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World Boxing will seek recognition from Olympic organisers to replace the Russian-led International Boxing Association and keep the troubled sport on the programme for the 2028 Los Angeles Games, the fledgling body said on Wednesday.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) stripped the IBA of recognition last June after saying it had failed to complete reforms on governance, finance and ethical issues.

The boxing tournaments at the Paris Games are being organised by the IOC but sports director Kit McConnell said this week that the Executive Board had stressed the situation could not continue. "This must be the last time that such a process can be undertaken by the IOC," he said. "Following the decision by the IOC Session last year, the inclusion of boxing in the LA28 Olympic programme is on hold and not confirmed."

"If there is no boxing body supported and driven by the National Federations, we will not be in a position to include boxing in the Olympic programme," he added.&nbsp;McConnell said it was up to national federations to create such a body and emphasised that IBA would not be involved in the organisation of boxing at the 2028 Games, should the sport be included.

World Boxing, which launched in April last year, elected in November former Dutch federation head Boris van der Vorst as its first president. "The comments made by the IOC send a clear message to boxing national federations that they must join and support a new international federation immediately if boxing is to remain on the Olympic programme," it said in a statement.

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"World Boxing will seek recognition (from the IOC)," it added. "Should it choose to engage with us, we are committed to working constructively and collaboratively with national federations and all stakeholders to develop a pathway that will preserve boxing's place on the Olympic programme at Los Angeles 2028 and beyond."

The IOC said 188 boxers from 56 National Olympic Committees had so far secured their places for Paris. The final world qualifying tournament will be held in Bangkok from May 25 to June 2 with 51 quota places available. World Boxing currently has 27 national federations, covering every continent involved in Olympic-style boxing, as members including the United States.

World Boxing will seek recognition from Olympic organisers to replace the Russian-led International Boxing Association and keep the troubled sport on the programme for the 2028 Los Angeles Games, the fledgling body said on Wednesday.

World Boxing will seek recognition from Olympic organisers to replace the Russian-led International Boxing Association and keep the troubled sport on the programme for the 2028 Los Angeles Games, the fledgling body said on Wednesday. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) stripped the IBA of recognition last June after saying it had failed to complete reforms on governance, finance and ethical issues. The boxing tournaments at the Paris Games are being organised by the IOC but sports director Kit McConnell said this week that the Executive Board had stressed the situation could not continue. "This must be the last time that such a process can be undertaken by the IOC," he said. "Following the decision by the IOC Session last year, the inclusion of boxing in the LA28 Olympic programme is on hold and not confirmed." "If there is no boxing body supported and driven by the National Federations, we will not be in a position to include boxing in the Olympic programme," he added. McConnell said it was up to national federations to create such a body and emphasised that IBA would not be involved in the organisation of boxing at the 2028 Games, should the sport be included. World Boxing, which launched in April last year, elected in November former Dutch federation head Boris van der Vorst as its first president. "The comments made by the IOC send a clear message to boxing national federations that they must join and support a new international federation immediately if boxing is to remain on the Olympic programme," it said in a statement. ALSO READ | Police treating tennis star Aryna Sabalenka boyfriend Konstantin Koltsov's death as 'apparent suicide' "World Boxing will seek recognition (from the IOC)," it added. "Should it choose to engage with us, we are committed to working constructively and collaboratively with national federations and all stakeholders to develop a pathway that will preserve boxing's place on the Olympic programme at Los Angeles 2028 and beyond." The IOC said 188 boxers from 56 National Olympic Committees had so far secured their places for Paris. The final world qualifying tournament will be held in Bangkok from May 25 to June 2 with 51 quota places available. World Boxing currently has 27 national federations, covering every continent involved in Olympic-style boxing, as members including the United States.

World Boxing to seek IOC recognition to replace Russian-led IBA for 2028 Olympic Games

The International Olympic Committee on Thursday withdrew its recognition of boxing's governing body, the IBA, but said the sport would be on the programme at the 2024 and 2028 Games in Paris and Los Angeles.

The IOC executive board voted by 69 votes to one, with 10 abstentions, to expel the International Boxing Association (IBA) from the Olympic Movement in a seismic move for the sport.

The IOC's decision brings to an end four years of sparring between the Olympic body and the under-fire custodians of a sport that has appeared at every Games since 1904.

The IBA was suspended by the IOC in 2019 for multiple corruption scandals.

The IBA, whose president is Umar Kremlev of Russia, has also come under attack for its governance, financial transparency and sustainability.

"The IOC has constantly and patiently tried to help in the three areas of concern," IOC director general Christophe De Kepper said at the IOC session in Lausanne.

"There has been a constant lack of drastic revolution throughout the many years. It is a situation of no return."

De Kepper added: "The IBA was unable to provide the elements to allow the lifting of its suspension.

"It is not possible to reach any other conclusion than agree with the IOC's analysis. The only conclusion is to withdraw recognition."

<h2>Olympic place guaranteed</h2>

The IOC has put in place the 'Paris Boxing Unit' to ensure qualification and hosting of the sport at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

De Kepper said he "guarantees" boxing will also be on programme for the Los Angeles Games in 2028.

IOC chief Thomas Bach, shortly before introducing De Kepper, told the session that "we have an extremely serious problem with the IBA".

"We do not have a problem with boxing. We do not have a problem with boxers," Bach said.

"If we had a problem with boxers there would not have been a competition in Tokyo. There would be no boxing competition in Paris."

Bach added: "We highly value the sport of boxing but unfortunately we have an extremely serious problem with the IBA because of their governance.

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"Because we value the sport of boxing so much, we believe the boxers fully deserve to be governed by an international federation with integrity and transparency."

The IBA's major backer has been Russian energy giant Gazprom in a deal worth a reported $50 million.

The IBA, in contrast to many other international sports bodies, continue to allow athletes from Russia and its political ally Belarus to compete under their own flags despite last year's invasion of Ukraine.

The Women's World Boxing Championships in India last month went ahead with several nations boycotting the event because of the IBA's policy.

Boxing only went ahead in the Covid-delayed Tokyo Olympics after the IOC stepped in to ensure the qualification criteria.

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The International Olympic Committee on Thursday withdrew its recognition of boxing's governing body, the IBA, but said the sport would be on the programme at the 2024 and 2028 Games in Paris and Los Angeles.

The International Olympic Committee on Thursday withdrew its recognition of boxing's governing body, the IBA, but said the sport would be on the programme at the 2024 and 2028 Games in Paris and Los Angeles. The IOC executive board voted by 69 votes to one, with 10 abstentions, to expel the International Boxing Association (IBA) from the Olympic Movement in a seismic move for the sport. The IOC's decision brings to an end four years of sparring between the Olympic body and the under-fire custodians of a sport that has appeared at every Games since 1904. The IBA was suspended by the IOC in 2019 for multiple corruption scandals. The IBA, whose president is Umar Kremlev of Russia, has also come under attack for its governance, financial transparency and sustainability. "The IOC has constantly and patiently tried to help in the three areas of concern," IOC director general Christophe De Kepper said at the IOC session in Lausanne. "There has been a constant lack of drastic revolution throughout the many years. It is a situation of no return." De Kepper added: "The IBA was unable to provide the elements to allow the lifting of its suspension. "It is not possible to reach any other conclusion than agree with the IOC's analysis. The only conclusion is to withdraw recognition." Olympic place guaranteed The IOC has put in place the 'Paris Boxing Unit' to ensure qualification and hosting of the sport at the 2024 Paris Olympics. De Kepper said he "guarantees" boxing will also be on programme for the Los Angeles Games in 2028. IOC chief Thomas Bach, shortly before introducing De Kepper, told the session that "we have an extremely serious problem with the IBA". "We do not have a problem with boxing. We do not have a problem with boxers," Bach said. "If we had a problem with boxers there would not have been a competition in Tokyo. There would be no boxing competition in Paris." Bach added: "We highly value the sport of boxing but unfortunately we have an extremely serious problem with the IBA because of their governance. ALSO READ | Ashes 2023: Bell claims 'Australia have more to work on' despite Cummins & Co.'s narrow win in Edgbaston "Because we value the sport of boxing so much, we believe the boxers fully deserve to be governed by an international federation with integrity and transparency." The IBA's major backer has been Russian energy giant Gazprom in a deal worth a reported $50 million. The IBA, in contrast to many other international sports bodies, continue to allow athletes from Russia and its political ally Belarus to compete under their own flags despite last year's invasion of Ukraine. The Women's World Boxing Championships in India last month went ahead with several nations boycotting the event because of the IBA's policy. Boxing only went ahead in the Covid-delayed Tokyo Olympics after the IOC stepped in to ensure the qualification criteria. WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

IOC guarantees boxing a place at Olympics despite ejecting IBA

The Russian-led International Boxing Association (IBA) said on Wednesday it would reverse a ban on amateur boxers from Russia and Belarus and allow them to compete with national flags and anthems in events with immediate effect. The world governing body, which is at odds with Olympic organisers, said its board of directors had voted in favour of the change. Russian energy company Gazprom is the biggest sponsor of the&nbsp;IBA, formerly known as AIBA.

"The&nbsp;IBA&nbsp;strongly believes that politics shouldn’t have any influence on sports. Hence, all athletes should be given equal conditions," the statement said. "IBA&nbsp;calls for peace and remains a peacemaker in any conflicts. Moreover, the&nbsp;IBA&nbsp;has obligation to ensure equal treatment towards the athletes and competition officials, regardless of their nationality and residence.

"Both Russian and Belarus teams will be able to perform under their flags, and the national anthems will be played in case they win a gold medal. "According to the decision, the technical officials of Russia and Belarus will also be back in the competitions."

Both countries have been barred since March from the&nbsp;IBA's international competitions, following Russia's February invasion of Ukraine. The&nbsp;IBA, led by Russian businessman Umar Kremlev, last month suspended Ukraine ahead of a meeting that voted against a fresh presidential election. That followed a Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruling that Dutch federation president Boris van der Vorst was wrongly prevented from standing against Kremlev in May.

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The&nbsp;IBA&nbsp;does not recognise Kyrylo Shevchenko as president of the Ukrainian federation but instead considers its head to be Volodymyr Prodyvus, a Kremlev ally who left Ukraine in February. Kremlev was quoted last week as saying the time had come for athletes from Russia and ally Belarus to be allowed to compete under their own flags.

The IOC has taken away from the&nbsp;IBA&nbsp;the qualification tournaments and competitions at the Paris 2024 Olympics after also stripping the body of involvement in last year's Tokyo Games due to governance, finance, refereeing and ethical issues. Boxing has also not been included in the initial programme for the 2028 Los Angeles Games. Van der Vorst said the&nbsp;IBA's latest decision separated the boxing body further from the Olympic movement and "does not consider the interests of the world boxing community."

"Contrary to the&nbsp;IBA&nbsp;messages, this decision is an enforcement of the Russian government’s geopolitical agenda on the sport of boxing," he added in a statement. "It is clear that&nbsp;IBA&nbsp;is held hostage by its Russian leadership and they are determined to keep the governing body under their control at any cost."

The Russian-led International Boxing Association (IBA) said on Wednesday it would reverse a ban on amateur boxers from Russia and Belarus and allow them to compete with national flags and anthems in events with immediate effect.

The Russian-led International Boxing Association (IBA) said on Wednesday it would reverse a ban on amateur boxers from Russia and Belarus and allow them to compete with national flags and anthems in events with immediate effect. The world governing body, which is at odds with Olympic organisers, said its board of directors had voted in favour of the change. Russian energy company Gazprom is the biggest sponsor of the IBA, formerly known as AIBA. "The IBA strongly believes that politics shouldn’t have any influence on sports. Hence, all athletes should be given equal conditions," the statement said. "IBA calls for peace and remains a peacemaker in any conflicts. Moreover, the IBA has obligation to ensure equal treatment towards the athletes and competition officials, regardless of their nationality and residence. "Both Russian and Belarus teams will be able to perform under their flags, and the national anthems will be played in case they win a gold medal. "According to the decision, the technical officials of Russia and Belarus will also be back in the competitions." Both countries have been barred since March from the IBA's international competitions, following Russia's February invasion of Ukraine. The IBA, led by Russian businessman Umar Kremlev, last month suspended Ukraine ahead of a meeting that voted against a fresh presidential election. That followed a Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruling that Dutch federation president Boris van der Vorst was wrongly prevented from standing against Kremlev in May. ALSO READ | Olympian Sushil Kumar to face murder trial for junior wrestler's death The IBA does not recognise Kyrylo Shevchenko as president of the Ukrainian federation but instead considers its head to be Volodymyr Prodyvus, a Kremlev ally who left Ukraine in February. Kremlev was quoted last week as saying the time had come for athletes from Russia and ally Belarus to be allowed to compete under their own flags. The IOC has taken away from the IBA the qualification tournaments and competitions at the Paris 2024 Olympics after also stripping the body of involvement in last year's Tokyo Games due to governance, finance, refereeing and ethical issues. Boxing has also not been included in the initial programme for the 2028 Los Angeles Games. Van der Vorst said the IBA's latest decision separated the boxing body further from the Olympic movement and "does not consider the interests of the world boxing community." "Contrary to the IBA messages, this decision is an enforcement of the Russian government’s geopolitical agenda on the sport of boxing," he added in a statement. "It is clear that IBA is held hostage by its Russian leadership and they are determined to keep the governing body under their control at any cost."

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