Boxing

The International Boxing Association (AIBA) has awarded hosting rights for its 2017 World Championships to the German city of Hamburg.

Leading US boxing promotion company Top Rank has entered into a partnership with Chinese sports marketing and management company SECA to launch a new venture which aims to drive the development of the sport in the country.

Leading boxing promoter Bob Arum has filed a lawsuit against Al Haymon and his financial supporters, claiming they are violating federal law by acting as illegal promoters and monopolising fighters and venues for bouts.

The International Boxing Association (AIBA) has dismissed executive director Ho Kim with immediate effect.

Video streaming apps Periscope and Meerkat offer a new and controversial way to view live sports content. Is this the start of another piracy battle, or should they be embraced to create new revenue streams? Matthew Hochberg reports.

Golden Boy Promotions, the boxing promotional company run by legend of the sport Oscar De La Hoya, has filed a federal lawsuit seeking $300m (€278.8m) against Al Haymon and his various business entities over the formation of the new Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) series.

The International Boxing Association (AIBA) has withdrawn from the World Combat Games multi-sport event and suspended its membership of SportAccord as the fallout from the row between the umbrella group for sports federations and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) continues.

Manny Pacquiao, his manager and promoters have been served with a class-action lawsuit in the US for allegedly failing to disclose a shoulder injury prior to Saturday’s boxing match with Floyd Mayweather Jr.

The Russian Boxing Federation is confident it will host the 2017 World Boxing Championships following discussions with the International Boxing Association (AIBA).

Tickets for the highly anticipated boxing super-fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao will finally go on sale today (Thursday) after protracted disputes between the two fighters’ camps were resolved.

The IMG agency has entered into an agreement with the promotional and management companies of world heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko to represent and promote female boxing star Cecilia Brækhus.

Could next month’s long-awaited bout between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao be the last major boxing mega-event for a generation? Elisha Chauhan reports.

Online home-rental marketplace Airbnb has secured a contract to provide rooms during the 2016 summer Olympic Games in what will be a first for a major sporting event, according to Reuters.

The International Boxing Federation (IBF) has pledged to bring professional boxing to mainland China for the first time later this month.

Golden Boy Promotions president Oscar De La Hoya has reached a settlement on the $50m (€40.3m) arbitration case filed in June against the boxing promotional company’s former chief executive Richard Schaefer, according to the ESPN.com website.

Sportswear company Reebok has completed the acquisition of UK-based boxing and martial arts brand LUTA.