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# aiba - Friday 12 April, 2013
WATCH LIVE: Donegal’s Willie McLaughlin fights in the WSB semi-finals
McLaughlin takes on Ukranian middleweight Ievgenii Barabanov later this evening — and you can watch it here.
# aiba - Saturday 8 December, 2012
Katie Taylor named ‘Women’s Boxing Ambassador’ by governing body
The honour caps a remarkable year for the 26-year-old boxer from Bray.
# aiba - Thursday 6 December, 2012
World Youth Championships: Walker forced to settle for bronze
The Lisburn flyweight was beaten 14-12 in his semi-final by England’s Oliver Simpson.
# aiba - Monday 5 November, 2012
Ward breaks back into world top 10
Katie Taylor remains the undisputed world number one in the latest AIBA boxing rankings for October.
# aiba - Friday 19 October, 2012
Joy as ‘iconic’ Taylor commits to Olympic defence
The Irish Sports Council are “delighted” that Katie Taylor has agreed to remain as an amateur in the hope of further Olympic glory at Rio 2016.
# aiba - Thursday 18 October, 2012
Rio, here we come! Katie Taylor confirms that she will stay amateur
Katie Taylor hopes to defend her Olympic gold medal in Rio after confirming this morning that she will not turn professional.
# aiba - Monday 15 October, 2012
John Joe still in talks with amateur boxing bosses
Olympic silver medallist John Joe Nevin is considering all options, despite announcing his decision to turn professional with Amir Khan’s stable.
# aiba - Saturday 11 August, 2012
BBC sued over boxing ‘cash for medals’ allegation
The broadcaster last night repeated claims that the AIBA accepted a $10M bribe to arrange gold medals for Azerbaijan.
# aiba - Saturday 5 May, 2012
2012 Olympics: O’Neill relaxed and ready for the challenge ahead
Irish Olympic boxer Darren O’Neill talks to TheScore.ie about his preparations for London and how he very nearly gave it all up four years ago.
# aiba - Thursday 19 April, 2012
O’Neill: Ward will be back in 2016, but the clock is ticking for Joyce
Olympic boxing hopeful Darren O’Neill has been keeping a close eye on his fellow countrymen at this week’s final qualifying tournament in Trabzon, Turkey.
# aiba - Tuesday 17 April, 2012
# aiba - Thursday 24 November, 2011
Boxing bosses row back on Olympic skirt proposals
The AIBA have said that female fighters will not be forced to wear skirts in the ring at next summer’s Olympic Games.
# aiba - Friday 28 October, 2011
Female boxers should wear skirts, says Federation
Dr. Ching-Kuo Wu, president of the International Boxing Association, says people “can’t tell the difference between the men and women” in the ring.
# aiba - Friday 23 September, 2011
Azerbaijan accused of splashing $9m to buy boxing gold at 2012 Olympics
Olympic boxing once again in the spotlight over corruption allegations, as the International Amateur Boxing Association deny any wrongdoing.
The Morning Score: Friday
TGIF – here’s all the sports news you need to know as we head into the weekend.
# aiba - Wednesday 30 March, 2011
Boxing “a corrupt sport at times,” says Taylor
Three-time World Amateur Champion talks about her recent defeat in Bulgaria and her Olympic ambitions.
# aiba - Friday 11 February, 2011
Fight Night: Irish boxing elite ready to defend crowns
Egan, Joyce, Nevin and Taylor all in action as the National Boxing Championships kick off this weekend.




































