Deontay Wilder (40-0-1) floored Tyson Fury (27-0-1) in the ninth and final rounds, yet Fury clearly outboxed Wilder for large portions of their meeting at Staples Centre.
The AIBA's finances were a cause of concern for the International Olympic Committee, which is still to take a final call on whether to retain boxing in the 2020 Tokyo Games.
The AIBA said it has worked hard towards reforming its systems, most notably scoring, which has often been lambasted as opaque by critics.
Mary Kom won gold at the recently concluded Boxing World Championships, which took her tally at the tournament to a record 7 medals.
Mary Kom entered the event with a remarkable tally of five gold medals and a silver to her credit. She last won a world championship medal in 2010 -- a 48kg category gold.
The 21-year-old Sonia, daughter of a farmer from Haryana, was trailing after the second round but recovered in the final round to win the close bout 3-2.
The 20-year-old Haryana boxer was making her debut in the World Championships, was in complete control during the whole of first round against the American.
Five-time world champion and London Olympics bronze medallist MC Mary Kom will spearhead India's 10-member contingent in the World Championships.
Japanese promoter the RIZIN Fighting Federation on Monday said rules and the weight class for the bout have not been set.
Mary Kom has five World Championships titles under her belt besides numerous other crowns, including Asian Games gold and bronze in London Olympics.
Jangra, representing Haryana, knocked out All India Police's (AIP) Pawan Kumar in the second round of his pre-quarterfinal bout to enter the last-eight stage.
Dinesh Kumar is an Arjuna awardee and a silver medallist boxer at the 2010 Asian Games.
Panwar won the stage 2 competition by clocking 20 minutes and 35.87 seconds on Monday night but finished second overall.
Olympic bronze medallist Mary Kom will be aiming for her sixth gold at the event, which is being held in India for the first time since 2006.
India's junior boxers also performed exceptionally well to claim 13 medals, six of them gold, while senior pro L Sarita Devi (60kg) ended with a bronze.
Amit Panghal defeated Uzbekistan's Hasanboy Dusmatov 3-2 in Boxing Men's Light Fly (49kg) final event to win a gold medal on the 14th day of the 2018 Asian Games.
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The fight was scheduled for July 13 and would have given Vijender a shot at his third title after having claimed the WBO Asia Pacific and Oriental Super Middleweight titles.
The 35-year old professional boxer Mustafa Katende was slated to have his next fight in Poland on July 30.
Sonia Lather (57kg) and Mandeep Jangra were among the five Indian boxers to enter the finals, while four others, including Shiva Thapa (60kg), signed off with bronze medals in the Ulaanbaatar Cup.
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