World Boxing adds China’s powerful federation, 5 more to its growing membership
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World Boxing adds China’s powerful federation, 5 more to its growing membership

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World Boxing has added China to its growing list of members, reaching another major goal in its quest to keep boxing in the Olympics. The Chinese Boxing Federation’s decision to join is yet another positive sign for World Boxing, which received provisional recognition from the IOC last month as the new governing body for the sport ahead of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. “The addition of six more members to our ever-increasing membership is further evidence of the widespread support that exists across our sport for the work that World Boxing is doing to deliver a better future for boxers and ensure that boxing remains at the heart of the Olympic movement,” World Boxing president Boris Van Der Vorst said. While World Boxing swiftly signed up most of the top Western federations fed up with the Russia-dominated IBA’s intransigence, the breakaway body knew it would face difficulty in landing top federations who either rely financially on the banned body or align politically with its Russian leadership. Boxing still is not officially on the program for the Los Angeles Games, but Kazakh boxing superstar Gennady Golovkin is heading a World Boxing commission to cement the body’s future in the Olympic movement.

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