Lausanne, February 24, 2019 – Following the European Boxing Confederation’s (EUBC) Annual General Assembly in Moscow, a resolution reaffirming unwavering support for AIBA was unanimously approved by the newly elected EUBC Executive Committee.
This resolution states:
We, the European Boxing Confederation (EUBC):
--Reaffirm that the International Boxing Association (AIBA) is the one and only governing body of Olympic Boxing.
--Vow to support the democratically elected AIBA leadership as well as the Mission and Goals of AIBA.
--Call upon the International Olympic Committee to continue recognizing AIBA as the only governing body of Olympic Boxing and to start working with AIBA for an approval of the qualification system established by AIBA for the Tokyo Olympic Games.
With this statement, the EUBC aligns itself with AIBA, calling for stability and unity for the sport of boxing, for its national federations and for its athletes. As the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games approach, it is becoming critical that any outstanding issues be resolved in order to provide clarity concerning the qualifications.
Gafur Rahimov, AIBA President said: "We are very happy to welcome this demonstration of support. The EUBC can count on AIBA to continue driving the development of our sport and of its vision for the future, fulfilling its responsibilities as the governing body of Olympic Boxing. This resolution comes at the right time, as AIBA has just submitted its answers to the IOC Ad-Hoc Committee’s enquiries. I am confident that the information provided will allow us to put an end to issues of the past and move on to focus on the future, for the benefit of our sport and of our boxers."
Franco Falcinelli, EUBC President said: "The EUBC is united in our support of AIBA and reaffirms its recognition of AIBA as the one and only governing body of Olympic Boxing. To protect the sport of boxing and its future, the EUBC believes that an end must now be put to these relentless inquiries in order to finally allow our boxers and our federations to start preparing for the Olympics."
For more info please contact Tom Virgets at virgets@aiba.org
About AIBA
The International Boxing Association (AIBA) is the worldwide governing body for the sport of boxing in all its form with a total of 203 Member Federations. AIBA works on behalf of all levels of boxing, women and men, to reinvigorate the sport’s grass roots, develop youth and elite boxing and create new opportunities for semi-pro and pro-boxers. AIBA’s vision for boxing also embraces and adheres to the spirit and values of the Olympic Movement. With these values, AIBA ensures the highest levels of transparent standards including for all global competitions, rankings, judging and boxers’ remuneration. AIBA is headquartered in the "Olympic Capital" Lausanne, Switzerland.
25 Years at #1: Your best source of news about the Olympics is www.aroundtherings.com, for subscribers only
Recent Articles
Sinner-Alcaraz, the duel that came to succeed the three phenomenons
Beyond the final result, Roland Garros left the feeling that the Italian and the Spaniard will shape the great duel that came to help us through the duel for the end of the Federer-Nadal-Djokovic era.
Table tennis: Brazil’s Bruna Costa Alexandre will be Olympic and Paralympic in Paris 2024
She is the third in her sport and the seventh athlete to achieve it in the same edition; in Santiago 2023 she was the first athlete with disabilities to compete at the Pan American level and won a medal.
Rugby 7s: the best player of 2023 would only play the medal match in Paris
Argentinian Rodrigo Isgró received a five-game suspension for an indiscipline in the circuit’s decisive clash that would exclude him until the final or the bronze match; the Federation will seek to make the appeal successful.
Rhonex Kipruto, owner of the world record for the 10000 meters on the road, was suspended for six years
The Kenyan received the maximum sanction for irregularities in his biological passport and the Court considered that he was part of a system of “deliberate and sophisticated doping” to improve his performance. He will lose his record and the bronze medal at the Doha World Cup.
Katie Ledecky spoke about doping Chinese swimmers: “It’s difficult to go to Paris knowing that we’re going to compete with some of these athletes”
The American, a seven-time Olympic champion, referred to the case of the 23 positive controls before the Tokyo Games that were announced a few weeks ago and shook the swimming world. “I think our faith in some of the systems is at an all-time low,” he said.
