Editorials

2022: The Year that IBA Became a ‘Russian’ Boxing Association

The past year has been a roller coaster for the International Boxing Association (IBA), marked by one clear direction: the international nature of this...

Kremlev Tries to Silence Ukraine National Federation as Every Vote Counts in IBA Election

An increasingly desperate Russian incumbent Umar Kremlev is facing an existential election at the International Boxing Association (IBA) on Sunday. He has therefore resorted...

The Times’ ‘Confession’ by Ho Kim Raises Questions for Kremlev’s IBA

The extraordinary confession by long-time hustler Ho Kim to The Times newspaper shines a welcome light on the shady workings of international sporting organisations – with...

IBA’s Paid-for McLaren Report Delivers a Rosy Picture of Kremlev and Gazprom

The McLaren report is out on the embattled International Boxing Association (IBA). Despite its claim that this was an ‘independent investigation’ by Canadian lawyer Richard McLaren,...

Kremlev’s Hollow ‘Victory’ is a Loss for IBA

If anyone wondered whether the International Boxing Association (IBA) could fall any further, we now have the spectacle of Russian incumbent Umar Kremlev ‘winning’ the...

The Fight for Boxing’s Future

As the National Federations meet in Istanbul on Friday to choose the next president of the International Boxing Association (IBA), they have to decide...

IBA Needs to Ditch Gazprom as Sponsor

Boxing is considered a 'noble' Olympic sport, one of the seven sports played in the ancient Olympics of the Greeks. Yet this noble sport is now...
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