Opponents to embattled amateur boxing chief Wu Ching-Kuo have begun legal proceedings in an attempt to seize control of ruling body the AIBA, executive committee member Pat Fiacco told AFP on Tuesday. “We’ve contacted a court in Lausanne so that the running of the AIBA be handed over to the interim executive committee,” the Canadian … Read more
The embattled president of the International Boxing Association (AIBA) defiantly claimed on Saturday that he was still in charge of the body despite moves by rival executives to oust him. In a phone interview with AFP from Taipei, Wu Ching-kuo accused his AIBA rivals of trying to pull off “a military coup” and insisted the … Read more
Ghana’s Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports, Pius Enam Hadzide, says the reason why the government chose not to fund the national amateur boxing team is because they weren’t convinced it would be used for practical purposes. According to reports, the ministry allocated $32,000 to the Ghana Boxing Federation (GBF) regulator of the Ghana Amateur … Read more