IBA - International Boxing Association

The International Boxing Association (IBA) will hold the IBA Punch Power Challenge, a punch-power championship on its new interactive IBA PUNCH machines, as part of the inaugural IBA President’s Cup in Istanbul.

Qualifying runs over five days, from 27 November to 1 December, at the Hasan Doğan Sports Complex in Istanbul. Each day, participants have one scored attem...

Jeff Monson brought his career to a close at IBA.PRO 21 in Brest, Belarus, on 25 October. Before his farewell bout, the former UFC heavyweight title challenger spoke to the International Boxing Association (IBA) about knowing when to walk away, the defeats that shaped his life – and why boxing has earned his deepest respect.

“Maybe I’m not a champion anymore, but I ...

Two-time Olympic champion Hasanboy Dusmatov (UZB) will face Roderick Bautista (PHI) for the IBA.PRO world title in Istanbul, Türkiye, on 4 December, adding a professional championship contest to the final day of the inaugural International Boxing Association (IBA) President’s Cup.

The 10-round bout at 52.2 kg will be staged alongside the President’s Cup finals at Si...

In an interview with the International Boxing Association (IBA), former WBC heavyweight world champion Deontay Wilder has revealed that he is interested in facing reigning WBA champion Murat Gassiev, confirming that discussions have taken place between their teams.

At 41, the American insists he still has the hunger to compete against the division’s biggest names a...

Host nation DR Congo claimed 17 of the 25 gold medals at the 2026 International Boxing Association (IBA) Africa Elite Men’s and Women’s Championships, which concluded at the Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium in Kinshasa on 31 October.

The Congolese team won eight men’s and nine women’s titles, finishing with 24 medals overall. The result marked a major achievement for the...