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Fuchs Takes Fourth International Gold
of 2017 at Balkan Tournament -
October 23, 2017
Source/PR/USA Boxing....
Flyweight Virginia Fuchs (Kemah, Texas) capped off her already
impressive 2017 season with her fourth international gold at the
2017 Balkan Tournament in Sophia, Bulgaria.
Fuchs, who finishes the year 16-0 in international tournaments,
once again faced Brazilian Grazieli Jesus de Sousa and took
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Boxing: Internal strife continues at
AIBA as Executive involves IOC President Thomas Bach -by Michael O'Neill
- September 29, 2017...
In an extraordinary intervention Friday, the AIBA Executive Council,
led by EUBC European President Franco Falcinelli and supported
by the rest of the Executive pleased with I.O.C President Bach
to intervene in the ongoing dispute and warned that if urgent
action was not taken then the AIBA was unlikely to be able to
meet its financial....Full Story |
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Next Two Amateur Boxing Shows in New
York and One Show In London
Source/Gleasons Gym
September 19, 2017.On
October 14, 2017, the Gleason's Monthly Boxing Series. Any one
with an up-to-date boxing book can participate. This event
includes Men, Women, Juniors, Seniors and Masters. If you want to
participate email Jieun, .....Full Story |
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Beautiful Brawlers VII -By Joe Phenneger
September 15, 2017 - ) In the
sport of boxing there are two constants---there is a winner and a
loser. For centuries around the world people have been fascinated
seeing two men pitted in battle one on one to see who was superior,
and had the ability to destroy the other man. From the times when
men fought on horses with swords to modern times when the battles
are settled in the ring....Full Story |
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Salita Signs Russia's Heavily
Decorated Former Amateur World Champion Elena Savelyeva to a
Co-Promotional Contract
Source/PR -
September 14, 2017....Dmitriy Salita of
Salita Promotions is proud to announce the signing of one of the
most decorated female amateur boxers in the world, Russia's
Elena Savelyeva, to a co-promotional contract, along with
Russian-based Alexander Nevskiy Promotion Group. ....Full Story |
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Beautiful Brawlers VII -by Blanca Gutierrez
September 6, 2017...It
was during a Bay Area heat wave that the weigh ins neared for
Beautiful Brawlers VII. I walked up the alleyway to the Babyface Boxing gym. I walked
through a sea of boxing coaches and families. As I neared the
door there was a long line of boxers in fight team outfits,
sweats and team t shirts. I walked in where the officials were
weighing in the fighters and there was a line of girls, all from
out of town weighing in. Ten year old Miliyah
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USA Boxing Head Coach Billy Walsh is
AIBA 2017 Coach of the Year -by Michael O'Neill
September 3, 2017...Team
USA Boxing ended the 2017 AIBA World championships at the Sporthalle in
Hamburg with one Gold and two Silver medals plus the prestigious
AIBA 2017 Coach of the Year award which went to Head Coach Billy
Walsh..Wexford-man Walsh of course is
also Head Coach of the women’s team which saw Claressa Shields
take Gold in Rio in 2016 and that team too is.....Full Story |
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AIBA President meets with National
Federations for World Championship de-brief and Olympic Cycle
planning ahead of the Finals in Hamburg -Source/AIBA PR
-September 2, 2017...AIBA President Dr
Ching-Kuo Wu met with the National Federations gathered in
Hamburg for the 2017 AIBA World Championships on Saturday
morning to reflect on the success of the tournament and the quality
of the boxing, and to look ahead through the Olympic Cycle to Tokyo
2020. Also present....Full Story |
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Boxing: St Brigid's Edenderry
Sparring Camp a resounding success-by Michael O'Neill
August 30, 2017 (AUG 30) More than 120 boxers
from countries including India, Canada, Taiwan, France, England
(inc Isle of Man) Scotland, Norway, and of course Ireland, have
ended a highly successful International Sparring Camp at the St
Brigid’s club in Edenderry. The camp was officially from 24-29th
August but many of the boxers were already in situ on 22nd
August.....Full Story |
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Babyface Boxing Gearing Up For
Beautiful Brawlers Female Boxing Source/PR
-August 17, 2017
(AUG 17) Every Saturday at
9 a.m., boxers, national champions and Olympic hopefuls start
lining up to spar with former WBO World Champion Melissa
McMorrow, Former WBC Champions Carina Moreno and Eliza Olson at
Babyface Boxing in Pacifica , CA. Babyface Boxing is considered
the hub of female....Full Story |
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Argentina on top as ten women
champions crowned at AMBC Championships in Honduras
Source/AIBA PR -June 17, 2017 (JUNE 17) Friday afternoon
saw ten women boxers crowned champions of the Americas as the
penultimate day of the AMBC American Confederation Boxing
Championships saw some memorable action in Tegucigalpa. With the
men’s Semi-Finals also taking place to determine Saturday’s
final session line-up, it was the women who took .....Full Story |
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Opening of National Boxing Museum in
Assisi, Italy-by Michael O'Neill
-February 23, 2017
(FEB 23) Friday sees the
opening of a great new National Boxing Museum, the first of its
kind in Italy and open to visitors to that wonderful European
city of Assisi made famous by Saint Francis.....Full Story |
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Semi-Finals Results: 71 St. annual
Lowell Sun Charities Golden Gloves Championship
Source/Press Release -February 19, 2017 (FEB 19) LOWELL, Mass. - Many of
the best novice boxers in New England competed last night (Feb.
16) in the semifinals of the New England Tournament of
Champions, part of the 71st annual Lowell Sun Charities Golden
Gloves Championship, at historic Lowell Memorial Auditorium. To
the delight of an always enthusiastic crowd.....Full Story |
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2017 IABA Irish Elite Finals - Review
by Michael O'Neill -February 18, 2017
(FEB 18) There was a fine
evening’s boxing as the 2017 IABA Elite championships drew to a
close at the National Stadium, before a ‘bigger than last year’
attendance. Fans throughout Ireland though were less than
pleased to discover that not only was there no Live TV coverage but
also no Live Streaming from the Stadium and that despite the fact....Full Story |
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2017 Women's National Golden Gloves
Event in Fort Lauderdale, Florida-February 13, 2017 Must be a member of the USA Boxing Organization to participate
see below to see how to get register today.....Full Story |
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Gleason's Gym: All-Female
Boxing Clinic and Show - April 13-15 2017
Source/PR -February 7, 2017 (FEB 7) Gleason's Gym will
host the seventh Annual All-Female Boxing Clinic on April 13, 14
and 15, 2017. There will be two days of boxing basics
followed by a sanctioned all female boxing show.
The training will be handled by Gleason's top female trainers
and our female World Champions. The amateur show will be
sanctioned by USABoxingmetro. You will need a book to fight.....Full Story |
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Independent inquiry now urgently
needed if AIBA boxing is to regain public confidence
by Michael O'Neill-January 28, 2017
(JAN 28) On Saturday, as a
service to our readers we published an AIBA Press Release into
the events in Rio which brought the Olympic boxing tournament
into disrepute – that Press Release concluded that “Whilst the
Special Investigation found no active interference in the
results, AIBA moved quickly to identify those involved and took....Full Story |
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AIBA Special Investigation Committee
Statement -Source/AIBA PR -January 27, 2017 (JAN 27) The AIBA Special
Investigation Committee (SIC), consisting of experts from its
Refereeing and Judging (R&J), Technical and Rules, as well as
Disciplinary Commissions, has concluded its investigation into
the practices and procedures of officials during the Rio 2016
Olympic Boxing Tournament. The SIC’s recommendations for
improvements to R&J structure for the Tokyo 2020 Cycle are....Full Story |
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Boxing: Statement from England Boxing
and confirmation from IABA -by Michael O'Neill
January 25, 2017
(JAN 25) Following the grave
concern expressed by parents and children as a result of the
AIBA’s announcement on ‘no headgear’ for women and other
categories of Boxer, some good news just through from two
Associations in Europe, Boxing England and the Irish Athletic
Boxing Association (IABA).....Full Story |
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IIMG and AIBA sign deal for World
Broadcasting rights -by Michael O'Neill
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January 23, 2017 (JAN 23) Good news for
boxing fans in general comes today in the form of a joint Press
Release issued in London by IMG Media and the AIBA. There are
though no major female championships scheduled for 2017,
but next year will be a busy year and of course by then we will
also have the new ‘’no headguards’’ rule in place.
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AIBA 'removes' Headguards for women
including youths and children from 1 January 2018 -by Michael O'Neill
-January 21, 2017
(JAN 21) International
Boxing Association (AIBA) Press Releases are noted more for what
they do NOT tell us than what they do but even so the fact that
there was no formal Press Release following December’s Executive
Committee meeting in Switzerland did ring ‘ alarm bells’ in several
countries. Such meetings usually agree any major changes in the
sport but nothing was heard until a .....Full Story |
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Women's Boxing confirmed for 2023
Canada Games in Prince Edward Island (PEI)
by Michael O'Neill -January 10, 2017 (JAN 10) Great news for
Canada’s boxing stars and administrators with confirmation
tonight that women’s boxing will be included in the 2023 Canada
Games to be held on Prince Edward Island (P.E.I).
It is the first time that women’s boxing has been included in
the Winter Games and Boxing Canada has been fighting hard for
its inclusion. A statement..Full Story |
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Boxing Camp in Costa Rica:
Rumble at the Jungle -Source/Press Release
-January 5, 2017(JAN 5) Rumble In The Jungle is a
boxing camp for people who want more than just a fitness class.
The next camp will take place on March 18, 2017, in Nosara,
Costa Rica. Our unique 8-day experience will reconnect you
with yourself, what motivates you and gives you energy. It will
enable you to:
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2017 Golden Girl tournament set for
record entry in Borås, Sweden -
by Michael O'Neill
January 5, 2017 (JAN 5) The European boxing
season begins in earnest in February when the 2017 Golden Girl
tournament takes place in Boras, Sweden between 3 and 5
February. As of early January, some 180
boxers have entered and plenty of time for more to join since
the closing date is 1 February...Full Story |
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Nicola Adams 'Honoured' in Queen's
New Years List in UK-by Michael O'Neill-January 1, 2017
(JAN 1, 2017) WBAN
sends warmest congratulations to Great Britain’s Olympic
Flyweight Gold Medallist from London 2012 and Rio 2016 on her
being made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
in the 2017 Queen’s New Year Honours List announced this week.
This is the second such award for the 33 years old Yorkshire woman,
previously became a Member.......Full Story |
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