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AIBA seeks ban on PFI, urges Centre to setup special court for prosecution
Chairman of All India Bar Association, Adish C Aggarwala, stated that this is the right time to ban PFI as nobody should be allowed to be involved in activities directed against the integrity and sovereignty of India

BCI, AIBA slam Kapil Sibal for his controversial statement on Supreme Court, judiciary
Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament and senior advocate, Kapil Sibal, in an event, has expressed his displeasure over some of the recent judgements passed by the Supreme Court saying he has "no hope left" in the institution

'Corruption abound': Investigator warns boxing needs to change to save Olympic status
The IOC removed AIBA in 2019 from any involvement in the Tokyo Olympics and boxing has been left off the list of sports for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.

AIBA rebrands itself as IBA, eyes boxing's reinstatement in 2028 LA Olympics with reforms
Boxing, weightlifting and modern pentathlon were all left off the initial list of sports for the 2028 Los Angeles Games last week and were asked to make changes by the IOC

Afghan national boxing team on the ropes after fleeing Taliban rule
Even amid the relentless bustle, their new life in Serbia is an island of stability compared to the chaos back home

AIBA reforms push to secure boxing's Olympic future; polls in 2022, liaison officer to work with IOC
The International Olympic Committee (IOC), suspended AIBA in 2019 and conducted the Tokyo Olympics boxing event through a task force

Trials 'all but certain' for Indian women boxers with world championships pushed to March 2022
Lovlina Borgohain's direct selection for world championships had become a major controversy after it was opposed by national gold-winner Arundhati Choudhary, who has taken the matter to Delhi High Court.

Women's world boxing championship postponed as AIBA says 'COVID-19 situation too difficult'
The Women's World Championships were tentatively planned from 4 to 18 December in Istanbul. Turkey has been logging cases in excess of 25,000 regularly.

AIBA women's world boxing set to be postponed due to COVID-19
The decision to postpone the championships could be announced anytime this week. The tournament was tentatively planned from 4-18 December in Istanbul

Men's Boxing World Championships: Shiva Thapa enters quarter-finals
Thapa will square off against Turkey's Kerem Oezmen in the quarterfinals on Tuesday night.

Boxing Men's World Championships: Akash Kumar, Narender Berwal through to quarter-finals
While Akash staved off a stiff challenge from Puerto Rico's Caleb Tirado to clinch it 5-0, Narender pummelled a heavily distracted and mostly sluggish Jakhon Qurbonov of Tajikistan, stopping him in the second round itself.

Boxing: India's Lovlina Borgohain, Shiva Thapa in contention for place in AIBA athletes committee
AIBA received 34 nominations from five confederations, of which 27 were found to be eligible by its ethics committee.

Rio 2016 bouts found to be manipulated by independent investigators, says AIBA
In a statement, AIBA said it has been handed the first phase report of the McLaren Global Sport Solutions' independent investigation into boxing while promising more transparency going forward starting with the upcoming World Championships in Serbia

AIBA World Boxing Championships to allow spectators
India will be represented by a full-strength 13-strong squad at the boxing World Championships.

International Olympic Committee restates 'deepest concerns' over boxing's place in future Games
In a letter addressed to AIBA President Umar Kremlev, IOC Director General Christophe De Kepper said the Olympic body's Executive Board has asked him and its Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer to "follow up" on the situation.

International Boxing Association finally debt-free after years of mismanagement, announces president
According to the AIBA, debt had at one stage exceeded 20 million dollars, and the organisation was on the verge of default.

Explained: Why is there so much drama, controversy in Olympic boxing?
For as long as boxing has been in the modern Games, fighters and fans have complained about it. Every attempt to improve the judging and officiating has been undone by another round of missteps.

Youth National Boxing Championship: Gitika defeats Payal Zala in 48kg opening round
Haryana's Gitika dominated Zala from Gujarat with some heavy blows right from the start and the referee declared the former as the winner with the RSC (referee stopped contest) verdict in the first round.

International Boxing Association adds new weight categories; three to men's and two to women's competition
Men's weight categories will increase from 10 to 13, whilst the women's categories will move from 10 to 12.

AIBA appoints agency to investigate allegations of unfair refereeing and judging at 2016 Rio Olympics
The report on the first stage of the investigation is expected to be released by McLaren Global Sport Solutions at the end of August 2021.