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111 boxers from 15 countries to compete in ‘World Boxing Cup Cologne 2023’

111 boxers from 15 countries will take part in the ‘World Boxing Cup: Cologne 2023’ (28-31 October 2023) which starts today in Germany following yesterday’s draw.

The tournament is being delivered by the German Boxing Association in collaboration with World Boxing, the new international federation (IF) which has been established to ensure boxing remains at the heart of the Olympic movement.

The 15 nations taking part in the competition include 11 countries that are members of World Boxing: Australia, Canada, Denmark, England, Finland, Germany, Mongolia, Norway, Scotland, Sweden and Wales.  Three countries that are not currently members of the new IF, Cuba, France and Switzerland, have been given approval to compete by the Executive Board of World Boxing.  The final entrant is representing the Refugee team.

The competition will follow the new World Boxing Cup format and features six women’s categories and seven for men, which reflect the weight classes that will be used at the Paris 2024 Olympics. 

60 men and 51 women are taking part in the four-day competition.  There will be two sessions of boxing on each of the first three days starting at 14:00 and 19:00 (CET).  Finals day on 31 October 2023 will feature one session starting at 17:00.

Weight classes competing in today’s first session from 14:00, when there will be two rings in action, include 50kg, 54kg and 60kg in the women’s competition and 63.5kg, 71kg, 80kg, 92kg and 92kg+ for the men.

The action is being streamed live and can be viewed at: https://sportdeutschland.tv/dbvboxen

A full list of entrants and details of the draw can be viewed at: https://www.boxverband.de/cologne-boxing-cup-der-ablaufplan-des-turniers-in-koeln/

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27 candidates from 14 countries will contest elections at World Boxing’s inaugural Congress in Frankfurt on 24 and 25 November 2023

Twenty-seven candidates from 14 countries will contest the elections for office at World Boxing’s inaugural Congress in Frankfurt am Main on 24 and 25 November 2023.

In line with the processes set-out in World Boxing’s Statutes, Rules for Electoral Voting and Rules for Candidates of Elections (HERE), all of the candidates, which include seven women, have been assessed and cleared to stand by an independent Vetting Panel of three independent, external experts and supported by the leading independent provider of sport-specific arbitration and mediation services, Sport Resolutions.

As part of the World Boxing’s commitment to transparency and rigorous governance, key papers from the Congress including a full list of candidates and details of their relevant experience and expertise can be viewed HERE.

The 27 National Federations that have had their applications to become members of World Boxing approved are eligible to participate in the inaugural Congress which will host elections for the positions of President and Vice President (VP); places on World Boxing’s Executive Board; and the Chairs of the Committees for Sport and Competition, Medical and Anti-Doping, and Finance and Audit.

The elections will be held on Saturday 25 November 2023 and overseen by an experienced, independent, third-party organisation. Scrutineers will be onsite to validate the veracity of the election processes and ensure candidates are treated in a fair and equitable manner.

Full members will have two or three votes depending on their compliance with the voting rules detailed in World Boxing’s statutes HERE.  Associate members have been able to nominate candidates for the elections but are not eligible to vote.

The elections for all of the leading positions of office will be contested.  For the office of President, there are two candidates: Elise Seignolle, who has held a variety of senior positions within USA Boxing over the last six years, and the former President (2014 – 2023) of the Dutch Boxing Federation, Boris van der Vorst.

Nine candidates (three women and six men) are standing for the three VP positions.  Fifteen people (10 men and five women) will contest the four available places on World Boxing’s Executive Board.  A full list of all the candidates taking part in the World Boxing elections can be viewed HERE.

The Secretary General of World Boxing, Simon Toulson, said: “Holding open, fair and transparent elections is a central element of World Boxing’s commitment to operating to the highest standards of governance.  The call for candidates has received an excellent response from members and it is a very positive sign to see that all of the major office bearing positions within the organisation will be fairly contested by a diverse range of nominees.

“The candidates that have been cleared to stand by the independent Vetting Panel are of the highest calibre, both in terms of their experience and capabilities and also their commitment to upholding the principles of integrity, honesty and excellence on which World Boxing has been founded.

“I have no doubt that every candidate has the potential to make a very positive contribution to the future development of the organisation and can play an important role in helping us to ensure that boxing remains at the heart of the Olympic movement.”

World Boxing was launched in April 2023.  It will seek recognition from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and plans to work constructively and collaboratively to develop a pathway that will preserve boxing’s ongoing place on the Olympic competition programme at Los Angeles 2028 and beyond.

World Boxing approves applications from five more National Federations to increase membership to 27 countries

The National Federations for boxing in the Philippines, Scotland, Wales, Suriname and the US Virgin Islands have become the latest five organisations to have their membership applications approved by World Boxing, the new international federation established to keep boxing at the heart of the Olympic Movement and support the growth and development of the sport at all levels.

The Philippines is the second National Federation from Asia to join World Boxing which has 27 members across all five continents that compete in Olympic-style boxing.

The five new joiners will be eligible to take part in World Boxing’s inaugural Congress in Frankfurt Am Main on 25 November 2023 which will have more members than the equivalent event hosted by AIBA (now known as IBA) in London in 1946.

The Philippines, Scotland, Wales, Suriname and the US Virgin Islands all completed a rigorous application process to join World Boxing. They are deemed to be in good standing and, through their statutes and operating processes, able to demonstrate:

  • A transparent and open election process for the appointment of office bearing roles
  • The existence and operation of WADA-recognised anti-doping polices and processes
  • Evidence of a structured, dispute resolution and appeals process that is either fully independent or subject to external input
  • Formal recognition by either their National Olympic Committee (NOC) or Ministry for Sport
  • A solid national and international boxing sports programme

The applications have been approved by the Executive Board of World Boxing and will be ratified at the Congress in Frankfurt.

All World Boxing’s members will be invited to attend the Congress and have had the opportunity to nominate candidates for the offices of President, Vice President (VP) and places on World Boxing’s Executive Board and the Chairs of the Sport and Competition Committee, the Medical and Anti-Doping Committee and the Finance and Audit Committee.  All full members will have voting rights at the Congress.

“To be heading into our inaugural Congress with a minimum of 27 members of such high calibre is a major achievement for World Boxing and a sign of the desire for change that exists across the sport,” said Simon Toulson, Secretary General, World Boxing.

“Our members represent every continent where Olympic-style boxing takes place and includes many nations with a proud and distinguished history in the sport.  Most importantly they are committed to creating a better future for boxing, based on the principles of integrity, honesty and excellence and ensuring the sport remains at the heart of the Olympic movement.

“It is clear from recent events that World Boxing is the only international federation that can deliver this.  The consistent growth in our membership and continued interest we are receiving from National Federations is an indication of the growing suppport for our work and the widespread recognition that World Boxing is the only international federation that can enable boxing to keep its place on the Olympic programme at Los Angeles and beyond.”

World Boxing was launched in April 2023 and aims to ensure that boxing remains at the heart of the Olympic movement.  It will seek recognition from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and plans to work constructively and collaboratively to develop a pathway that will preserve boxing’s ongoing place on the Olympic competition programme at Los Angeles 2028 and beyond.

The first cohort of World Boxing members was made-up of USA Boxing, New Zealand Boxing, Boxing Australia, GB Boxing, England Boxing and the Dutch Boxing Federation.  They were joined in August 2023 by the National Federations for boxing in Canada, Brazil, Argentina, Germany, Honduras and Sweden.  The third group to join included Denmark, Mongolia, Panama and French Polynesia.  They were joined recently by the National Federations for boxing in Finland, Iceland, Jamaica, Nigeria, Norway and the Czech Republic.

The first cohort of World Boxing members was made-up of USA Boxing, New Zealand Boxing, Boxing Australia, GB Boxing, England Boxing and the Dutch Boxing Federation.  They were joined in August 2023 by the National Federations for boxing in Canada, Brazil, Argentina, Germany, Honduras and Sweden.  The third group to join included Denmark, Mongolia, Panama and French Polynesia.  They were joined recently by the National Federations for boxing in Finland, Iceland, Jamaica, Nigeria, Norway and the Czech Republic.

World Boxing increases global footprint with addition of six new members including first National Federation from Africa

The National Federations for boxing in Finland, Iceland, Jamaica, Nigeria, Norway and the Czech Republic have become the latest six organisations to have their membership applications approved by World Boxing, the new international federation established to keep boxing at the heart of the Olympic Movement and support the growth and development of the sport at local, regional, national and international levels.

Nigeria is the first National Federation from Africa to join World Boxing and means the new international federation now has 22 members covering all five continents that compete in Olympic-style boxing.

The six new joiners will be eligible to take part in World Boxing’s inaugural Congress in Frankfurt Am Main on 24 and 25 November 2023 which will have at least the same number of members as the equivalent inaugural Congress held by AIBA (now known as IBA) in London in 1946.

The six new members completed a rigorous application process to join World Boxing. They are deemed to be in good standing and, through their statutes and operating processes, able to demonstrate:

  • A transparent and open election process for the appointment of office bearing roles
  • The existence and operation of WADA-recognised anti-doping polices and processes
  • Evidence of a structured, dispute resolution and appeals process that is either fully independent or subject to external input
  • Formal recognition by either their National Olympic Committee (NOC) or Ministry for Sport
  • A solid national and international boxing sports programme

The applications have been approved by the Executive Board of World Boxing and will be ratified at the inaugural Congress in Frankfurt.

All of World Boxing’s members will be invited to attend the Congress and have had the opportunity to nominate candidates for the offices of President, Vice President (VP) and places on World Boxing’s Executive Board and the Chairs of the Sport and Competition Committee, the Medical and Anti-Doping Committee and the Finance and Audit Committee.  All full members will have voting rights at the Congress.

World Boxing’s Secretary General, Simon Toulson, said: “We are very pleased to welcome this latest cohort of National Federations and increase the global footprint of World Boxing which now has members on every continent that participates in international boxing. 

“It is clear from comments made at its recent Session that the IOC is supportive of boxing, as a sport, and wants it to remain part of the Olympic programme and that the only way to do this is for National Federations to get behind a new international federation that is committed to integrity, transparency and rigorous governance standards.

“World Boxing is the only organisation that can deliver this and the consistent growth in our membership along with the continued interest we are receiving from National Federations on all continents is a clear sign of the growing support for World Boxing and widespread desire for change that exists across the sport. 

“We are continuing to process membership applications from around the globe and look forward to welcoming more countries to be part of World Boxing in advance of our inaugural Congress.”

World Boxing was launched in April 2023 and aims to ensure that boxing remains at the heart of the Olympic movement.  It will seek recognition from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and plans to work constructively and collaboratively to develop a pathway that will preserve boxing’s ongoing place on the Olympic competition programme at Los Angeles 2028 and beyond.

The first cohort of World Boxing members was made-up of USA Boxing, New Zealand Boxing, Boxing Australia, GB Boxing, England Boxing and the Dutch Boxing Federation.  They were joined in August 2023 by the National Federations for boxing in Canada, Brazil, Argentina, Germany, Honduras and Sweden.  The third group to join included the National Federations of Denmark, Mongolia, Panama and French Polynesia.

Final eight Paris 2024 Olympic quota places at Asia Qualifying Tournament have now been won

The final eight Olympic quota places on offer at this year’s Asia Qualifying Tournament have been won, meaning all 34 places available at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China have now been distributed.

The tournament started with 237 boxers from 38 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) competing for the coveted Paris 2024 places.

And following ten days of fierce competition, all 34 quota places have been awarded.

The final eight boxers to book their place in Paris were:

  • Men’s 51 kg: Thitisan Panmot (THA) and Hasanboy Dusmatov (UZB).
  • Men’s 57 kg: Abdumalik Khalokov (UZB) and Shudai Harada (JPN).
  • Men’s 80 kg: Tanglatihan Tuohetaerbieke (CHN) and Eumir Felix Marcial (PHI).
  • Women’s 66 kg: Janjaem Suwannapheng (THA) and Yang Liu (CHN).

Today (Thursday) will see further competition in Hangzhou, but yesterday’s semi-final bouts mean all 34 quota places have been filled – with 11 different country’s celebrating after seeing their boxers secure spots at the forthcoming Paris Games.

The following countries will be sending boxers to Paris 2024:

  • China – 7 quota places. 
  • Chinese Taipei – 4 quota places. 
  • India – 4 quota places.
  • Thailand – 4 quota places.
  • Uzbekistan – 4 quota places.
  • Kazakhstan – 2 quota places.
  • Tajikistan – 2 quota places.
  • Democratic People’s Republic of Korea – 2 quota places.
  • Mongolia – 2 quota places.
  • Japan – 2 quota places.
  • Philippines – 1 quota place.

The Asia Qualification Tournament is the third of five continental qualifying tournaments for the Paris 2024 Games to have awarded its quota places, following the European Games, which took place in Poland, and the Africa Qualification Tournament, which was held in Senegal.

Next up is the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile (20 October – 5 November 2023), which will be followed by the Oceania Qualification Tournament, taking place as part of the 2023 Pacific Games in Honiara in the Soloman Islands (27 November – 2 December 2023).

When all five continental qualifiers have been completed there will be two final World Qualification Tournaments in 2024. The first will take place in Busto Arisizio, on the outskirts of Milan, Italy, (29 February – 12 March 2024) and the second and last Boxing Qualification Tournament will be held in Bangkok, Thailand (23 May – 3 June 2024).

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Eight more boxers secure places at Paris 2024 Olympics as Asia Qualifying Tournament approaches finale

Eight more boxers have secured coveted Olympic quota places at the Asia Qualifying Tournament which is taking place at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.

It means that 26 of the 34 available quota places on offer at the tournament have now been taken.

Day Nine of the tournament, which started with 237 male and female boxers from 38 National Olympic Committees (NOCs), saw the following athletes secure their place at Paris:

  • Women’s 75 kg: Lovlina Borgohain (IND) and Qian Li (CHN).
  • Men’s 63.5 kg: Chu En Lai (TPE) and Chinzorig Baatarsukh (MGL).
  • Men’s 71 kg: Chia Wei Kan (TPE) and Sewonrets Quincy Mensah Okazawa (JPN).
  • Men’s +92kg: Kamshybek Kunkabayev (KAZ) and Bakhodir Jalolov (UZB).

The results mean the countries which have enjoyed most success at the Asia Qualification Tournament in terms of the number of boxers securing quota places for Paris 2024 are:

  • China – 5 boxers qualified.
  • India – 4 boxers.
  • Chinese Taipei – 4 boxers.
  • Kazakhstan – 2 boxers.
  • Tajikistan – 2 boxers.
  • Thailand – 2 boxers.
  • Democratic People’s Republic of Korea – 2 boxers.
  • Mongolia – 2 boxers.
  • Uzbekistan – 2 boxers.
  • Japan – 1 boxer.

The final eight Olympic quota places will be awarded today (Tuesday).

Details of the draw and results of all the action from the Asia Qualification Tournament can be viewed here: https://boxing.athlete365.org/boxing-road-to-paris-2024/asia-qualification-tournament/

Details of the daily schedules and how to watch the action can be viewed at:  https://olympics.com/en/news/asian-games-2023-boxing-preview-full-schedule-watch-live

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First group of boxers secure places at Paris 2024 in Asia Qualifying Tournament

The first Olympic quota places have been secured by boxers at the Asia Qualifying Tournament, which is currently taking place as part of the of the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.

18 of the 34 available quota places have now been awarded following the first week of competition which has featured 237 boxers from 38 National Olympic Committees (NOCs).

So far, the countries that have enjoyed most success in qualifying boxers for Paris 2024 are:

  • China – 4 boxers
  • India – 3 boxers
  • DPR Korea, Chinese Taipei, Tajikistan, Thailand – 2 boxers
  • Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Uzbekistan – 1 boxer

The first boxer to secure Olympic qualification was Yesugen Oyuntsetseg of Mongolia when she defeated Nazym Kyzaibay of Kazakhstan 4-0 in her Women’s 50kg quarter final.

The full list of boxers that have qualified to-date is:

Women:

  • Light-flyweight (50kg) – Yesugen Oyuntsetseg (MGL), Yu Wu (CHN), Chuthamat Raksat (THA), Zareen Nikhat (IND).
  • Bantamweight (54kg) – Preeti (IND) Yuan Chang (CHN), Cholmi Pang (PRK), Nigina Uktamova (UZB)
  • Featherweight (57kg) – Parveen (IND), Yu Ting Lin (TPE), Karina Ibragimova (KAZ), Mijgona Samadova (TJK).
  • Lightweight (60kg) – Thananya Somnuek (THA), Ungyong Won (PRK), Shihyi Wu (TPE), Wenlu Yang (CHN).

Men:

  • Heavyweight (92kg) – Davlat Boltaev (TJK), China’s Xuezhen Han (CHN)

The coming days will see the remaining 16 Olympic places allocated with two slots available in each of the women’s 66kg and 75kg divisions and the men’s 51kg, 57kg, 63.5kg, 71kg, 80kg and 92kg+ weight classes.

Details of the draw and results of all the action from the Asia Qualification Tournament can be viewed here: https://boxing.athlete365.org/boxing-road-to-paris-2024/asia-qualification-tournament/

Details of the daily schedules and how to watch the action can be viewed at:  https://olympics.com/en/news/asian-games-2023-boxing-preview-full-schedule-watch-live

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World Boxing to hold inaugural Congress in Frankfurt am Main on 24 and 25 November 2023

World Boxing, the new international federation established to keep boxing at the heart of the Olympic Movement, will hold its inaugural Congress at the Mainarcaden Venue in Frankfurt am Main, Germany on 24 and 25 November 2023.

The Congress will host World Boxing’s first ever elections when members will vote for a range of offices including President, Vice President (VP) and places on World Boxing’s Executive Board along with the Chairs of the Sport and Competition Committee, the Medical and Anti-Doping Committee and the Finance and Audit Committee.

Frankfurt am Main has been specifically chosen as the location for World Boxing’s first elections owing to its historical significance as the cradle of the German democratic movement and the place (Frankfurter Nationalversammlung) where the first freely elected parliament for all German states first sat in May 1848.

All of the National Federations that have joined World Boxing will be eligible to take part in the Congress and vote in the elections which have received more than 40 nominations, from 18 countries across four continents, for the Executive positions.

In line with the processes set-out in World Boxing’s Statutes, Rules for Electoral Voting and Rules for Candidates of Elections (HERE), the candidates are currently being assessed for eligibility by an independent Vetting Panel. The Vetting Panel is made-up of three independent, external experts that do not have any involvement or knowledge of World Boxing and is supported by the leading independent provider of sport-specific arbitration and mediation services, Sport Resolutions.

Once the vetting process has been completed a final list of eligible candidates will be published in October 2023, no later than 30 days before the elections take place.

World Boxing’s members will have two or three votes depending on their compliance with the voting rules detailed in World Boxing’s statutes (HERE).

The elections will be overseen by an experienced, independent, third-party organisation.  Scrutineers will be onsite to ensure the veracity of the election processes and that candidates are treated in a fair and equitable manner.

Simon Toulson, Secretary General, World Boxing, said: “Hosting its inaugural Congress and holding open, fair and transparent elections will be a significant milestone in the evolution of World Boxing and demonstrate that the organisation is delivering on its commitment to the principles of integrity, honesty and excellence.  

“We have a number of excellent candidates and the support we have received from high calibre National Federations to participate in the Congress is a clear indication of the desire for change and determination to deliver a better future that exists across international boxing.

“By holding its first elections in a city which is so historically linked to the principles of democratic process, we aim to send out a strong signal about the way that World Boxing will operate and the values that it stands for as an organisation.”

The Secretary General of the German Boxing Association, Michael Mueller, added: “Hosting this inaugural Congress in Germany is a sign of our federation’s commitment to supporting the goals of World Boxing and working closely with this new international federation and all of our fellow members to ensure the future of Olympic boxing for all our athletes.”

World Boxing was launched in April 2023 and aims to ensure that boxing remains at the heart of the Olympic movement. It will seek recognition from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and plans to work constructively and collaboratively to develop a pathway that will preserve boxing’s ongoing place on the Olympic competition programme at Los Angeles 2028 and beyond.