Tyson Fury said he was ready to face Oleksandr Usyk and said he'd pray for his Ukrainian rival before Saturday's Ring Of Fire heavyweight clash at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Agence France-Presse reported yesterday. 

The federation, based in Styrsö, becomes a new provisional member of the IBA. It will be decided at the IBA Congress at the end of 2024 whether it can become a permanent member.

British heavyweight boxing titleholder Tyson Fury and Ukrainian challenger Oleksandr Usyk are set to battle for the undisputed heavyweight world championship this Saturday at Riyadh's Kingdom Arena.

On Saturday the 18th, the long-awaited fight will take place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It will unify the heavyweight belts for the first time in 25 years. Tyson, in his presentation of the fight, points out that "it's all about the money." But the truth is that the winner of this fight will go down in boxing history. Usyk, cool and focused, is thinking about Saturday.

On 14 May 2022, the organisation's President was re-elected for a second consecutive four-year term. During this period, the IBA has promoted new competition formats. One of these is the Champions' Night, a professional event. His priorities have been stability, financial security, expansion and athlete support.

Former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson has stated that his choice to return to the boxing ring at the age of 57 was an easy decision, dubbing his decision a "no brainer,"  while dismissing recent objections suggesting he was too old for a comeback.

Vasiliy Lomachenko returned to the ring and secured victory over George Kambosos Jr in Perth, claiming the IBF lightweight title in the 11th round. This win marks Lomachenko's fourth world championship across three distinct weight divisions, solidifying his dominance in the sport.

There is a very real possibility that boxing will be missing from the Olympic programme at Los Angeles 2028 for the first time since Stockholm 1912. Having taken charge of boxing at Tokyo 2020, and Paris 2024, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) says it will not do so again and needs a new partner international federation for boxing by early 2025.

As well as the action inside the ring, last month's Mandela Boxing Cup in South Africa also played host to an International Boxing Association (IBA) 1-3 Star Refereeing and Judging (R&J) course which brought together 24 officials from 12 countries representing three continents.

The Gibraltar Boxing Association and the International Boxing Association (IBA) met to discuss the possibilities of IBA's financial support programme, the status of Gibraltar's grass-roots boxing development and the impact of its 20 April tournament, where 50 boxers competed.

Japan's reigning super-bantamweight world champion, Naoya Inoue, revealed that an initial setback ignited his determination after he defeated Mexico's Luis Nery in the sixth round to retain his titles at the Tokyo Dome on Monday.

The International Boxing Association (IBA) has announced that it will invest over $80 million in prize money over the next four-year cycle to 2028, as well as unveiling the full schedule of events around the world.

Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez started Mexico's Cinco de Mayo celebrations by ending Jaime Munguia's unbeaten record in Las Vegas on Saturday night. Alvarez won by unanimous decision after flooring his fellow Mexican in round four.

The Madrid Arena played host to the latest IBA Champions Night on Saturday with Cuban-born Bulgarian Javier Ibañez outpointing local favourite Jose Quiles to claim the IBA European Featherweight Championship belt.

Cindy Ngamba was one of 36 athletes named in the IOC Refugee Olympic Team (ORT) for Paris 2024 on Thursday. Having qualified by right in Italy in March, the 26-year-old boxer will bid to win a first medal for the team which made its debut at Rio 2016.