AIBA Confirm Baku 2015 European Games Involvement

The International Boxing Association (AIBA) has confirmed the sport will be a part of the inaugural European Games in Baku in 2015.

The Executive Committee accepted the invitation at the AIBA 2013 Extraordinary Executive Committee Meeting in Astana, patient which was held during World Series of Boxing (WSB) Team Finals.

AIBA President CK Wu said in a letter to European Olympic Committee (EOC) President Patrick Hickey: “It is my great pleasure to inform you that the AIBA Executive Committee unanimously accepted the request of the European Olympic Committee to include the sport of boxing in the European Games Baku 2015 at its 2013 Extraordinary Executive Committee Meeting held in Astana.

“The European Boxing Confederation (EUBC) will be responsible to manage all future coordination with EOC and the Local Organising Committee.”

Franco Falcinelli, President of EUBC will be responsible for the organisation of the event, alongside Kamaladdin Heydarov, President of the Boxing Federation of Azerbaijan.