Yuri Zakhareev, 19, from Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi, Ukraine, in the final of the World Championships in Belgrade, Serbia, in the 71 kg weight category has won the unanimous decision of the judges (5:0) over the representative of Russian Boxing Federation Vadim Musaev and became the 2021 World Champion.
An investigation is underway into possible tampering with the results of the Rio games five years ago. Suspicions have fallen on the outcome of eleven bouts. Investigators suspect, for example, of bribing the referees of Michael Conlan's duel with Vladimir Nikitin, after which the Irishman "thanked" the referees with his middle finger. However, he was so convincing in this fight that Nikitin withdrew from the Olympic semi-final because of injuries.
Participant of the 2012 Olympic Games Moldovan boxer Vasily Belous died as a result of a car accident at the age of 34. The accident took place in the Ocnita district of Moldova. Belous couldn't cope with the driving and crashed into a stone gate of Blessed Virgin's Assumption Monastery in Calarasiovca village. He had wife and two children.
According to the Ukrainian Boxing Federation, Anastasia Taran from Dnipro, Ukraine, was declared the best boxer of the European Schoolboys Championships which ended today in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. In the final of up to 60 kg weight category, Anastasia gained a TKO victory in the first round over an opponent from Poland thus winning the gold medal of the continental championship.
Yesterday it was reported that Olympic champion Galal Yafai of Great Britain will turn professional this year. Yafai's compatriot Benjamin Whittaker, a freshly crowned Olympic silver medallist, made the same announcement today.
Eddie Hearn said he has already begun negotiations to sign professional contracts with British Olympic medalists in boxing at the recently concluded Tokyo Olympics. In Japan, athletes from the British Isles have won six medals.
Ukrainian Anna Lysenko in one-eighth of the Olympic tournament in Tokyo in the 69 kg weight category won by a unanimous decision of the judges over Umaimu Belahbib of Morocco, the African boxing champion of 2017 and the winner of the bronze medal at the 2019 African Games. At the end of three rounds, all the judges gave a score of 30-27 in favour of the Ukrainian.
Today, on December 12, an online meeting of the International Boxing Association Congress was held, according to the results of which Umar Kremlev was elected President of AIBA for the next four years. The candidacy of Umar Kremlev was supported by the overwhelming majority of countries among 155 voters.
Another four members of the European Olympic qualifying tournament passed positive tests for coronavirus. Competitions were held in mid-March in London, but three days later they were stopped.
The new dates of the next Olympic Games in Tokyo were confirmed. The most prestigious sports event of the planet that was to be held this summer was delayed due to the pandemic coronavirus.
