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July 29th, 2016 / IBA

Olympic boxing’s lightweight (60kg) greats

The 1960s and 1970s was a golden era for Polish lightweight boxers as the team won three out of four Olympic gold medals, but it was from neighbouring Ukraine that […]

July 29th, 2016 / IBA

The Olympic bantamweight (56kg) story

The first fourteen Olympic bantamweight champions were shared between twelve nations, but in the eleven editions since 1972, the Cuban team alone has won an impressive five golds. It was […]

July 29th, 2016 / IBA

The Olympic Flyweight (52kg) history-makers

The flyweight category was one of the first weight classes to be contested when boxing made its debut at the 1904 Olympic Games in St Louis. With only two athletes […]