Tag: Amateur boxing

AIBA Congress in Budapest postponed until June 20th, 2020 because of Coronavirus

(MAR 4, 2020)  Extraordinary AIBA Congress, scheduled in Budapest on March, is postponed for 3-month period because of Coronavirus outbreak. AIBA Executive Committee took this decision by e-mail vote due to the force majeure. AIBA National Federations are invited to attend an Extraordinary AIBA Congress on June 20th, 2020 in Budapest, Hungary. The mandate of

Claressa Shields Took Her Place in American Boxing History: Two-time Gold Medal Winner Source/AIBA Press Release

(AUG 22)  Claressa Shields took her place in American boxing history on Sunday afternoon, when she became the country’s first boxer to win two Olympic gold medals. Shields once again dominated the Middleweight (75kg) competition from the outset, working her way through to the last-day final against the Netherlands’ Nouchka Fontijn. It was another hugely