IOC Sets Early 2025 Deadline to Secure Boxing's Olympic Future

The International Olympic Committee requires a new international boxing body by early 2025 to keep boxing in the Los Angeles Olympics, following the de-recognition of the IBA.

• The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has set an early 2025 deadline to find a new international boxing body to ensure boxing remains part of the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics.
• The IOC stripped the International Boxing Association (IBA) of its rights to organize Olympic boxing tournaments due to governance and integrity concerns.
• The Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld the IOC's decision, effectively removing the IBA from the Olympic movement.
• World Boxing, a breakaway body, emerges as a potential new partner for the IOC to keep boxing in the Olympics.
• The IBA considers appealing to the Swiss supreme court against the Court of Arbitration for Sport's ruling.

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