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IOC to Debate Future of Olympic Boxing Amid Rival Organizations and Reform Failures

  • The IOC executive board will meet Wednesday to discuss International Boxing Association reforms and the sport's Olympic status.
  • The IBA was suspended in 2019 over governance, finance and ethics issues but claims reforms are complete; the IOC disagrees.
  • A new group called World Boxing has emerged and gained members, signaling some countries have lost faith in the IBA.
  • Boxing was run independently at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics and may be again in 2024, putting its place in 2028 in question.
  • The IBA's president insists boxing must stay in the Olympics and the IBA will do what's needed, but the IOC can't "speak through correspondents."
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