He is A fight between the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International Boxing Association (IBA). approaching its final attack. The highest Olympic body National confederations were narrowed. They will part ways with the IBA or say goodbye to Los Angeles 2028.
The IOC sent a letter to the presidents and general secretaries of National Olympic Committees on September 30, warning them. “Any boxer affiliated with the national federation IBA shall not be eligible to participate in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games. Affiliates shall not pursue or maintain any organizational relationship with the IBA.”
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Also Note that it withdrew its recognition from IBA in June 2023 The moves are on track for a new world boxing body to take over the reins of Olympic boxing as the “only solution” after the federation reached a “point of no return” in its governance problems.
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The The IBA criticized the letter sent by the IOC to the National Committees. IBA General Secretary and Executive Director Chris Roberts OBE also sent a letter which said “We appeal to our National Federations to remain calm and not follow these psychologically manipulative intentions of the IOC to harm boxing.. Trying to influence members behind the scenes is not the way we expect this organization to operate.,
In April Started world boxingIt aims to become the rector of world amateur boxing and displace the International Boxing Association. It has 44 national federations as members and held its first meeting with the IOC in May 2024.
A few days ago, Gennady GolovkinPresident of the National Olympic Committee of Kazakhstan and two-time world middleweight champion President of the new Olympic Commission for World Boxing. It is also known that World Boxing will place its anti-doping program under the International Agency (ITA).
