Boxing 2022 Discussion Thread

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[NaBUru38 208]

Nicaraguan boxer Román "Chocolatito" González defeated Mexican rival Julio César Martínez by a solid unanimous decision, and extended his career record to 51-3.

 

Mexican icon Saúl "Canelo" Álvarez was set to fight Russian light heavyweight fighter Dmitry Bivol (19-0) at Las Vegas, but the worldwide boycott to Russia could block it.

[intoronto 5,770]

The 2022 Pan American Championships (M/W) started in Guayaquil, Ecuador today.

 

Draws can be found here

 

Entries by country

 

 

[Monzanator 4,579]

Anthony Joshua to resurrect Polish boxing?

 

 

[intoronto 5,770]

Got to love the IBA! Proudly displaying G*zprom everywhere during the Pan American Championships. Hopefully this sport is done at the Olympics. 

[Monzanator 4,579]

Cuba has allowed the return of official professional boxing following a 60 year ban

 

https://www.dazn.com/en-GB/news/boxing/professional-boxing-approved-in-cuba-for-first-time-since-1962/2qwqlzd42th11uelkcfeg0d1n

[Olympian1010 8,053]

 

[NearPup 3,116]

The IBA has been stripped from the right to organize Boxing at the 2024 Olympics. Like in 2020 a special task force will handle qualification and running boxing at the games.

[JoshMartini007 2,554]

This was expected. I wouldn't be surprised if the IOC ran it again in 2028 despite threatening to remove it altogether.

[NearPup 3,116]

https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1128456/iba-congress-yerevan-no-election

 

Surely this is the end of Olympic boxing.