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International Boxing Association (amateur)

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International Boxing Association
Association Internationale de Boxe Amateur
Association Internationale de Boxe Amateur.svg
AbbreviationAIBA
Formation29–30 November 1946
TypeSports federation
HeadquartersLausanne, Switzerland
Region served
Worldwide
President
Umar Nazarovich Kremlev[1]
Main organ
Congress
AffiliationsASOIF, GAISF
Websitewww.aiba.org

The International Boxing Association or AIBA, originally the Association Internationale de Boxe Amateur, is a sport organization that sanctions amateur (Olympic-style) boxing matches and awards world and subordinate championships.

The organization has been involved in multiple corruption scandals including on several editions of the Summer Olympic Games.[2][3] It was recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as the international governing body for the sport of boxing until 2019, when the IOC suspended its recognition of the federation.[4]

Competitions

Under the leadership of President Wu Ching-kuo, who ran AIBA from 2006 to 2017, the organization divided its competitions into three categories as part of Wu's overarching goal to govern boxing in all its forms:

  • AIBA Open Boxing (AOB), formerly known as amateur or Olympic boxing
  • AIBA Pro Boxing (APB), a professional boxing league
  • World Series of Boxing (WSOB), a semi-professional team tournament

Wu's two professional ventures were abandoned by AIBA largely due to the organization's financial woes, which led to Wu's resignation in November 2017. AIBA Pro Boxing staged bouts only from late 2014 to 2016, and the World Series of Boxing abruptly ceased operations amid mounting financial losses after its 2018 season.[5][6]

History

During the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, representatives from the national associations of England, France, Belgium, Brazil and the Netherlands met in a preliminary consortium for the foundation of an international boxing federation: The Federation Internationale de Boxe Amateur (FIBA). The official foundation has been celebrated on 24 August. Right after, international competitions appeared in the boxing arena, allowing amateurs to compete in well-known tournaments.

In November 1946, a consensus was met to give way for the boxing governing body to regain the loss of credibility due to the behavior of some leading officials in World War II.[7] The FIBA was dissolved and the English Amateur Boxing Association in partnership with the French Boxing Federation decided to create AIBA; the Association Internationale de Boxe Amateur. The President of the French Boxing Federation, Emile Grémaux, was elected to the position of President.[8]

Sixty years later, AIBA continued to govern boxing in the Olympic Games without using the word "amateur". Until now, amateur boxing has been present on all continents with continental championships as well as World Cups and World Championships organized by AIBA.

In December 2017, the IOC expressed concerns about the governance of AIBA under Wu's leadership,[9] and reaffirmed these concerns at an IOC Executive Board decision in February 2018.[10]

In June 2019, the IOC voted to suspend its recognition of AIBA as the governing body for the sport, stripping AIBA of any involvement in the Olympic Games. The IOC oversaw the qualification events and the boxing tournament at the 2020 Olympic Games through a task force chaired by Morinari Watanabe (JPN), President of the International Gymnastics Federation.[4][11]

Headguards

AIBA changed its rules in 2016 to ban headguards in AOB Elite Men competitions (19–40 years old) at the national, continental and international levels. Headguards are still mandatory for all other category competitions, including women's boxing at all levels. The Boxing Task Force for the Tokyo Olympics maintained the ban on headguards for men, but Roy Jones Jr. and other prominent boxers have argued for their reinstatement in future tournaments.[12]

Events

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See also

References

  1. ^ "Umar Kremlev Wins AIBA Presidency". 12 December 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  2. ^ Mike Meehall Wood (23 October 2018). "Is Boxing About To Get Itself Removed From The Tokyo 2020 Olympics?". forbes.com.
  3. ^ "OLYMPICS/ Whither Olympic boxing: Will it be in Tokyo, or not?". asahi.com. 2 December 2018.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "IOC bans AIBA from boxing at 2020 Tokyo Olympics". The Independent. 26 June 2019. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  5. ^ Morgan, Liam. "World Series of Boxing set to collapse as AIBA confirm event is "inactive"". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Worldseriesofboxing.com". Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  7. ^ "AIBA Boxing History". International Boxing Association. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  8. ^ "The Olympic Family" (PDF). Library.la84.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-07-02. Retrieved 2015-07-09.
  9. ^ Grohmann, Karolos (6 December 2017). "IOC stops payments to boxing federation AIBA". Reuters. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  10. ^ Butler, Nick (4 February 2018). "Boxing faces Tokyo 2020 Olympic expulsion unless governance problems addressed". www.insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  11. ^ "Tokyo 2020 confirm boxing test event schedule after IOC decision". Inside the Games. 4 July 2019. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  12. ^ Beacham, Greg. "Kremlev confident AIBA will return to Olympic role in Paris". apnews.com. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  13. ^ "AIBA Competitions". Aiba.org. AIBA International Boxing Commission. Retrieved 15 December 2014.

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