Archive for the ‘AIBA News’ Category
IABA THANK AIBA AND EUBC
IABA thank AIBA and EUBC following the 10th European Schoolboy Championships in Anapa, Russia. The Irish Amateur Boxing Association would like to thank AIBA and the EUBC and express their delight with the high standard of Judging and Refereeing at the recent European Schoolboy Championships in Anapa, Russia. The IABA would also like to thank the Russian Federation for …
by Bernard O'Neill on October 11th, 2012 Comments Off
TAYLOR AND GALLAGHER SCOOP TOP AIBA AWARDS
Santa Claus will be coming early for Katie Taylor and Michael Gallagher in Armenia this December. AIBA have revealed that Katie Taylor will receive the 2012 AIBA World Elite Female Boxer of the Year Award for an historic third time. The 2012 AIBA Award Ceremony will take place in Yerevan, Armenia on December 7th. Taylor , who scooped …
by Bernard O'Neill on October 11th, 2012 Comments Off
THREE INTO TOP THREE IN NEW AIBA WORLD RANKINGS
Katie Taylor, John Joe Nevin and Michael Conlan occupy top-three positions in the new AIBA World rankings. Three Irish boxers have improved their positions in the first AIBA World men’s and women’s rankings released after the 2012 Olympics in London. Katie Taylor, who is heading into her seventh year as World number one, John Joe Nevin and …
by Bernard O'Neill on September 7th, 2012 Comments Off
DR WU SAYS THANK YOU
Including female boxing in the Olympics has been gloriously rewarded says AIBA President….. Following a succesful London 2012 Olympic Games, AIBA President Dr Ching-Kuo Wu sent the below letter to all 194 AIBA National Federations. Dear Presidents and Secretaries General, In my capacity of President and on behalf of the International Boxing Association (AIBA), I would like to once …
by Bernard O'Neill on August 22nd, 2012 Comments Off
AIBA PRECISION WITH REGARDS TO BOUT 118
In accordance to its full commitment for transparency, the International Boxing Association (AIBA) has decided to take the unusual step of revealing the individual scores of Bout #118 of the London 2012 Olympic Games between Ievgen Khytrov (Ukraine, Red) and Anthony Ogogo (Great Britain, Blue). Individual Score RED : BLUE RED : BLUE RED : BLUE RED : BLUE RED …
by Bernard O'Neill on August 3rd, 2012 Leave a comment »
AIBA SEND R&J HOME
AIBA Press Release Following the review of Bout #105 and Bout #108, AIBA Technical Delegates, Competition Jury Chairman, Draw Commission Chairman and R&Js Evaluators have unanimously taken the following decisions. – To expel Referee Ishanguly Meretnyyazov (Turkmenistan) from the London 2012 Olympic Games with immediate effect. Mr Meretnyyazov is on his way back home. – To suspend Referee Frank …
by Bernard O'Neill on August 2nd, 2012 Leave a comment »
JOE WARD APPEAL DISMISSED
Current European light-heavyweight champion Joe Ward has lost his appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to be included in the 2012 Olympic Games. CAS heard Ward’s case last night and in the early hours of this morning and issued the below statement this evening. 201220Media20Release202
by Bernard O'Neill on July 26th, 2012 Leave a comment »
AIBA TECHNICAL MEETING
AIBA held its final Technical meeting before the 2012 Olympic Games in London this afternoon…. Please see below attachment in relation to today’s AIBA Technical meeting in London. Final London Technical Meeting Presentation 23 07 2012 The officials seeds in each of the 13 men’s and women’s weight categories will be announced just before Friday’s draw between 2pm and …
by Bernard O'Neill on July 26th, 2012 Leave a comment »
OLYMPIC DRAW
All eyes will be on the Olympic draw which will be held at the ExCel boxing venue in London Friday… The International Boxing Association (AIBA) would like to inform all media that the Official Draw of the London 2012 Olympic Games will take place on Friday 27 July at 14:00, in the Spectators Zone of the Boxing Venue, at …
by Bernard O'Neill on July 25th, 2012 Leave a comment »
KATIE TAYLOR IS CROWNED WORLD CHAMPION – AGAIN
Katie Taylor claimed her fourth AIBA World title following a magnificent win in Qinhuangdao, China. Katie Taylor has claimed her fourth AIBA World title in-a-row. On another proud day for Irish amateur boxing, Ireland’s most successful Olympic sport, Taylor registered an 11-7 win over Russian southpaw Sofya Ochigava in today’s lightweight final at the 7th AIBA World Women’s …
by Bernard O'Neill on May 19th, 2012 Leave a comment »