Amateur boxing
Type of boxing
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| 2023 | World Boxing established as a split from IBA, aiming to support continued Olympic boxing inclusion. |
| 2023 | International Olympic Committee voted to end recognition of IBA, citing unresolved governance issues. |
| 2023 | IOC votes to end recognition of IBA, citing unresolved governance issues. |
| 2021 | CISM signed a collaboration agreement with the IBA. |
| 2020 | IOC task forces begin sanctioning boxing at the Olympics following the suspension of the IBA. |
| 2019 | International Olympic Committee suspended IBA due to governance issues and allegations of corruption, removing their ability to sanction Olympic boxing. |
| June 2016 | Professional boxers were admitted to Olympic Games and AIBA-sanctioned tournaments, aiming to provide equal opportunities for athletes across different countries and sporting systems. |
| March 2016 | The International Boxing Association (AIBA) removed protective headgear from men's amateur boxing competitions, citing evidence of higher concussion rates when headgear was used. This change was implemented for the 2016 Summer Olympics, while women's competitions continued to use headgear due to insufficient data on its effects. |
| March 13 2013 | The computer scoring system was abandoned, and amateur boxing switched to the ten-point must system similar to professional boxing. |
| 2012 | United States Intercollegiate Boxing Association formed as another organization to regulate collegiate boxing. |
| January 2011 | The Amateur International Boxing Association (AIBA) introduced a new scoring system where each judge gives an individual score for each boxer, with scores taken from 3 out of 5 judges using similar score or trimmed mean methods. |
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