The battle between the organizations continues: IBA offers financial and legal assistance to boxing federations to sue the IOC

The International Boxing Association (IBA), A federation based on Olympic boxing The IOC withdrew its recognition in 2023 It has already been suspended from 2019 – due to several irregularities It invited national confederations to file a lawsuit against the Olympic organization And provided them with legal, administrative and financial support to do so.

IBA chaired by a Russian billionaire Umar KremlinPresented in August a Claim against the IOC before the Swiss Competition Commission In it he was accused of abusing his dominant position to organize and promote the Olympic Games.

Subsequently, the IOC A letter has been sent to all the committees National conventions where he ordered the boxing federations loyal to the IBA to be excluded from their meetings. “In response to this situation, The IBA invites all its confederations to join its legal action against the IOC In Switzerland. If we work together, we have more options End this pressure from the IOC and National Committees,” the association said in a statement today.

IBA also encourages submissions Demands at the national level and provides “advisory, administrative assistance and financial assistance” to resorting federations “Best Legal Professionals” In every country. Around fifty federations including boxing powers like United States, Great Britain, Germany, Brazil, India and AustraliaAlready turned his back on the IBA and became a partner in World Boxing.

The IOC has taken important steps towards A A possible identity of this creatureSuch as an invitation to a former Kazakh boxer who is president of its Olympic Commission Gennady GolovkinThe U.S. Olympic Committees intervened last week before the assembly and even held a meeting Thomas Bach, IOC President.

IOC intention Count on early 2025 With a new affiliated federation, to replace the IBA and pave the way Los Angeles 2028. The IOC itself had to take charge of the pre-Olympic and Olympic tournaments Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024 In the face of financial, governance and arbitration irregularities committed by the IBA, it was the first to lead its suspension and then withdrawal of recognition. But in 2028 the scheme will not be repeated, he said: either there is another federation or there will be no boxing.