Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk's scheduled fight in Saudi Arabia on 17 February will now take place on 18 May after Fury suffered a deep cut to one of his eyes during training. Saudi promoters and authorities are now imposing compensation clauses if either boxer pulls out.

Russia's Serpukhov will host the first edition of the IBA Champions' Night 2024 on 3 February with a main event featuring World Championship bronze medallist Vsevolod Shumkov of Russia and Tashkent-2023 runner-up Saidel Horta of Cuba. 

A year after the country approved the presence of female boxers in pre-Olympic competitions, Cuba has invited two boxers, likely to be the national champions Legnis Calá (57 kg) and Yakelin Stornell (66 kg), to the event in Italy in February. Two places for Paris 2024 are at stake.

Former unified heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis has once again criticised Anthony Joshua for choosing Francis Ngannou to face him in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on 8 March.

"The IOC wants to change, but not to exclude". The idea of defending the presence of boxing in the Olympic Games was underlined by Eyüp Gözgen, President of the Turkish Boxing Federation.

The former Polish WBO cruiserweight world champion has been provisionally suspended since April 2023 after a positive test for anabolic steroids while his case was under investigation. The UK Anti-Doping Agency (UKAD) announced the final decision on Tuesday. The suspension will run until 5 April 2027.

Japanese boxer Naoya Inoue knocked out Marlon Tapales in the tenth round to claim the WBA and IBF titles. He now holds the WBC and WBO titles. He is now the undisputed king of the 53-55kg division. 

Two world championships, including a junior championship in Armenia, additional work to generate resources to finance the national federations and to professionalise the people who govern boxing were his bets. The year ended without a final decision on the withdrawal of recognition by the IOC.

The World Class Programme (WCP) is seen as a vital tool in making boxing accessible to all social classes in the country, while the work of GB Boxing is seen as a guide for young athletes and a guarantee for those aspiring to win Olympic medals.

The British champion finished off the Swede in the fifth round after his corner stopped the fight, producing one of his best performances on a night that also saw former champion Joseph Parker outpoint Deontay Wilder. The best boxing of the moment was seen in Riyadh last Saturday.

The last International Boxing Association (IBA) Champions' Night took place in Moscow. With the event held in the russian capital, 2023 concluded, and the curtain will rise again with visits to Croatia, Slovenia, and Madrid, with up to 10 editions planned for 2024. The year 2023 closes with 16 Champions' Nights.

Local boxer Daniyar Yeleussinov's match was one of the highlights of the penultimate IBA Champions' Night before the end of 2023, leading up to the one in Moscow. 

Almost without a break, a week after Dubai hosted a new edition of this competition, it is now Astana's turn to serve as the stage for a special tournament, as Kazakhstan takes on the world in a new, thrilling IBA event.

On December 12, 2020, Umar Kremlev emerged victorious in the AIBA presidential elections, securing 57.33% of the votes. In the subsequent year, as doubts loomed over AIBA's future, the organization underwent a transformative phase. 

We met with the International Boxing Association (IBA) general secretary in Yerevan during the 2023 IBA Junior World Championships. Roberts was chosen as Interim Secretary in June 2023 after serving as the Development Director for several years. Later in September he was elected as permanent Secretary and Executive Director.