The inspiring meetings in India that once again reinforced the impact of our achievements with World Boxing for boxing’s future in the Olympic Games.
Together with my wife Ingeborg, I had the pleasure of visiting the National Centre of Excellence in Haryana — a key institution behind the international success of Indian boxing.
Founded in 1984, this centre ...
It was an honor for me to open the second continental championship in Europe under the new governing body, European Boxing — the U15 European Boxing Championships in Montenegro.
The Boxing Association of Montenegro has already proven to be an excellent host, setting up a fantastic venue in the city of Budva and providing a worthy stage for the best young boxing talent from across the c...
The biggest traditional boxing event in the Netherlands — the 17th Annual Ben Bril Memorial
After returning home from Montenegro, I had the pleasure of attending the biggest traditional boxing event in the Netherlands — the 17th Annual Ben Bril Memorial, honoring the incredible legacy of the legendary...
It was an honor for me to open the second continental championship in Europe under the new governing body
It was an honor for me to open the second continental championship in Europe under the new governing body, European Boxing — the U15 European Boxing Championships in Montenegro.
The Boxing Association of Mont...
It is a great honour for me to represent Olympic-style boxing on the Boxing News Power List 2025 of the most influential people in our sport, in 12th place.
I have dedicated most of my life to this beloved discipline and will continue to do so for as long as possible.
Next Saturday, I will share the ring with Olympic gold medalist István Kovács in an exhibition bout, as part of the celebrations marking the 100th anniversary of the Hungarian Boxing Association in Budapest.
I would like to express my gratitude to President Kovács and the HBA for the invitation and for this challenge. I look forward to seeing you next weekend in your beautiful country.
What an excellent beginning to the Asian U22 Boxing Championships in Bangkok!
The event, organized by Asian Boxing in collaboration with World Boxing and the Thailand Boxing Association, has already delivered outstanding performances in
its first days from 367 of the best young boxers ...
The first-ever World Boxing Cup in Kazakhstan came to an end.
This event, which brought together exceptional boxing talent from across the globe — including Paris 2024, World Championships and
European Championships medalists — has been a true celebration of boxing in th...
Last weekend, I had the pleasure of attending the beautiful boxing event in Utrecht.
Hosted at the open-air BetCity Arena, which was constructed specially for the event in the center of the city, the event featured a mix of Olympic-style boxing matchups between
the Netherlands and Germany, as...
The first international event organized under the new governing body European Boxing, affiliated with WORLD BOXING, successfully concluded!
It was also great to welcome Irish Athletic Boxing Association President Anto Donnelly as a guest, with chairman of IABA Board of Directors, Niall O’Carroll.
World Boxing was publicly launched two years ago today and set out five key pledges to etc
Two years on it is delivering on all of these. World Boxing has 89 member National Federations and, most importantly, hashtag#BoxingIsBack and has been included in the sport programme at LA28