International Boxing Association has been banished of its recognition by IOC.

Posted 1 years ago

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has officially banished International Boxing Association's (IBA) recognition as the global body for the sport.

The IOC has also decided to have the sport as part of the Olympic Games programme at Los Angeles 2028, which was confirmed in a decision proposal.

During the IOC's extraordinary session on Thursday, the proposal received overwhelming support with 69 votes in favor and only one dissenting vote.

The withdrawal of recognition was attributed to the IBA's inability to implement essential reforms in areas such as governance, finance, and ethical standards, as highlighted by the IOC.

Previously, IOC suspended the IBA in 2019 over governance, finance, refereeing and ethical issues and did not involve it in running the boxing events at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. It also provisionally excluded the sport from the Los Angeles Games.