International Boxing Association confirm partnership with Gazprom Tuesday, 6 April 2021
The International Boxing Association (AIBA) has announced a cooperation agreement with major Russian gas company PJSC Gazprom, which will act as a general partner for the governing body.
Both parties will work together until the end of 2022, with PJSC Gazprom acting as a partner for all major AIBA competitions, including the Women s and Men s World Boxing Championships.
It is a crucial announcement with a mega-rich organisation for AIBA, which has been battling to clear millions in debt. AIBA s financial stability is one of our main goals, said AIBA s Russian President Umar Kremlev.
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Purported Uzbek Crime Boss Takes Family Feud To Social Media
March 01, 2021 19:28 GMT
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A reputed crime boss from Uzbekistan has spoken out on social media about a violent family feud that involves the former head of international amateur boxing who is reputed to be one of the world s leading drug kingpins.
Ravshan Zolotoi (Golden) Muhiddinov posted a 12-minute video on Instagram on February 21 in which he spoke about being abducted and tortured by 10 men at an Istanbul hotel because of an irreconcilable dispute he had with his uncle, Gafur Rakhimov, who headed the International Amateur Boxing Association (AIBA) and has been named by the United States as a leading international heroin trafficker.
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Tuesday, 29 December 2020
Umar Kremlev, the new President of the International Boxing Association (AIBA), has revealed he will waive the representation allowance and any other expenses in his bid to cut costs at the international governing body.
These funds will be used to support boxing veterans instead. During this challenging period for our sport, the boxing community has given me tremendous trust in spearheading the revival of AIBA and ensuring AIBA s return to the Olympic family, said Kremlev. I want to do my best to develop my favourite sport and our organisation. Therefore, I refuse to receive any representational allowance or any finances from AIBA for the Presidential office.