About the Boxing Federation
The Boxing Federation of the Republic was established in 1959 based on the republican boxing section, which was founded in 1941. In 1992, the Kazakhstan Boxing Federation became a member of AIBA and joined the Asian Boxing Confederation. Since January 2009, the President of the Kazakhstan Boxing Federation has been Timur A. Kulibayev.
At the first meeting of the AIBA Professional Boxing (APB) Executive Bureau held on March 21, 2012, at the AIBA headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland, it was unanimously decided to appoint Timur A. Kulibayev as AIBA Vice President for APB. He also became a member of the AIBA Executive Committee as President of the Kazakhstan Boxing Federation.
Significant contributions to the development of boxing in Kazakhstan were made by the Presidents of the Kazakhstan Boxing Federation:
- 1993–2000 – Beket Sapabekovich Makhmutov, who was also elected Vice President of the International Boxing Association (AIBA).
- 2000–2002 – Nurlan Utepovich Balgimbayev.
- 2002–2004 – Lyazzat Ketebayevich Kiinov.
- 2004–2005 – Askar Altynbekovich Kulibayev.
- 2005–2008 – Uzakbay Suleimenovich Karabalin.
The Kazakhstan Boxing Federation actively participates in AIBA’s innovative projects: the World Series of Boxing (WSB) and AIBA Pro Boxing (APB).
On November 19, 2010, the Kazakh club Astana Arlans launched its participation in AIBA’s new project — the World Series of Boxing (WSB).
WSB is an AIBA project marking a new era in the world of boxing. It is the first professional series in which boxers retain the right to participate in the Olympic Games. In January 2010, the Kazakhstan Boxing Federation signed an agreement to participate in the WSB project. In April 2010, the professional sports club "Astana Arlans" was established. In July 2010, the Astana Arlans team was granted the status of the national professional boxing team of the Republic of Kazakhstan under the WSB version. In the finals, Astana Arlans lost to "Paris United" in the second leg of the WSB final with a score of 1:4, taking second place in the debut season of the WSB championship. Kanat Abutalipov became the first individual WSB champion and earned the first qualification spot for the 2012 Olympic Games in London. In 2013, the Astana Arlans team became the champions of the third season of the WSB.
