Boxing

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Dominic Bliss looks at how the bizarre hybrid sport of chess-boxing has emerged as a niche business for sports industry promoters.
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The International Boxing Association (Aiba) has stated “unprofessional relationships” within its organisation created an atmosphere of collusion between senior management and judges at the 2016 summer Olympic Games, but has ruled out the possibility that active interference took place in the result of bouts in Rio de Janeiro.
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A Los Angeles federal judge has moved to dismiss a lawsuit brought forward by boxing promotional company Golden Boy Promotions against Al Haymon over the formation of the Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) series.
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Former heavyweight boxing champion David Haye has joined forces with ex-Golden Boy Promotions chief executive Richard Schaefer to launch a new promotions entity in the UK market.
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The executive committee of the International Boxing Association (Aiba) has thrown its support behind Ching-Kuo Wu after former executive director Ho Kim made a series of allegations against the governing body and its president.
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The International Boxing Association (Aiba) has moved to introduce changes to its refereeing and judging system in the wake of controversy during the 2016 summer Olympic Games, while it has also reformed its competition calendar.
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The Sporty Solutionz agency has committed to developing the sport of boxing in India by entering into a wide-ranging partnership with the Indian Boxing Council (IBC).

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The International Boxing Association (Aiba) has suspended its controversial officiating model and sidelined all 36 judges and referees who participated in the Rio 2016 summer Olympic Games.

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Other

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has sanctioned three boxers for betting on fights during the 2016 summer Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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Business

The International Boxing Association (Aiba) has promoted William Louis-Marie to the role of executive director amid organisational changes made following controversy during the summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

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International Boxing Association (Aiba) president Ching-Kuo Wu has said the world governing body is considering a number of reforms for the 2020 summer Olympics in Tokyo in the wake of a 2016 Games in which the sport attracted criticism.

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Finance & Law

France’s Secretary of State for Sport, Thierry Braillard, has said that the proposed new professional domestic boxing league is set to launch in the first half of 2017.

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Business

The International Boxing Association (Aiba) has reassigned executive director Karim Bouzidi to a new role just a day after dropping several judges and referees from the Rio Olympics.

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Events

Boxing referees and judges involved in controversial points decisions at the Olympic Games will take no further part in the competition after being stood down by the sport’s governing body.

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Business

The International Boxing Association (Aiba) has hit out at “subjective judgments” made by “discontented parties” amid allegations that bouts at the upcoming summer Olympic Games could be fixed.

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Boxing has been packing its punch at the summer Olympic Games since it was introduced to the programme in 1904, but is it wise to put professionals in the ring with amateurs?

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Business

The International Boxing Association (Aiba) has reached an agreement in principle to enter into a joint venture with the Alisports arm of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group in an effort to boost the commercial presence of the sport around the world.

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Thierry Braillard, the Secretary of State for Sport in France, has announced that the country will launch a new professional boxing league.