In front of a packed Humo Arena, the first IBA Pro Flyweight World Champion was crowned at the IBA Champions' Night. Local favourite Hasanboy Dusmatov defeated Spain's Samuel Carmona by unanimous decision.

A minimum of seven members are sought, including at least one active or former boxer or trainer with experience in both amateur and professional boxing. The aim is to improve Champions' Nights, monitor rules and study projects with continental promoters.

The two former boxers will be part of the first chapter of the Froch-Groves III podcast, a decade after their legendary fight at Wembley in front of 80,000 fans. In the first live event from the George Groves Boxing Club, they will share details of the rivalry they have always maintained.

Speaking at a press conference in his home town where he is training for a unified heavyweight title fight, the British boxer insisted there was "nothing personal" between him and his opponent, Ukraine's Oleksandr Usyk. The fight, which takes place in Saudi Arabia on 18 May, was postponed due to a cut on Fury's face in the build-up.

The Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF) decided at its annual General Assembly not to support the IBA's appeal against the IOC's decision to withdraw recognition of the IBA and offered to enter into a dialogue with all parties to find a solution to regain recognition.

The auction of Muhammad Ali's boxing trunks from his iconic 'Thrilla in Manila' fight against Joe Frazier in 1975 is set to close on 12 April. Sotheby's of New York is handling the sale of the famous white trunks with black stripes, signed by the legendary boxer who won the 14-round fight.

World Boxing has positioned itself as 'the international federation', following the High Court's decision to dismiss the IBA's appeal against its expulsion. It urges all national federations 'to join and support World Boxing'.

The International Boxing Association (IBA) disagrees with the arguments used by CAS to dismiss its appeal against the IOC, including "not having a coherent roadmap for the IBA to follow or a direct channel to communicate." Meanwhile, the IOC has announced that it "needs to partner with the International Boxing Federation by early 2025."

CAS upholds the IOC's decision of 22 June 2023 to withdraw recognition from the IBA, which the organisation appealed against on 27 June 2023. According to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, after hearing both parties in November, "the IBA did not meet the conditions set by the IOC for recognition".

The Salavat Ylavev Ice Palace in Ufa will host the IBA Champions' Night on 20 April. Both boxers will be fighting for the European title in the 60 kilogram category. Subkhankulov is competing in his home town and he is undefeated with seven fights and seven wins.

The body, which was established in 2023, said in a statement: "We want to fill the void left by the IOC's exclusion of the IBA as the governing body of boxing. World Boxing's response to the IOC's comments last Tuesday about the need for a new body "to keep boxing in the Olympic programme."

The second edition of the course was held at the Asis Boxing Academy in Italy. It brought together 10 candidates with experience both inside and outside the ring. The aim of the initiative was to ensure that employee learning is vital to the growth of the organisation.

The International Boxing Association (IBA) said on Thursday: "We will use all legal means to prove that we are right. The organisation criticised the IOC's decision last Tuesday to maintain its exclusion "if boxing is part of the LA 2028 programme". "There is no alternative," insisted the IBA, which also said the IOC's decisions are "politicised".

The former world champion from Panama suffered a heart complication and he had to undergo surgery. Everything went well, according to the family of the man once regarded as the best pound-for-pound boxer in the world

International Olympic Committee (IOC) Sport Director Kit MacConnell said during the press conference held at the IOC headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland, on Tuesday that "we will not be able to have boxing in the LA2028 programme without a new body working in partnership with the IOC".