IBA President Umar Kremlev @umarkremlev met with the Chairman of the General Entertainment Authority of Saudi Arabia @Turki_alalshikh Turki Al-Sheikh in Riyadh on the backdrop of the fight between Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol.
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DR Congo 🇨🇩 is ready to host Africa Elite Men & Women Boxing Championships 2024 in Kinshasa from 14th - 27th October, 2024.
The counts begin, 1 month to go 💪🥊
11 AFRICAN BOXERS OUT, 12 STILL IN CONTENTION FOR MEDALS
▫️ Today world champion Khadija Mardi is in the four-squared circle
▫️ Three African boxers already in the quarter-finals
A good day in the office for African boxers with three of them advancing to the quarter-finals
ZAMBIA'S CHINYEMBA POWERS HIS WAY TO THE QUARTERS
▫️ What a sweet revenge for the smart African boxer over India's Amit Panghal
Patrick Chinyemba beat India's Amit Panghal fair and square to join Morocco's Widad Bertal in the quarter-finals.
WIDAD BERTAL IN QUARTERS
▫️ Africa's third winner in the Paris Olympics boxing tournament
Morocco's Widad scored a 3-2 victory over Thailand's world championships bronze medallist Jutamas Jitpong to become the first African boxer to qualify for the quarter-finals.
The number of Africa's boxers taking part in the Paris Olympic Games is 23.
Algeria leads with five boxers, Morocco and Egypt three boxers each, DR Congo, Nigeria, Cape Verde, Mozambique and Zambia two each with Mali and Tunisia having one each.
Today at the Hyatt Regency in Addis Ababa, we announced the groundbreaking IBA Champions Night, set for August 17th. This event, dubbed Unite Africa Championships, marks the first time the IBA Champions Night will be held on African soil. It’s more than a boxing event—it’s a celebration of African talent, culture, and unity. Join us as we make history and inspire future generations. 🌍🥊 #IBAChampionsNight #UniteAfrica #Boxing #AddisAbaba2024 #AfricanPride #SportsLeadership
It's either Moreira or Mbabi to book the ticket to Paris Olympics
Cape Verde's Ivanusa Moreira and DR Congo's Brigitte Mbabi will meet tomorrow in one of the eight quarter-final bouts.
📸 Mbabi (blue) and Moreira (red) during their Mandela Cup finals in April. Mbambi won.
9 AFRICAN BOXERS REMAINING IN THE OLYMPIC QUALIFIERS
▫️ Six will be in today's round of 16 and three in Sunday's quarters
▫️ Eight are women and one man
📸 Zambia's Margret Tembo (left) and Guatemala's Aylin James in their round of 32 flyweight fight.
David Pina (in red) is also a stone's throw away from qualifying for the Paris Olympics.
An immaculate performance saw the Cape Verde boxer squeezing a 3-2 victory over Ukraine's Dmytro in the flyweight division to move to the quarter-finals.
Great day for Africa.
DR Congo's Mbabi (in red) and Cape Verde's Africa champion Ivanusa Moreira powered their way to the quarter-finals of the ongoing Paris Olympic Games qualifiers in Bangkok on Friday, May 31.
Victory in the quarter-finals will see them qualify.
FATOU POWERS HER WAY TO R16
Mali's Marine Fatoumata Camara is just two fights away from getting her boarding pass to the Paris flight for the Olympics after she outpointed Minerva Montiel from Paraguay to sail through to pre-quarters.
Addis Ababa to Host IBA Champions Night
For the first time ever, IBA Champions Night series will be held on African soil, the President of Africa Boxing Confederation (AFBC) Eyassu Wossen Berhanu announced today.
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Cape Verde's 🇨🇻 Africa welterweight champion Ivanusa Moreira (picture 1) and DR Congo's 🇨🇩 Brigitte Mbabi Picture 2 in red) powered their way to the last 16 in the ongoing final Paris Olympic Games qualifiers in Bangkok, Thailand on Wednesday (May 29).
The International Boxing Association (IBA) leadership has taken a bold decision to award all Olympic champions and medallists of Paris 2024 allotted prize money.
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The International Boxing Association (IBA) is investing over $80 million into prize money over the next four-year cycle until 2028 and announced its fully-packed global event calendar.
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Thembekile Mandela Foundation embracing Madiba’s passion for boxing & continue to contribute to Africa's unity & growth of the continent.
Let's unite & pursue our dream of a United Africa relentlessly - Ndileka Mandela
@MandelaNdileka@SportArtsCultur@IBA_Boxing@Afbc_boxing