The latest in AIBA Pro Boxing saw French bantamweight Khedafi Djelkhir (3-1) win the inaugural bantamweight crown, taking an eight round decision over 2012 Argentine Olympian, Alberto Melian (3-1) at the Palais des sports Marcel Cerdan in France. Melian, who had won the first bout between the two, took control in the opening frame, but his French counterpart won … [Read more...]
AIBA Pro Crowns Light Flyweight Champion in Hong Kong
The APB light flyweight champion was crowned Thursday at Foshan Lingnan Pearl Stadium in Hong Kong, China. In a rematch of an earlier contest between two Chinese competitors, Bin LV (4-0) kept his undefeated record intact, and scored a unanimous eight round decision over Wu Zhonglin (2-2). Scores of the bout were 79:73 twice, and 78:74. Bin LV controlled the contest, … [Read more...]
Five More Champions Crowned as AIBA Pro Progresses
As its initial ranking phase continues, AIBA Pro Boxing (APB) continued it’s “Matches for Champions” this weekend with five more world titles being awarded. In Rome, Italy at the Palacatania, Russian heavyweight and 2013 European Boxing Championships gold medalist Alexei Egorov remained undefeated at 4-0, scoring a hard fought majority decision in a rematch with home fighter … [Read more...]
AIBA Pro Crowns its First Champions
AIBA Pro Boxing is still in its beginning stages, but the newly formed professional boxing organization crowned its first world champions on Friday in the middleweight and super heavyweight classes, with the welterweight title to be awarded Saturday. In Istanbul, Turkey, hometown fighter Adem Kilicci (4-0) defeated the top seeded Russian Artem Chebotarev (2-2) by eight round … [Read more...]