Follow usThe World Boxing organization, which is an alternative to the International Boxing Association (IBA), has accepted six national federations into its ranks, they announced on Wednesday.
The new members are USA, New Zealand, Australia, Great Britain, England and the Netherlands. All have gone through a rigorous application process and will take part in the first World Boxing Congress to be held in November 2023. World Boxing has said it will seek recognition from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and plans to work to keep the sport on the program for the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles.
The new organization was formed in April after the US and UK boxing federations announced their withdrawal from the IBA, which has been led by Russian Umar Kremlov since late 2020. The IBA refused to implement the recommendations of the IOC to deprive the athletes of Russia and Belarus of national status in connection with the events in Ukraine, and in its tournaments boxers from both countries participate without any restrictions. World Boxing was created to oppose this decision.
In 2019, the IOC temporarily revoked the status of the IBA due to the financial and management crisis in the organization. The Olympic Committee demanded reforms and stripped it of organizing the boxing tournament at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Subsequently, the IOC repeatedly expressed doubts about the transparency of the IBA’s management.
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