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Ladies and Gentlemen...

 

the "new" AIBA interim president (at least until Moscow's elections at the end of 2018)...

 

https://www.aiba.org/blog/aiba-names-new-interim-president/

 

just a reminder about the man now in charge...

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gafur_Rakhimov

 

https://en.crimerussia.com/criminalauthorities/gafur-rakhimov-sanctioned-by-us-for-supporting-thieves-to-head-amateur-international-boxing-associat/

 

good luck to boxing and boxing fans...

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7 minutes ago, phelps said:

Ladies and Gentlemen...

 

the "new" AIBA interim president (at least until Moscow's elections at the end of 2018)...

 

https://www.aiba.org/blog/aiba-names-new-interim-president/

 

just a reminder about the man now in charge...

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gafur_Rakhimov

 

https://en.crimerussia.com/criminalauthorities/gafur-rakhimov-sanctioned-by-us-for-supporting-thieves-to-head-amateur-international-boxing-associat/

 

good luck to boxing and boxing fans...

 

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22 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

Before clicking on that link I thought maybe Rakhimov one had some fraud thing or something, but it looks like he's basically a full-on maffia gangster :lol::facepalm:

Boxing is just amazing, it seems that they live in their world.. they are just amazing :lol: 

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1 minute ago, dcro said:

So if I got it right, Central Asian drug trafficking boss just became an AIBA president? :bowdown:

 

yeah...

to be honest, he already has been vice-president since 1998...so, it's not gonna change things that much...I guess it's more of a public image problem, rather than an actual worsening of the already dramatic AIBA situation...

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