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Kremlev attends training session on AIBA Men's World Boxing Championships rest day

Inside The Games 04 Nov 2021
Swapping a suit for a tracksuit bottom, Kremlev,– who celebrated his 39th birthday on Monday (November 1), joined AIBA secretary general István Kovács and American boxing great Roy Jones Jr at the event here over an hour ... "Because if there are no boxers and no coaches, there is now AIBA ... "Now AIBA is their home." ... .
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Michael Houston: Serbia shutout shows where politics should stay out of sport

Inside The Games 04 Nov 2021
Not just in its foundations, but in the way it is governed ...   ... Secretary general István Kovács was particularly frustrated with the hosts for seemingly lacking the effort to resolve the problem ... Kovács was right in this sense when he said politics should not come into sport, as in borders should not prohibit athletes from competing ... .
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AIBA "saddened" by Kosovo exclusion as body calls for sport to be free from politics

Inside The Games 26 Oct 2021
"AIBA requires all host National Federations to allow regulation-free travel for other competing National Federations," read the statement.  ... "AIBA's leadership has done its utmost to facilitate and motivate the Organising Committee and Serbian Government to find a solution for the situation," said secretary general István Kovács.  ... .
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Kosovo boxers refused entry to Serbia for AIBA Men's World Boxing Championships

Inside The Games 23 Oct 2021
Competition does not start until Monday (October 25). AIBA secretary general István Kovács called the issue "unacceptable" in a letter to the organisers, requesting that they get in touch with national authorities to resolve the issue.A border standoff took place for over a week at one of Kosovo and Serbia's northern border crossings ©Getty Images ... .
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Belgrade unveils logo for 2021 AIBA Men's World Boxing Championships

Inside The Games 02 Sep 2021
AIBA secretary general István Kovács, a two-time world champion in the under-51 kilograms category at Sydney in 1991 and under-57kg at Budapest in 1997, is particularly looking forward to the event after the world governing body was excluded from organising the boxing tournament ...
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International Boxing Day celebrations set to be held in different city each year

Inside The Games 28 Aug 2021
Celebrations for International Boxing Day are set to be held in a different venue each year to help mark the sport’s "long and rich history" ... "Boxing has a long and rich history, and we want to celebrate that." ... AIBA secretary general István Kovács claimed International Boxing Day was an opportunity for everyone involved in the sport to celebrate ... .
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Kremlev confident AIBA will be restored as Olympic federation in time for Paris 2024 once reform process completed

Inside The Games 27 Aug 2021
Kremlev has also wiped out AIBA’s $10 million ($7 million/€8.5 million) debts, signed a major sponsorship deal with Russian energy company Gazprom and appointed Hungary’s two-time world champion István Kovács as secretary general.AIBA President Umar Kremlev has been joined by ...
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F1 Hungaroring Grand Prix Overshadowed by LGBTQ Debate

Hungary Today 02 Aug 2021
After British star driver Lewis Hamilton addressed the bill as “unacceptable,” he received responses from multiple Hungarian officials, among them Justice Minister Judit Varga, Fidesz MEP Tamás Deutsch, and MSZP MEP István Ujhelyi. Later state secretary Zoltán Kovács and MEP ...
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AIBA to introduce new boxing scoring system "shortly", reveals Kremlev

Inside The Games 16 Jul 2021
Kremlev, AIBA secretary general István Kovács, technical delegate Dragoljub Radovic and the chairman of AIBA's Referees and Judges (R&J) Committee Chris Roberts met with officials at the Junior European Championships in Tbilisi in Georgia.
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AIBA's additional weight categories "allow a greater pool of boxers" to compete, Kovács says

Inside The Games 05 Jul 2021
In a move signalled by the AIBA President Umar Kremlev at his press appearance in Lausanne last Monday (June 28), the proposal was presented by AIBA secretary general István Kovács during his report to the Board. Kovács stressed that AIBA had undertaken a widespread consultation ...
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AIBA increase weight classes for boxers, add three to men’s category

WBN 05 Jul 2021
AIBA increase weight classes for boxers, add three to men’s category. RINGSIDE. July 5th, 2021 ... Men’s weight categories will increase from 10 to 13, whilst women’s will rise from 10 to 12. The decision is in force from August 1st, 2021 ... István Kovács during his report to the Board ... Each voice was heard ... Kovács said ... Umar Kremlev ... Men’s (in kg) ... .
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The view from Lausanne - Kremlev sets out vision of Brave New World for AIBA

Inside The Games 04 Jul 2021
... Roy Jones Jr, German professional champion Zeina Nasser and former world and Olympic champion and current AIBA secretary-general István Kovács ©AIBA ... Two-time AIBA world champion and Olympic champion István Kovács, appointed as the Federation’s secretary general in March, added.
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AIBA enlist Roy Jones Jr. to help transform image, promise fair reforms

WBN 29 Jun 2021
AIBA enlist Roy Jones Jr. to help transform image, promise fair reforms. RINGSIDE. June 29th, 2021 ... AIBA President Kremlev said ... But we will not stop there ... AIBA Secretary General and two-time AIBA World Champion and World Champion in professional boxing István Kovács said ... (pictured below) in Lausanne ... .
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Kremlev confident AIBA will return to Olympic role in Paris

Enid News & Eagle 29 Jun 2021
The International Boxing Association's new president is confident his beleaguered organization will be welcomed back into the Olympic family after the Tokyo Games ... It is for the IOC to judge the result.” ... AIBA Secretary General István Kovács and Kremlev both mentioned the possibility of moving to yet another scoring system, without providing details.
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Chelsea Football Coach Lőw Becomes 8th Hungarian to Lift European Cup

Hungary Today 31 May 2021
Previously, Ferenc Puskás (Real Madrid) in 1959, 1960, and 1966, Béla Guttmann with Benfica in 1961 and 1962, István Kovács (Ajax) in 1972 and 1973, László Bölöni and coach Imre Jenei (Steaua) in 1986 reached the top in the BEK, Zsanett Jakabfi (Wolfsburg) won the women’s ...
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