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India joins breakaway body World Boxing, part ways with IOC-suspended International Boxing Association

May 31, 2024 3:31 pm

Boxing at the 2024 Paris Olympics is set to be overseen by the IOC. It will be the second successive time, after the Tokyo Olympics, that the IBA will have no involvement in bouts at the mega-event.

Court upholds IOC ruling to remove International Boxing Association from Olympic family

April 02, 2024 11:06 pm

A CAS panel appointed to hear the appeal took testimony from both sides in November. It said the IBA failed to meet the IOC's conditions for recognition.

IBA Ordinary Congress: 'Olympics need boxing', says Kremlev; USA, Switzerland return to fold

December 10, 2023 7:25 am

For the first time in its 129-year history, the IOC kicked out a sports governing body from the Olympic family when it expelled the IBA in June after a four-year-long dispute over alleged financial instability, poor governance, and corruption in refereeing decisions.

IOC banishes boxing governing body from Olympics, but the sport will still be at the Paris Games

June 22, 2023 5:32 pm

The International Olympic Committee voted to derecognize the IBA at a specially called meeting — an outcome that was inevitable after being recommended two weeks ago by the executive board, a body chaired by IOC president Thomas Bach.

Sports court rejects IBA appeal to reverse stripping of its recognition; IOC condemns leadership language

June 21, 2023 7:50 am

The CAS decision comes after the IOC decided two weeks ago to strip the IBA of its recognition as the official international body for the sport over its failure to meet reform criteria.

International Boxing Association to be stripped of recognition-IOC

June 07, 2023 10:54 pm

The 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.

IBA warns Dutch federation of 'repercussions' if it goes ahead with 'unsanctioned' event

May 26, 2023 11:45 am

Last month, a group of national federations, including those of the United States and Britain launched a new organisation -- World Boxing -- with an aim to secure the long-term future of the sport at the Olympic Games.

IBA to allow officials to officiate in Olympic qualifiers

May 21, 2023 11:27 am

Initially the IBA was reluctant to send out its officials after the IOC had decided to take over the qualification process as well as the organisation of the boxing program for the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Boxing-IBA files complaint to integrity unit against breakaway world body

April 26, 2023 4:59 pm

Earlier this month, a group including the United States and Britain announced a new world boxing federation in a breakaway aimed at securing the troubled sport's Olympic future.

US and UK to head group of nations quitting IBA to launch new international boxing governing body

April 13, 2023 12:54 pm

Boxing's place at the Olympic Games has been under threat due to a feud between the IBA and International Olympic Committee (IOC).

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