The Boxing Federation of India claim they were unable to pay the host fee because AIBA’s bank account was frozen.

The upcoming AIBA-run world championships in Russia in September and October will not, as is usually the case, offer places to the event.

French official Karim Bouzidi is at the centre of fresh allegations involving AIBA.

Uzbekistan’s Gafur Rakhimov has been shrouded in controversy since his appointment last November.

The Dundalk boxer was speaking to Game On about the future of amateur boxing.

John Treacy said the current situation ‘creates great uncertainty for the outstanding athletes within Ireland’s boxing high performance programme’.

It took him five fights, but Michael Conlan feels he has finally found his feet as a professional boxer.

The Westmeath native will take on a very familiar face in Saturday’s decider.

The 23-year-old is looking to go one better than in 2015 when he took home the silver medal in Doha.

12 months on from flipping the bird, Conlan has flipped the script as Aiba descends to utter chaos.

An executive committee member has told The Guardian that he and his peers fear Wu is using organisation money to pay his legal fees.

However, strict terms and conditions apply.

AIBA admit there was an “unwelcome axis of influence” between senior management and judges at the Games.

Plus, mixed news on the injury front for Ulster as Munster near new signing.

The three dozen officials will not be used again pending an investigation.

Donnelly bet on himself to lose his last 16 bout but ended up winning.

Karim Bouzidi will now take up a new role with immediate effect.

The Belfast native admitted to being nervous about dubious judging ahead of his fights.

At least two of the judges involved in Michael Conlan’s controversial defeat are still scoring fights in Rio.

The Belfast fighter was absolutely mugged.

Until now, boxing at the Games had been restricted to the amateur level.

Katie Taylor is the only other Irish woman to have won a World Championship medal.

The Bray woman overpowered and outclassed Valerian Spicer in Jeju.

After stepping up in weight, Belfast fighter Conlan was philosophical about his exit in Almaty.

McLaughlin takes on Ukranian middleweight Ievgenii Barabanov later this evening — and you can watch it here.

The honour caps a remarkable year for the 26-year-old boxer from Bray.

The Lisburn flyweight was beaten 14-12 in his semi-final by England’s Oliver Simpson.

Katie Taylor remains the undisputed world number one in the latest AIBA boxing rankings for October.

The Irish Sports Council are “delighted” that Katie Taylor has agreed to remain as an amateur in the hope of further Olympic glory at Rio 2016.

Katie Taylor hopes to defend her Olympic gold medal in Rio after confirming this morning that she will not turn professional.

Olympic silver medallist John Joe Nevin is considering all options, despite announcing his decision to turn professional with Amir Khan’s stable.

The broadcaster last night repeated claims that the AIBA accepted a $10M bribe to arrange gold medals for Azerbaijan.

Irish Olympic boxer Darren O’Neill talks to TheScore.ie about his preparations for London and how he very nearly gave it all up four years ago.

Olympic boxing hopeful Darren O’Neill has been keeping a close eye on his fellow countrymen at this week’s final qualifying tournament in Trabzon, Turkey.

David Oliver Joyce and Paddy Barnes are just one bout away from Olympic qualification after wins in Trabzon today.

The AIBA have said that female fighters will not be forced to wear skirts in the ring at next summer’s Olympic Games.

Dr. Ching-Kuo Wu, president of the International Boxing Association, says people “can’t tell the difference between the men and women” in the ring.

Olympic boxing once again in the spotlight over corruption allegations, as the International Amateur Boxing Association deny any wrongdoing.

TGIF – here’s all the sports news you need to know as we head into the weekend.