Boxing

The International Boxing Association (Aiba) has announced the hosts of the five qualification tournaments for its showpiece World Championships event, which will be held in Hamburg later this year.

Kazakh boxing superstar Gennady Golovkin has agreed endorsement deals with Swiss watchmaker Hublot and whisky brand Chivas Regal, contracts that are said to make him the sport’s top brand ambassador.

The World Boxing Super Series, a new annual elimination tournament featuring some of the sport’s top fighters and a $50m (€47m) prize fund, will launch in September.

Russian heavyweight Alexander Povetkin has been handed an indefinite suspension and fined $250,000 (€235,000) by the World Boxing Council (WBC) in a doping case.

The International Boxing Association (Aiba) has entered into a partnership with the World Boxing Association (WBA), one of the four major sanctioning bodies of the professional side of the sport.

British heavyweight boxer Anthony Joshua has signed a long-term extension to his endorsement deal with US sportswear and equipment brand Under Armour.

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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).

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.

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

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.