GB Boxing has announced that double Olympic champion Nicola Adams has left their World Class Performance Programme (WCPP) and will not be part of their squad for the Tokyo 2020 cycle, with the boxer confirming she has turned professional.

An International Boxing Association (AIBA) referees and judges course has taken place in Assisi as the governing body seek to improve officiating.

The first women's boxing competition to adopt new laws which aim to bring female competition in line with men's has been held in Serbia.

A meeting between International Boxing Association (AIBA) President C K Wu and Irish Sports Minister Patrick O’Donovan scheduled for tomorrow in Dublin has been postponed.

Had he lived, Muhammad Ali would have been 75 today. 

As we begin 2017 with the fresh optimism a new year brings, it is with great pleasure and pride that it also holds such positivity for the Amateur International Boxing Association, filled with opportunities to create lasting legacies for boxing and ready to showcase the depth of talent of our athletes around the world. 

Kazakhstan's Olympic boxing champion Daniyar Yeleussinov has turned professional by signing with Australian based promoters MJA Entertainment.

The bell has sounded for 2017 and although a punch has yet to be thrown in earnest we can anticipate a very happy and ever-more prosperous New Year for boxing.

Commonwealth Games 2014 bronze medal winning boxer Pinki Rani has decided to turn professional.

International Boxing Association (AIBA) President CK Wu will visit Dublin on January 18 in order to discuss the "current negative narrative" surrounding the Irish team along with the country's Sports Minister Patrick O’Donovan.

Cuba's double Olympic boxing bronze medallist Lázaro Álvarez says he has been handed a six-month ban by his country's National Federation for dyeing his hair.

Ireland's Michael Conlan will have to pay a fine of CHF10,000 (£7,800/$9,700/€9,300) if he ever decides to re-register with a National Federation and return to Olympic boxing.

Russian boxer Alexander Povetkin has denied deliberately doping after a world title fight was abandoned following a failed drugs test for banned muscle booster ostarine.

Rule changes have been introduced by the International Boxing Association (AIBA) Executive Committee in a bid to improve the running of competitions.