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IBA said that it has banned the National Federation of the United States, USA Boxing, from participation in its competitions, following USA Boxing's formal withdrawal from the IBA.
International Boxing Association President Umar Kremlev has travelled to China to meet with the country's boxing federation President Chen Liren, with the sport's development and the organisation of future events on the agenda.
Qualifying spots for the Paris Olympics are up for grabs at the multi-sport event in Poland. But with some sports wanting Russians and Belarusians back in competition, divisions are emerging.
LONDON: A group including the US and Britain announced a new world boxing federation on Thursday in a breakaway aimed at securing the troubled sport’s Olympic future. Leaders of Swiss-registered World Boxing told a news conference they would seek recognition from the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
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With representation from the United States and Great Britain, the organization was created with the objective of “keeping boxing at the heart of the Olympic movement” and seeking to “guarantee the interests of boxers”. Today, the sport is out of the Los Angeles 2028 program.