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World Boxing name Gennady Golovkin as chair in bid to fill void left by IBA
- Ex-world champion becomes Olympic Commission chair
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World Boxing has appointed Gennady Golovkin as the chair of its new Olympic Commission, charging the former middleweight world champion with the task of helping the body establish itself as the sport’s recognised international federation. World Boxing, launched in 2023, has 44 members and is seeking to fill the void left by the International Boxing Association (IBA).
The IBA was stripped of recognition last year by the International Olympic Committee, which has not included the sport on the Los Angeles 2028 Games programme yet and has urged national federations to create a new global boxing body to replace the IBA.
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