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Brief Trophy amid wild celebrations. being able, for the very first time, to showcase their talent and skills as they battle it out for medals in It was a fitting end to 12a spectacular AIBA Professional WSB season Boxing and with Bringing this scintillating season toLondon. a close Boxing was was the the WSB last Olympicthe increase sport not in tointerest and more quality boxers involved have both men and women represented and I am Individual Championships, held once more at the ExCeL in next season, with teams14 AIBAfrom OceaniaArgentina Olympic and Ukraine London, which crowned the bestdelighted boxer thatin eachthis will of not the be thealready case anymore. pencilled in, the next campaign promises to be Qualifying Event Canberra 2012 five weight categories with a World title. In the first bout, nothing short of spectacular. TheGairbek London Germakhanov 2012 Olympic Games confirmed will be the his culmination status as of anthe exciting top year of qualifications. 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And this is only the beginning. in the early exchanges as he put the vital points on the 26 AIBA African Olympic Qualifying Inboard, 2016, inbut Rio the de Janeiro,Russian Brazil, clawed APB boxershis way will back join AOB to drawand WSB level boxers in competing at the Event Casablanca 2012 Olympicafter six Games. rounds. In theA beautifullast edition rightof this hand magazine, counter we werepunch proud by to announce the launch ofAbdurashidov the AIBA Professional was soon Boxing followed program, by AIBA’s a stinging first fully left professional hook boxing initiative. Since 30 AIBA American Olympic Qualifying from Romero in an electric final round but it was the speed then, this exciting project has developed at great pace and we are now ready to start in the fall Event Rio de Janeiro 2012 of 2013.the ByMexican the end ofthat the Londonsaw him 2012 take Olympic the Games,overall more victory than by100 boxers will have joined split decision. 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The penultimate contest of the night saw two unbeaten Yoursboxers Boxing, from the same Baku Fires team battling it out with top ranked 22-year-old orthodox Azamat Murtuzaliyev against the tactically astute Ramazan Magomedau. It was tentative early on but then Magomedau appliedThe official the pressuremagazine of the International Boxingin the second, switching News stance to confuseBoxing his opponent Association as(AIBA) NINTH EDITION 2012, January - June he edged the early exchanges. At the end of the third, the youngerExecutive Directorof the twoHo Kim Azeri fighters pulled aAIBA muscle - International in his backBoxing Association All content is of AIBA ©2012. 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The views expressed in “Boxing News” are not Letters, articles, photos and comments are most welcome. necessarily those of AIBA. The content of this www.aiba.org publication is based on the best knowledge and information available at the time the articles were written. ISSN 1814-7518 2 AIBA BOXING NEWS | No. 9 | JANUARY - JUNE 2012 No. 9 | JANUARY - JUNE 2012 | BOXING NEWS AIBA 3 AIBA PresiDent’S Message HISTORY IN THE MAKING I would like to extend a warm welcome to all our members, boxers and the global boxing family to CONTENTS this new issue of Boxing News magazine, dedicated to the defining last months of the build-up to the London 2012 Olympic Games. 1 President’s Message From 28 July to 13 August, 286 boxers from all four corners of the globe will be competing in 2 AIBA Commission Meetings the World’s most historic and prestigious sporting competition – the Olympic Games. This edition, the 6 AIBA Olympic R&J Workshop XXX Olympiad, will be a watershed moment in the history of the sport of boxing with 36 women boxers 8 AIBA in Brief being able, for the very first time, to showcase their talent and skills as they battle it out for medals in 12 AIBA Professional Boxing London. Boxing was the last Olympic sport not to have both men and women represented and I am delighted that this will not be the case anymore. 14 AIBA Oceania Olympic Qualifying Event Canberra 2012 The London 2012 Olympic Games will be the culmination of an exciting year of qualifications. Quota places were up for grabs at eight different tournaments worldwide, with the AIBA 18 AIBA Asian Olympic Qualifying World Boxing Championships Baku 2011, five Continental Olympic Qualifying Events, the Event Astana 2012 AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championships Qinhuangdao 2012, without forgetting the gifted boxers who made their mark at the World Series of Boxing inaugural season’s 22 AIBA European Olympic Individual Championships. In May 2011, five WSB boxers became the very first athletes to Qualifying Event Trabzon 2012 qualify for the London 2012 Olympic Games, a groundbreaking step in the development of AIBA’s professional boxing initiatives. And this is only the beginning. 26 AIBA African Olympic Qualifying In 2016, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, APB boxers will join AOB and WSB boxers in competing at the Event Casablanca 2012 Olympic Games. In the last edition of this magazine, we were proud to announce the launch of the AIBA Professional Boxing program, AIBA’s first fully professional boxing initiative. Since 30 AIBA American Olympic Qualifying then, this exciting project has developed at great pace and we are now ready to start in the fall Event Rio de Janeiro 2012 of 2013.