Historic AIBA Extraordinary Congress approves registration of non-AIBA professional boxers for all competitions By AIBA New York, NY (June 1, 2016)– The International Boxing Association (AIBA) convened an Extraordinary Congress in Lausanne on June 1st in a bid to remove Article 13 (J) of the AIBA Statutes. The new article will open the doors to […]
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THE RISE OF GB AMATEUR BOXING
THE RISE OF GB AMATEUR BOXING By: Peter Mann, Head UK & Eire Editor and Craig Johns, RCM UK Boxing Writer The recent 2012 Olympics, held in London, England, would see a number of occurrences surrounding the GB squad. Not only were the women competing for the first time in the history of the […]
GOLDEN FINISH TO A GREAT GAMES FOR GB AND IRELAND’S BOXING FRATERNITY – PART II
GOLDEN FINISH TO A GREAT GAMES FOR GB AND IRELAND’S BOXING FRATERNITY – PART II By: Peter Mann, Head UK & Eire Editor With the semi-finals having been successfully traversed there was to be three fighters from Team GB and one from Ireland, in the boxing finals, in three weight divisions. This meant that the […]
DREAMS COME, DREAMS GO, BUT THE LADIES WILL FIGHT ON
DREAMS COME, DREAMS GO BUT THE LADIES WILL FIGHT ON By: Peter Mann, Head UK & Eire Editor Dreams come and go but it is how you go about picking yourself up and carry on amidst often unknown adversity makes an individual either who they are or who they strive to achieve. However, it wasn’t […]
MARLEN ESPARZA: THE COVER GIRL EXTRAORDINAIRE AND BOXER SUPREME
ESPARZA: THE COVER GIRL EXTRAORDINAIRE AND BOXER SUPREME By: Craig Johns There’s nothing unusual about a girl applying a bit of make-up before she goes out, right? A bit of blusher, some mascara and some nice perfume … no nothing unusual there. Well in the case of Marlen Esparza, actually it is a little […]
DESTINY RISES FOR HOME OLYMPIANS
DESTINY RISES FOR THE HOME OLYMPIANS By: Peter Mann, Head UK & Eire Editor It is a mistake to look too far ahead. Only one link of the chain of destiny can be handled at a time. Winston S. Churchill (1874-1965) Controlling the destiny of an individual is what those fighters that are representing both […]
LADIES FIRST
LADIES FIRST By: Peter Mann, Head UK & Eire Editor The London 2012 Olympics sees the inclusion of women’s boxing for the first time in the history of the great competition. And, of the 36 competitors appearing, 12 in each of the Flyweight, Lightweight and Middleweight divisions, there are four representing the home nations – […]
TEAM GB AND IRELAND OFF TO A FLIER IN OLYMPICS
TEAM GB AND TEAM IRELAND OFF TO A FLIER IN OLYMPICS By: Peter Mann UK & Eire Head Boxing Editor It was to be the start that all fight fans of the home Olympic support wanted at London 2012. In front of a sell out home support in the Excel South Arena the competitors […]