Olympic boxing: national teams, championships, the Games and the fight over who governs amateur boxing.
The Italian amateur boxing team participates in the Suzuki Boxing Night Gala in Krakow on November 7 with ten athletes from elite and under-23 categories. The roster includes Tommaso Sciacca (55 kg), Michele Baldassi (60 kg), Samuele Fusco (60 kg), and Mehdi Gueribi (65 kg). The team departed on November 5 under coaches Giovanni De Carolis and Clemente Russo.
The final phase of the 2026 Italian Under 15 Male and Female Championships is taking place at the Preziuso Sports Arena in Foggia from November 4 to 8, organized by FPI in collaboration with Foggia Boxing Academy Team Di Corcia Pompilia. The first two days of matches were held on November 4 and 5 starting at 2:30 PM, with live streaming on Italia Boxe TV.
Michela Guglielmon, Italian 48 kg athlete, departed on November 4 for Dakar, Senegal, to participate in the boxing tournament at the 2026 Youth Olympic Games. The tournament takes place at Dakar Expo Center. Guglielmon will fight in the round of 16 on November 8.
Imane Khelif, 27, will return to fight on December 15 in Paris, the same city where she won gold at the 2024 Olympic Games. It will be her first bout since winning the gold medal two years ago. The Algerian boxer stated she wants to turn professional.
Leone Spinelli from Frascineto won the regional Under 15 championship title in the 54 kg weight category. The community of Frascineto celebrated the young boxer for his achievement in the youth competition.
Award given to Giorgia Schepis for her path in boxing and school, combining athletic and academic success.
Cuban Andy Cruz (7-1, 4 KO) will face unbeaten Russian Artur Subkhankulov (12-0, 6 KO) on November 27 in Ufa, Russia, for the vacant lightweight world title. Cruz is an Olympic gold medalist. Sources differ on Cruz's Olympic medals count (one or two) and on the sanctioning body (IBF or IBA).
The 13th edition of the Women Boxing League, a national women's team tournament, concluded on November 2 in Pompeii. Lazio won the Elite A ranking, ahead of Lombardy, Emilia Romagna and Puglia Basilicata. Fabiola Liberali from the Lazio team was named best boxer of the tournament. Semifinals and finals were broadcast live on the FPI Official Channel YouTube.
Two-time Olympic champion Hasanboy Dusmatov (UZB) will face Roderick Bautista (PHI) for the IBA.PRO world title on 4 December in Istanbul, Turkey. The bout will take place at the President's Cup.
Italian boxer Amelia Zamana won the bronze medal at the Under 19 World Championships held in Budva. Sources agree on the result achieved by Zamana in the youth competition.
Soda Faye, Mame Cheikh Ibrahima Fall Faye and Khadidiatou Boiro will represent host nation Senegal when the boxing competition at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games begins on 7 November.
Lebanon's Ramzi Hilal will have a familiar figure in his corner at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games in the 55kg category: his father and coach.
Video of Clemente Russo communicating a message to Momo.
Documentary about Clemente Russo retracing his story from his early dream of boxing, through medals and achievements, to his return to the ring. The video includes interviews with his mother and father, telling the story of sacrifices and new motivations behind his boxing comeback.
The Democratic Republic of Congo claimed 17 of the 25 gold medals at the 2026 IBA African Elite Men's and Women's Championships, held on home soil. The competition awarded medals in both men's and women's categories.
One of Canada's most decorated amateur prospects Parminder Pannu has signed a long-term contract with Salita Promotions.
Franco Leeroy Zialor from Seychelles, who progressed from boxing newcomer to regional gold medallist in three years, will compete in the men's 60kg division at Dakar 2026.
