winner, 18-year-old Teymur Mammadov opened with an impressive victory against Central American and Caribbean Games silver medallist Anderson Emmanuel from Barbados. The Azeri teenager won the bout 23:7 and will now meet Hungary's two-time European Championships bronze medallist Jozsef Darmos.
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'Road to Baku' keeps only one representative | 03.10.2011 |
.png&h=126&w=190&mode=kw) | After eight competition day in the AIBA World Championships, Lithuania's Beijing Olympian Egidijus Kavaliauskas is the last hope from AIBA 'Road to Baku' members. The welterweight will face Ireland's Roy Sheehan in the round of 16 for a quota place at the London 2012 Olympic Games.
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Aloyan secures his place in the last 16 | 02.10.2011 |
 vs Oteng Oteng BOT.jpg&h=126&w=190&mode=kw) | Flyweight favourite, European Champion and AIBA World Championships bronze medallist Misha Aloyan of Russia made his long-awaited debut on the seventh day of competition. The 23-year-old star dominated his fight against Botswana's All Africa Games winner Oteng Oteng, who eliminated Turkey's tough competitor Selcuk Eker in the previous round, with the final score in their bout 18:5. Aloyan is now one win away from securing Olympic qualification for London.
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Kavaliauskas follows his winning path | 02.10.2011 |
 vs Bilik Robert CZE.jpg&h=126&w=190&mode=kw) | Lithuania's welterweight No.1, AIBA World Championships quarter-finalist and Beijing Olympian, Egidijus Kavaliauskas who eliminated a tough Chinese boxer in the first preliminary round, continued his winning series in Baku. The 23-year-old AIBA 'Road to Baku' member defeated Usti nad Labem's Grand Prix bronze medallist, Czech Robert Bilik by an impressive 15:4 and will meet with Ireland's Roy Sheehan in the next round.
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Murata records sensational win in Baku | 01.10.2011 |
 vs KAO Chih Yuan TPE.jpg&h=126&w=190&mode=kw) | Following in Katsuaki Susa and Yasuhiro Suzuki's footsteps, another Japanese boxer showed his extreme prowess at the 16th edition of the AIBA World Championships in Baku. Asian Championship bronze medallist Ryota Murata had lost only one contest this year with most of his fights not going the distance. His only defeat coming at the hands of Uzbek boxer Shukhrat Abdullayev, eventual winner of the Asian Championships in Incheon.
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Dalibaev advance to the last 32 | 01.10.2011 |
 vs Haron Muhamad MAS.jpg&h=126&w=190&mode=kw) | AIBA Youth World Championships bronze medallist, 19-year-old Kyrgyz Islomzhon Dalibaev moved up a weight division because of Boimurodov's hegemony at the welterweight class. The new Kyrgyz middleweight fighter got revenge for his compatriots' early defeats and triumph to Southeast Asian Games winner, Malaysia's Muhamad Haron by 14:6.
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Major upset at the AIBA World Championships | 30.09.2011 |
.jpg&h=126&w=190&mode=kw) | The fifth day of competition in Baku was dedicated to fighters in the Light Welterweight (64kg) category with Cuba's reigning AIBA World Champion and World No.1 ranked fighter Roniel Iglesias Sotolongo up first against a tough opponent in the shape of Ukraine's European Cup winner and University World Champion Denys Berinchyk. The Ukrainian started the brightest and led 6:5 after the first round but Cuba's finest responded in style as he clawed his way back to take a one point advantage into the final round. Berinchyk however was not to be denied as his aggressive approach ensured the biggest upset to date at the 16th edition of the AIBA World Championships.
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Burkina Faso's first victory ever in a World Championships | 30.09.2011 |
vs Ridings Nathan ESA.jpg&h=126&w=190&mode=kw) | Burkina Faso's only boxer in Baku is African Zonal Champion, 22-year-old Brice Romaric Bassole, who was also part of the AIBA 'Road to Milan' program two years ago. The African fighter secured his first victory ever in a worldwide event when defeating El Salvador's 17-year-old great hope, Nathan Robert Ridings by 22:11.
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Serik Sapiyev opens proceedings with a final round stoppage | 29.09.2011 |
 | Kazakhstan's two-time World Champion and Asian Games winner, 28-year-old Serik Sapiyev, made his anticipated debut in Baku and as expected did not disappoint as he put in a virtuoso performance to stop Ecuador's Independence Cup winner Carlos Sanchez in the last round of his fight at the AIBA Boxing World Championships.
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Kavaliauskas surpasses his expectations | 29.09.2011 |
 | AIBA World Championships quarter-finalist, Lithuanian Egidijus Kavaliauskas caused a little surprise in Baku where he eliminated current Asian Champion and Beijing Olympian, Chinese Qiong Maimatituersun in their welterweight opening contest. The 23-year-old AIBA 'Road to Baku' member shocked the Chinese ringside in the first round when he took an advantage of four points that he kept until the final gong.
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Women's Sports Advocate and International Coach Honored with USOC's Olympic Torch Award | 29.09.2011 |
 | "This will be the first Olympic Games in history to include men and women in all sports." This statement by Dr. Christy Halbert in her acceptance speech received a thunderous applause from the Olympians, leadership, sponsors and fans in attendance.
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A fast victory for Brown | 28.09.2011 |
 | US National Olympic Trials winner, Marcus Brown shocked Japan's university student, Yoshitsuna Okada short after the beginning of the contest. The referee stopped the bout at the fifteenth second due Brown's serious head punch. It was the very first time a Japanese boxer competed in the light heavyweight class at a worldwide event. Quick-winner Brown will fight against Georgia's Levan Guledani.
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Semiotas' big day in Baku | 28.09.2011 |
 | The current bronze medallist and Beijing Olympian Daugirdas Semiotas of Lithuania was another AIBA 'Road to Baku' boxer to advance to the next round of the AIBA World Championships. The Lithuanian star has been involved with his national squad since 2000 and he made his experience count as he beat Marko Nikolic 13:9, with the Serb having just returned from a long injury lay-off.
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AIBA's Seeding System is Standard Practice in International Sport | 28.09.2011 |
 | Baku, Azerbaijan, 28 September 2011 - AIBA objects to the insinuations contained in recent media reports that changes to the AIBA Technical and Competition Rules in relation to the seeding of boxers at the World Championships were introduced for any improper purpose. The insinuations are nothing more than a cheap shot and demonstrate unfamiliarity with the rules, structure and ethos of AIBA and AIBA competitions. AIBA advocates fair play and transparency in all of its competitions and would like to take this opportunity to explain the background and rationale for the current seeding system.
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Teenager Robeisy Ramirez rocks World Championships | 27.09.2011 |
 | On the second day of the AIBA World Boxing Championships in Baku, Youth Olympic Games winner and current AIBA Youth World Championships gold medallist, Cuban Robeisy Ramirez demonstrated his power against European Championships bronze medallist, Macedonian veteran Veli Mumin, whose ringside abandoned the flyweight contest when the Cuban athlete was leading by 7:1. Following this quick bout, the 18-year-old Ramirez will fight against Nepal's Sudesh Manandhar.
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Yusufi puts "Road to Baku" program in the spotlight | 27.09.2011 |
 | Tajikistan's World Combat Games silver medallist, 19-year-old Safoviddin Yusufi became the first "Road to Baku" boxer to advance to the next preliminary round in Baku. Yusufi took the lead against Vietnam's only competitor, President's Cup silver medallist Nguyen Van Hai by 4:3 after the first three minutes and finally defeated his Southeast Asian rival by 12:9.
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Zou Shiming's shines on Baku | 26.09.2011 |
 | Twice AIBA World Champion and defending Olympic Games winner, China's superstar Zou Shiming is back on track with an impressive victory on the opening day of the AIBA World Boxing Championships in Baku. 31 contests were held in the light flyweight and heavyweight divisions.
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Narrow losses for 'Road to Baku' members | 26.09.2011 |
 | Three young light flyweight boxers from the AIBA 'Road to Baku' program started their competition on the AIBA World Boxing Championships' opening day.
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AIBA World Championships opens with style | 26.09.2011 |
 | From the biggest general weigh-in ever, to a colourful opening ceremony, this entire Sunday 25 September 2011 was a very special day in the history of AIBA World Boxing Championships.
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Selby and Evans: Welsh gold hunters | 26.09.2011 |
 | Two Welshmen Andrew Selby and Fred Evans are looking for gold medals at the upcoming AIBA World Championships in Baku. Both boxers have great expectations and real chances to get into the Olympic quotas.
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Vastine's waiting for his career highlight | 26.09.2011 |
 | Beijing Olympic Games bronze medallist and European Championships silver medallist, Alexis Vastine will lead the French team in Baku where they can expect quotas as well as medals. The country sent nine competitors to the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games but now hopes on a new record.
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Cammarelle and Valentino with the same mission in Baku | 26.09.2011 |
 | Two Italian superstars Roberto Cammarelle and Domenico Valentino might have a hard time in Baku. Both of them will give their best to defend the throne they secured two years ago in Milan.
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Cuban spearhead to be virtuoso Roniel Iglesias | 25.09.2011 |
 | Reigning AIBA World Champion, Beijing Olympic Games bronze medallist and Pan-American Championships gold medallist Roniel Iglesias is Cuba's biggest hope in Baku.
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Zou Shiming as China's golden weapon | 24.09.2011 |
 | Twice AIBA World Champion and defending Olympic Games winner, 30-year-old Zou Shiming has just came back to the world of boxing after the last edition of the Chinese National Games. Nevertheless he will come to Baku with great expectations.
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AIBA Announces Establishment of Special Investigation Committee | 23.09.2011 |
 | Lausanne, Switzerland, 23 September 2011 - AIBA and WSB deny in the strongest possible terms that they accepted an investment from Azerbaijan in exchange for two gold medals at the London 2012 Olympics - or indeed for any improper purpose.
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'Road to Baku' - A dream place for Guatemalan boxers | 23.09.2011 |
 | AIBA invited 2 boxers from Guatemala to the 'Road to Baku' program: Central American and Caribbean Games silver medallist Alvaro Vargas and Joselito Aguirre, bronze medallist at the same event last year. Both athletes are still in development but already had a few victories in different international tournaments in 2011. And they expect to perform well at the upcoming AIBA World Boxing Championships.
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Campbell ready for gold | 23.09.2011 |
 | The nine-member English squad, including top bantamweight favourite European Champion Luke Campbell, will give his best to reach the Olympic quotas and might even be able to deliver the best British performance ever at the AIBA World Boxing Championships in Baku.
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AIBA World Championships LIVE on YouTube | 22.09.2011 |
 | The International Boxing Association is proud to announce that the 2011 AIBA World Championships will be streamed live on www.AIBAboxingTV.com.
From the first day of the competition to the end of the preliminaries, you will be able to follow all bouts through our live scoring system on www.aiba.org. From the Round of 16 and until the Finals, every boxing fan around the world (*) will be able to enjoy watching all matches live on www.AIBAboxingTV.com and on Youtube at www.youtube.com/aibaboxingtv.
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Warren for an American record | 22.09.2011 |
 | Former AIBA World Champion and twice Olympian Rau'shee Warren will soon join Baku hoping to qualify for his third Olympic Games in a row. He would then become the first US boxer to do so.
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Russian tsars to visit Baku | 21.09.2011 |
 | As the World's leading boxing nation, Russia will send two titleholders and two former World Champion to the AIBA World Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan. This extremely strong team will give his best to secure a maximum of the ten quota places during the event.
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A true global World Championships | 20.09.2011 |
With more than 650 boxers registered from a good 120 countries all around the World, the 2011 AIBA World Championships will mark a milestone in the history of boxing. In the stunning Capital City of Azerbaijan, Baku, top level boxers will fight for one of the two most prestigious titles in the sport and a place at the London 2012 Olympic Games.
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A third crown for Sapiyev? | 20.09.2011 |
 | Kazakhstan's twice AIBA World Champion and reigning Asian Games winner, 28-year-old Serik Sapiyev, will soon reach Baku with the ambition of getting a third title, the seventh for the Central Asian nation.
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"A better boxer, but also a better person" | 19.09.2011 |
 | AIBA's "Road to Dream" programs are not only about developing boxers skills. As Bannis Lenon Yankee realises, it goes way beyond and is more about human beings than only boxers.
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Vijender Singh's golden dreams | 19.09.2011 |
 | India's team captain Vijender Singh has just returned from New York where he bagged a gold medal at the World Police Games. He has now joined the national squad with the dream of a World Championships title in mind.
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Congratulations for New Two Franchises for the WSB 2nd Season | 15.09.2011 |
 | A message from the AIBA President and Chairman of WSB Board
Dear Boxing Friends and Colleagues around the world,
As you are all well aware, the World Series of Boxing (WSB) was developed to promote the sport of boxing and to give additional competition opportunities and financial benefits to boxers during their careers in boxing. In addition, through the success of the innovative and revolutionary initiative, our sport has received more coverage from the global media/press and more interest from the commercial market than was anticipated.
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Abbos Atoyev wants to become a legend in Baku | 15.09.2011 |
 | Twice AIBA World Champion, 25-year-old Abbos Atoyev, will be Uzbekistan's flag bearer at the upcoming AIBA World Championships in Baku. He will have powerful opponents and will need all his skills to keep his title.
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European Champions to lead the host nation | 14.09.2011 |
 | Two reigning European Men's Elite Champions, Salman Alizada and Teymur Mammadov will lead the Azerbaijani nine-member team at the upcoming AIBA World Championships that will start in Baku on 26 September.
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Colin reigns on Africa | 12.09.2011 |
 | Commonwealth Games bronze medallist and defending African Champion, 24-year-old Mauritian Richarno Colin, truly impressed the audience of the 10th All-Africa Games finals in Maputo, Mozambique. He confirmed his status by surpassing Arabic Champion, Tunisian Abderrazak Haouia, by 7:5 in the light welterweight class.
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All-Africa Games offer spectacular semi-finals | 10.09.2011 |
 | One of the greatest moments in a boxing event, the important and spectacular semi-finals were held at the 10th All-Africa Games. Seven boxers from Algeria and three athletes from Tunisia, Nigeria and Mauritius advanced to the finals.
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Algeria and Cameroon dominate in Maputo | 09.09.2011 |
 | Algeria, Cameroon, Mauritius, Nigeria and South Africa were excellent in the quarter-finals of the 10th All-Africa Games boxing tournament in Maputo. Fifteen nations keep at least one athlete in the competition.
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Algeria secures two medals in Maputo | 07.09.2011 |
The 10th All-Africa Games followed with its fourth competition day in Maputo where two Algerians - out of eight - secured a place in the semi-finals and therefore at least bronze medals.
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Last 20 tickets to the London 2012 Olympic Games awarded in Baku | 07.09.2011 |
.jpg&h=126&w=190&mode=kw) | Following today's semi-finals at the 2011 AIBA World Boxing Championships, all 92 quota places for the next summer's Olympic Games have now been allocated.
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Africa's flagbearers in the spotlights in Maputo | 07.09.2011 |
The All African Games boxing tournament, another huge multi-sports event, has started this weekend in Maputo, Mozambique. The continent's flagbearers advanced to the quarter-finals.
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Announcement of the AIBA World Ranking | 26.08.2011 |
With the completion of all AIBA ranking events for this year prior to the AIBA World Boxing Championships Baku 2011, the AIBA HQs Office just finalized its review of all registrations of boxers and can now confirm the World Ranking of Elite Men Boxers.
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Announcement on Final Registrations for the AIBA World Championships Baku 2011 | 26.08.2011 |
AIBA closed the deadline of all registrations on August 20 but the AIBA HQs Office spent another 4 days to verify the eligibility of boxers and coaches registered. AIBA is now pleased to announce the attached 126 registered countries with 716 boxers, not including reserved boxers.
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Announcement of the AIBA New Licensees | 25.08.2011 |
AIBA is very pleased to announce that the following five (5) companies have become AIBA Official Licensees starting from August 2011:
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The Preliminaries finish in Dublin with a Presidential visit | 25.08.2011 |
 | The preliminaries of the European Youth Championships finished in Dublin on Wednesday and boxers from Russia, Ireland, Azerbaijan, Ukraine, Lithuania and Germany were magnificent on the third competition day. AIBA President Dr. Ching-Kuo Wu visited the event which shows the importance of it.
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The Elite stop off in Hungary on their way to Baku | 24.08.2011 |
 | This week's biggest men's elite competition, the 2nd edition of the Laszlo Papp Memorial Tournament will start on Thursday 25 August in Hajduszoboszlo, in the Eastern part of Hungary.
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McDonagh eliminated his top rival in Dublin | 23.08.2011 |
 | The European Youth Championships has started with its first competition day in the capital city of Ireland, Dublin on Monday.
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Lisa Cielas secured her first title in Straubing | 22.08.2011 |
 | The 9th German Women's National Championships finished with a few surprises in Straubing where 49 elite, 41 youth and 27 junior athletes competed for the medals.
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Europe's youth meet in Dublin | 19.08.2011 |
 | The EUBC's upcoming European Youth Championships will be starting with the general weigh-in, the official draw and the preliminaries in the City West Hotel Convention Centre of Dublin (Ireland) on 22 August. The finals of this huge youth event are scheduled for Saturday 27 August.
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Tongan visits in England | 18.08.2011 |
 | Three members from the Tongan national team have been preparing in Liverpool, UK for their upcoming events and also had the opportunity to train and spar alongside Great Britain's Olympic squad in Sheffield last week.
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Italy wins twice against its Algerian visitors | 17.08.2011 |
 | The Italian squad has defeated twice the Algerian team in their dual matches which were held in Sardinia, in Porto Torres. The friendly encounters were part of an active preparation for upcoming events.
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Cuba surpasses France in Havana | 16.08.2011 |
 | The renewed Cuban selection defeated the French national boxing squad in Havana in a friendly encounter over the weekend. The French side have been preparing for the upcoming AIBA World Championships in the Caribbean country while their youth team trains in the Hungarian Olympic Camp, in Tata.
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Richarno Colin crowned in Seychelles | 15.08.2011 |
 | Mauritius' top boxer Richarno Colin continued his excellent winning series at the 8th Indian Ocean Islands Games which was held in the picturesque Roche Caiman, Seychelles, over the weekend.
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Yunusov closes Asian Championships with style | 12.08.2011 |
 | Beijing Olympic Games quarter-finalist, Tajik top boxer Anvar Yunusov, and King's Cup winner, Mongolian 23-year-old, Dorjnyambuu Otgondalai had a hectic final battle in the bantamweight in Incheon (13:10). Following 15-year-old Asror Vokhidov's victory at the AIBA Junior World Championships, Yunusov (1m68) secured another gold medal for Tajikistan in a major boxing tournament. It is the second gold medal for Tajikistan in the history of the Asian Championships after Djakhon Kurbanov's victory in 2005.
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An incredible Ospanov against Chinese superstar | 11.08.2011 |
 | Kazakhstan's multiple National Championships silver medalist, Doszhan Ospanov, is the Central Asian's No.2 in the super heavyweight class behind star Ivan Dychko. Ospanov had to fight against the biggest name of the tournament, Olympic Games silver medalist, Chinese Zhang Zhilei, in the semi-finals of the Asian Championships. The Kazakh led by 6:4 after the first three minutes and despite Zhilei's efforts, finally secured one point from his advantage before the final gong to shock the Chinese ringside in Incheon.
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Al-Wadi celebrates his third victory in Incheon | 10.08.2011 |
 | The quarter-finals are over at the 26th edition of the Asian Boxing Confederation's Men's Elite Championships in Incheon. Fifteen nations secured at least one medal which shows the strength of the continent. China secured six, Kazakhstan five and Uzbekistan, Mongolia and South Korea have still four boxers in the competition.
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Park shocks titleholder in Incheon | 09.08.2011 |
 | Turkmenistan's defending Asian Champion, Serdar Hudayberdiyev, led by 7:3 after the first three minutes against South Korea's 20-year-old Park Sang Hyuk. The local boxer turned their fight and caused a huge surprise when eliminating the titleholder by a close 15:14 in the light welterweight class. In the fourth day of the 26th Asian Men's Elite Championships, twenty medals found their owners.
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The preliminaries finished in Incheon | 08.08.2011 |
 | Sixteen bouts were held at the 26th Asian Championships on the last preliminary day. After the preliminaries, only the best 79 boxers remain in the competition and will be fighting for the medals.
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Top Asian nations lead the way in Incheon | 07.08.2011 |
 | The 26th Asian Championships continued with its second competition day. 30 bouts were held in Incheon and the top boxing nations of the continent such as China, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Philippines, South Korea, Mongolia, India and Kyrgyzstan demonstrated their power again.
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Asian Championships started with spectacular fights in Incheon | 06.08.2011 |
 | The 26th edition of ASBC's Men's Elite Championships started with its first session close to the capital city of South Korea, in Incheon on August 5. Ten preliminary bouts were held on the first session where places in the Top 16 and Top 8 were up for the grabs.
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US Boxers Selected at Olympic Trials | 05.08.2011 |
 | The most important local event in the United States of America, the National Olympic Trials, finished in Mobile on August 3.
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Youth Olympic Champion Petrauskas Crowned in Minsk | 04.08.2011 |
 | Lithuania's Youth Olympic Champion and European Youth Champion 19-year-old Evaldas Petrauskas won the light welterweight class in Minsk. The Lithuanian teenager triumphed over Russia's 19-year-old Vitaliy Dunaytsev by 11:4 in the final at the 10th Liventsev Memorial Tournament, which served as an active preparation for the upcoming AIBA Men's Elite World Championships.
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Sergey Kuzmin Triumphs in St. Petersburg | 03.08.2011 |
 | Russia's European Champion 24-year-old Sergey Kuzmin triumphed at the Governor's Cup in St. Petersburg.
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The Asian elite meets in Incheon | 02.08.2011 |
 | There is no stoppage in the world of boxing, the next event the 26th Asian Men's Elite Boxing Championships will be held near the capital of South Korea, in Incheon from August 3 until August 12.
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AIBA President Announces Professional Boxing Program | 01.08.2011 |
 | AIBA President Dr Ching-Kuo Wu today made an historic announcement that signals the International Boxing Association's move into professional boxing.
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Russia reigns supreme in Astana | 30.07.2011 |
 | After qualifying five boxers for the finals yesterday, Russia went on to secure four gold medals at the AIBA Junior World Boxing Championships finals in Astana, Kazakhstan today.
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Russia dominates semi-finals in Astana | 29.07.2011 |
 | After eliminating the pinweight favourite in the quarter-finals, Australia's Clay Waterman continued his excellent performance to qualify for tomorrow's final with a win against Romania's Georgan Cezar Tudor. The bout finished in a 6:6 draw but it was Waterman who took the victory on accepted scores.
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Historic First Medals for Iraq and French Polynesia | 28.07.2011 |
 | The hectic quarter-finals at the AIBA Junior World Championships in Astana, Kazakhstan qualified 52 boxers from 22 different nations for the semi-finals and guaranteed a bronze medal for all the winners.
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Pat McCormack Advances to the Quarter-Final in Astana | 27.07.2011 |
 | England's defending European Junior Champion and British Junior Championships gold medalist Pat McCormack eliminated local boxer and Kazakhstan's National Championships bronze medalist Alibek Basala by 9:4 in the flyweight division in Astana. He will now face off against Gheorghe Jugan of Romania for the medal.
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Ablayev's Great Debut in Astana | 26.07.2011 |
 | The featherweight division's top boxer, Ukraine's European Junior Championships silver medalist Arsen Ablayev, made a successful debut in Astana and triumphed over Aleksey Borisov of Belarus by 16:9 yesterday. His next opponent for the medal will be Ilyas Isayev of Russia and a win would offer Ablayev a certain revenge, because he lost to Isayev's compatriot in Keszthely.
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Four Brazilian Boxers Crowned in Rio | 25.07.2011 |
 | The host Brazilian team secured four gold medals at the huge World Military Games, which finished in Rio de Janeiro over the weekend.
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Spectacular Fights on the Opening Days in Astana | 25.07.2011 |
 | The AIBA Junior World Championships started in the capital city of Kazakhstan, in Astana on Saturday where places in the final 16 were up for the grabs. A total of 273 boxers from 46 nations are competing for the medals in the championships.
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Pedro Lima's great debut in Rio de Janeiro | 22.07.2011 |
 | Brazil's WSB boxer and multiple National Champion Pedro Lima made a successful debut at the World Military Games in Rio de Janeiro.
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Biggest-Ever AIBA Junior World Championships in Astana | 21.07.2011 |
 | The biggest-ever AIBA Junior World Championships will be held in the beautiful modern capital city of Kazakhstan, Astana, with the first competition day on Saturday following tomorrow's general weigh-in and official draw on July 23.
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World Military Games Started with Surprises | 20.07.2011 |
 | The World Military Games boxing tournament started with some surprises on the opening day in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil where the Top16 places were up for grabs.
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Gold Medals Expected from Host Nation at Junior World Championships | 19.07.2011 |
 | Podium finished and medals are to be expected from the host nation at the upcoming AIBA Junior World Championships, which will start in Astana, Kazakhstan on July 22.
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Batdiyev Leads Russian Squad in Astana | 19.07.2011 |
 | The European Junior Championships best boxer Tamerlan Batdiyev leads the Russian squad at the upcoming AIBA Junior World Championships, which start in Astana, Kazakhstan from July 22.
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Top Boxers at the World Military Games | 14.07.2011 |
 | A huge multi-sport event, the 5th World Military Games start in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from July 16 with more than 100 nations expected to take part and soldiers competing in 24 different sports, including boxing.
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AMBC's New Heroes Crowned in Panama City | 13.07.2011 |
 | The last qualification event for the upcoming Panamerican Games was held in Panama City, with the 33 remaining quota places available for the Games.
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Japan Win the Team Event in Jakarta | 13.07.2011 |
 | The Japanese boxing squad topped the team ranking at the 21st President's Cup in Jakarta, with Japanese athletes winning three gold, three silver and two bronze medals. This sets the team up well for the forthcoming Asian Men's Elite Championships, which will be held in Incheon, Korea next month.
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Japan's Great Day in Jakarta | 08.07.2011 |
 | Six Japanese athletes secured their places in the final while all of the entered Indonesian boxers failed to reach the final at the President's Cup in the Senayan Indoor Stadium in Jakarta on July 7 when the semi-finals were held.
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Happy Athletes Qualify for Guadalajara | 08.07.2011 |
 | The important semifinals at the 3rd Panamerican Games Qualification Tournament in Panama City decided the remaining 33 quota places for Guadalajara.
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Surprises in Panama City on Opening Day of 3rd PanAm Qualifier | 07.07.2011 |
 | The 3rd Panamerican Games Qualification Tournament has started in Panama, where the athletes have a last chance to qualify for the forthcoming Panamerican Games.
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IOC Adds Women's Boxing to Program for Youth Olympic Games | 06.07.2011 |
Lausanne, July 6th, 2011 - At its meeting in Durban, South Africa, on July 4, ahead of the 123rd IOC Session, the Executive Board of the International Committee approved the inclusion of women's boxing in the program of the Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games.
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Claire Ghabrial's Great Opener in Jakarta | 06.07.2011 |
 | Australia's Turkish Prime Ministry Tournament winner Claire Ghabrial is back on track at the 21st President's Cup, which is currently underway in Jakarta, Indonesia.
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Batdiyev Wins the Battle in Keszthely | 04.07.2011 |
 | The EUBC European Junior Championships for 15-16 year-old boxers finished with the finals in Keszthely, Hungary on Saturday July 2 and as expected Russia dominated the gold medal contests.
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Michael O'Reilly on the top in Germany | 01.07.2011 |
 | The 16th edition of the Brandenburg Youth Cup took place in Frankfurt an der Oder, Germany from June 23 to 26, where Ireland's rising star Michael O'Reilly was awarded the best boxer trophy shortly after his nation scooped up two of the European Men's Elite titles.
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Ecuador and Dominican Republic Shine at Continental Juniors | 29.06.2011 |
 | The host team and the Dominican Republic were magnificent at the American Boxing Confederation's Junior Championships in Tena, Ecuador last week, where both nations acquired five gold medals.
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Last Chance for Guadalajara | 29.06.2011 |
 | The American Boxing Confederation's 3rd and final qualifiers for the Panamerican Games will start in Panama City on July 1.
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Europe's Junior Boxers Head For Keszthely | 28.06.2011 |
 | The European Junior Championships start this week in Keszthely, Hungary, where 34 strong boxing nations from the continent will be competing for the medals.
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Europe's New Wave Crowned in Ankara | 24.06.2011 |
 | The 39th European Men's Elite Championships finished in Ankara this afternoon with the continent's new wave of boxers crowned on the final day of the event and none of the defending champions managing to defend their titles. Among the winners are two 17-year-olds who are the youngest gold medalists in the history of the European Championships.
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Italy's Great Day in Ankara | 22.06.2011 |
 | Forty quarter-final bouts were held in two sessions at the 39th European Men's Elite Championships in Ankara on Tuesday, with the winners guaranteed a medal. The Italian boxers were excellent during the day, with the country's boxers securing four medals.
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Top Favourites Eliminated in Ankara | 20.06.2011 |
 | Top favourites defending champion Balazs Bacskai of Hungary and silver medalist of the last edition Khalid Saeed Yafai of England were both eliminated from the 39th European Men's Elite Championships in Ankara on Sunday.
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Excellent Start for Russia in Ankara | 20.06.2011 |
 | The Russian boxing team made an excellent start at the 39th European Men's Elite Championships in the Turkish capital city of Ankara, where 252 boxers from 39 nations are competing for the medals.
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Chadi Happy in Yaoundé | 17.06.2011 |
 | The 17th African Boxing Confederation's Men's Elite Championships finished with great successes for Algeria, Mauritius and Cameroon. The competition was held in Yaoundé, Cameroon, from June 3 - 10.
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Cuban Hegemony at the Giraldo Cordova Cardin Tournament | 17.06.2011 |
 | Local boxers won each of the weight classes at the Giraldo Cordova Cardin Tournament, which was held in the Cuban capital city Havana from June 1 until June 6.
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Roberto Cammarelle Aims to Reclaim European Title | 16.06.2011 |
 | Italy's Olympic Champion and reigning AIBA World Champion Roberto Cammarelle is aiming to claim back the super heavyweight title he lost at last year's European Championships in Moscow.
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England Sends Top Squad to Ankara | 15.06.2011 |
A strong English squad left today for one of their first major events on the road to the home Olympics in London 2012 - the 2011 European Championships in Ankara, Turkey.
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GB Youth Amateur Boxing Championships provide a glimpse of the future | 15.06.2011 |
 | The UK's top Youth boxing talent from Scotland, England and Wales descended on Ravenscraig Regional Sports Facility in Motherwell on Friday and Saturday for the GB Youth Championships 2011. The young boxers who took to the ring at Ravenscraig, will likely be competing for places in their respective Commonwealth Games squads for Glasgow 2014. Much was expected of the young athletes ... and they did not disappoint. The Championships produced two days of top class boxing and a host of new GB Champions.
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Nikita Ivanov Leads Russian Squad in Ankara | 14.06.2011 |
 | Two-time Bocskai Memorial Tournament winner 24-year-old Nikita Ivanov leads the Russian squad at the upcoming European Championships, which starting in Ankara, Turkey on June 16.
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Slowik Too Fast in Katowice | 08.06.2011 |
 | Titleholder Anna Slowik and three other Polish women boxers won gold medals at the 7th European Union Women's Championships in Katowice, where the local boxers put in a superb performance with all of their boxers reaching the finals.
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Hungary and Slovakia Dominate in Nitra | 07.06.2011 |
 | The strong Hungarian squad and the host team dominated at the Slovakian Grand Prix in Nitra over the weekend. The tournament was an active preparation for the upcoming European Championships, which will be taking place in Ankara from June 17.
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Four Lithuanian Victories at Algirdas Socikas Tournament | 07.06.2011 |
 | Four Lithuanian boxers claimed gold medals at the 15th Algirdas Socikas Tournament in Vilnius over the weekend.
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Croatian Nationals in Koprivnica | 06.06.2011 |
 | Croatia's AIBA Youth World Champion and World Series of Boxing Champion Filip Hrgovic of Leonardo BK shocked his local rivals at the Croatian National Championships in Koprivnica on May 22.
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Africa's Best Boxers Meet in Yaoundé | 06.06.2011 |
 | The year's first continental championships have started in Cameroon's biggest city, Yaoundé, with the African Confederation Championships, running from June 1-12.
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Young Boxers look to be Kings of the UK as the journey to Glasgow 2014 begins | 01.06.2011 |
The cream of the UKs young boxing talent will meet at the new 32 million Ravenscraig Sports Facility on 10th and 11th June as the GB Youth Amateur Boxing Championships 2011 come to Scotland.
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Richarno Colin Crowned in Gaborone | 31.05.2011 |
 | 24-year-old Richarno Colin from Mauritius was crowned at the African Zone IV Championships in Gaborone, Botswana earlier in May 2011.
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Canadian triumphs over England in Regina | 30.05.2011 |
 | The Canadian national team triumphed over England's team twice-- once during the Ken Goff Memorial on May 6 and again at the Mayor's Cup in Regina two days later.
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New Talents at the Heydar Aliyev Junior Cup | 30.05.2011 |
 | Azeri, Kazakh and Turkish junior boxers dominated the 9th Heydar Aliyev Junior Cup which was held in Baku. Eleven countries made appearances alongside their host Azerbaijan, including Georgia, India, Ireland, Kazakhstan, Scotland, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan, while Russia unexpectedly missed the competition.
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Poland Expects Great Results in Katowice | 27.05.2011 |
 | The Polish women's team will be competing in the upcoming Women's European Championships beginning May 29th. It will be held in Katowice, one of the biggest cities in Southern Poland.
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Lomachenko Incredible Again at Nikolay Manger Memorial | 26.05.2011 |
 | Reigning Olympic Champion and AIBA World Championships titleholder Vasyl Lomachenko claimed the gold medal at the 6th Nikolay Manger Memorial Tournament which was held in Kherson, Ukraine earlier this month.
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Hooper Magnificent in Darwin | 26.05.2011 |
 | Australia's pride 19-year-old Youth Olympic Games champion Damien Hooper celebrated his first victory at the five-day long Arafura Games in Darwin where a record number of entries competed for the medals from Southeast Asia and the Oceania region.
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Eight Uzbek Golds at the Sydney Jackson Memorial Tournament | 24.05.2011 |
 | In a strong showing at the Sydney Jackson Memorial Tournament, the home nation's boxers claimed eight gold medals at the Uzbekistan Sports Complex in Tashkent.
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Sweden's New Wave Dominates in Halmstad | 23.05.2011 |
 | Sweden's new wave of successful youth boxers, including newly crowned AIBA Women's Youth World Champion Love Holgersson and runner-up 17-year-old Patricia Berghult, dominated their bouts at the Robin Round Tournament in Halmstad.
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Sapiyev on Top Again | 19.05.2011 |
 | Kazakhstan's two-time AIBA World Champion and Asian Games winner Serik Sapiyev performed secured the gold medal at the Prizes of Nurmagambetov Tournament in Almaty, Kazakhstan, from May 9-14.
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Louie Byrd Defends Title as US Nationals | 19.05.2011 |
 | Former AIBA Cadet World Championships bronze medalist 20-year-old Louie Byrd successfully defended his title at the 84th US National Golden Gloves Tournament, which was held at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis from 25-30 April.
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Germany - Turkey Dual Match in Hannover | 18.05.2011 |
 | Two traditionally strong boxing nations from the European Boxing Confederation fought each other in a friendly encounter to prepare for upcoming major international events. Ten bouts were held between the German and the Turkish men's squads in Hannover on 29 April.
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Yahya Mkacheri Crowned at African Zone 1 Championships | 12.05.2011 |
 | Tunisia's big gun and team captain African Cup of Nations winner 21-year-old Yahya Mkacheri won the light heavyweight class at the African Zone 1 Championships, which were held in Beni Mellal, Morocco from April 12-16.
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Mary Kom triumphs in Haikou | 12.05.2011 |
 | India's five-times AIBA World Champion and the living legend of women's boxing Chungneijang Hmangte Mary Kom claimed the gold medal at the historic 1st Asian Women's Cup in Haikou, China over the weekend, where the four best women's boxers of the continent in each weight classes were invited by the ASBC.
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Vodopyanov Returns to the Throne in Russia | 11.05.2011 |
 | Former AIBA World Champion Sergey Vodopyanov returned to his winning ways at the 20th Russian National Championships which was held in Ufa from April 22 - 30.
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Brazilian Big Guns Earn Gold Medals in Quito | 10.05.2011 |
| Brazilian big guns demonstrated their power at the 2nd Panamerican Qualification Tournament, which was held from April 30 - May 6 in Quito, Ecuador. Five of the country's boxers advanced to the finals and four of them earned a gold medal and qualified for the upcoming Panamerican Games.
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Biggest-Ever Arafura Games Under Way in Darwin | 10.05.2011 |
The boxing competition at the biggest ever Arafura Games in Darwin, in the Northern territory of Australia, started yesterday, with most of the Oceanian nations and the Southeast Asian countries plus India taking part.
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Birthday Bonus for Bouhenia as Paris United Take First-Ever WSB World Title | 07.05.2011 |
 | It was a triple celebration for Paris United's Abdelkader Bouhenia at the University of Guizhou Stadium tonight as he marked his birthday, his WSB debut and a world title for his team. Paris made up a 3-2 deficit from last night's first leg to finish the evening 6-4 on aggregate after a superlative performance by the team.
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Wu Hails Success of AIBA's Road to Dream Project | 03.05.2011 |
 | One of the most important initiatives launched by AIBA President Ching-Kuo Wu has been the "Road to Dream" project. As part of AIBA's development work, this program was designed to offer athletes and coaches from countries that would not otherwise be able to attend major AIBA events not only to attend them but also to train for them on-site two weeks in advance.
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Russia Sweeps Medals Tables in Antalya | 02.05.2011 |
 | Russia topped the medals tables in the inaugural AIBA Junior and Youth World Boxing Championships, which concluded in Antalya, Turkey on Saturday.
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Russia to Dominate Finals in Antalya | 29.04.2011 |
 | A solid performance by Russia's young women boxers leaves the country dominating both the AIBA Junior & Youth Women's World Boxing Championships in Antalya, Turkey, where the finals are slated for Saturday, April 30th.
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World Class Competition in Belgrade | 29.04.2011 |
 | World-class fights were held between great names at the 49th Belgrade Winner Tournament in the Serbian capital city last weekend.
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Four Training Camp Graduates Still in the Running in Antalya | 27.04.2011 |
 | As competition at the inaugural AIBA Youth & Junior World Boxing Championships in Antalya draws towards the medal stages there are still six boxers from the Road to Antalya training camp in the competition.
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Judges Positive as New Scoring System Debuts in Antalya | 26.04.2011 |
 | In a week of firsts, the first AIBA Women's Junior and Youth World Boxing Championships, which are being held in Antalya, Turkey also saw the first use in competition of the new AIBA scoring system.
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Quarter Finals Beckon for Youth Boxers in Antalya | 26.04.2011 |
 | Today sees the first quarter-final bouts in the AIBA Women's Junior & Youth World Boxing Championships Antalya 2011. Two Road to Antalya participants, Holinirina Ranaivo from Madagascar and Shogofa Haidary from Afghanistan, both enjoyed a bye in Satruday's draw but had to face each other in their opening bout in the 48kg division.
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Moldova's National Champion on the Road to Antalya | 21.04.2011 |
 | Moldova's national women's champion Irina Gilca is on the AIBA Road to Antalya training camp which is preparing boxers from underprivileged nations for the Women's Junior and Youth World Championships, which start in the Turkish coastal town on Sunday.
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Karimov Crowned in Dushanbe | 20.04.2011 |
 | Tajikistan's giant super heavyweight Mirodjiddin Karimov was crowned at the National Sports Games in Dushanbe, which were held on the 20th anniversary of the Independence of the Republic of the Tajikistan. The 218cm tall boxer returned after a long break after being eliminated from the AIBA Youth World Championships in Baku last year by Kazakhstan's Daulet Musabayev in the first preliminary round.
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Strongest Ever Winner's Tournament in Serbia | 20.04.2011 |
 | As the entry list shows, this year's Winner's Tournament, which starts today in the Serbian capital Belgrade, will be the strongest ever. The organizers accepted the participation of 64 boxers at the three-day long tournament but more than 100 boxers wanted to compete in Belgrade, so the local federation had to take into account the order in which applications were received.
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Turkish Medal Hopes in Antalya | 19.04.2011 |
 | Most of the powerful Turkish junior boxers are medal contenders at the upcoming historic 1st AIBA Women's Youth and Junior World Championships in Antalya. Kocaeli-based Ulku Demir, who will be competing at the 50kg weight class, Merve Ozgen Arslan, strong Reyhan Cakir and middleweight Serife Karakoc already have international experience and have good chances of earning medals in front of the home crowd in Antalya.
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Revolorio on the Road to Antalya | 19.04.2011 |
 | Karen Ismenia Perez Revolorio turned 16 less than a month ago and has been training in Antalya for the past week with her coach Carlos Alberto Lopez as part of the AIBA-funded Road to Antalya program, under which 23 boxers and seven coaches are preparing for the AIBA Junior and Youth World Championships, which start in the Turkish coastal city on Sunday.
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China on Top in the World Combat Games | 03.09.2010 |
 | Five Chinese boxers were crowned on the final competition day at the 1st World Combat Games in Beijing, putting the local squad first among the teams.
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AIBA President Praises Universality of Youth Worlds | 03.05.2010 |
 | Speaking at a press conference before the finals of the 2010 AIBA Youth World Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan today, AIBA President Dr. Ching-Kuo Wu praised the universality of the tournament.
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Seven Azeris Advance to Quarter Finals | 29.04.2010 |
 | Seven Azeris advanced to the quarter-final stage of the 2010 AIBA Youth World Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan today after a great day of action for the home side.
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Nurbek Ablazov Causes the Biggest Surprise | 26.04.2010 |
 | On the second day at the AIBA Youth World Championships 17-year-old light flyweight boxer Nurbek Ablazov of Kyrgyzstan caused the biggest surprise.
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Women's Boxing in the Olympic Games | 17.04.2009 |
 | In anticipation of the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) decision to include women's boxing in the Olympic Games on August 13 in Berlin, and the growing interest in women's boxing, AIBA has generated a new and informative webpage dedicated to providing news and updates regarding the inclusion of women's boxing in the Olympic Games.
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