Tokyo 2020: future of boxing at the Olympics under threat over governance The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has warned that boxing’s place at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo could be under threat. President of the IOC Thomas Bach says he remains “extremely worried” about the governance of the sport. The International Amateur Boxing Association … Read more
Opponents to embattled amateur boxing chief Wu Ching-Kuo have begun legal proceedings in an attempt to seize control of ruling body the AIBA, executive committee member Pat Fiacco told AFP on Tuesday. “We’ve contacted a court in Lausanne so that the running of the AIBA be handed over to the interim executive committee,” the Canadian … Read more
The embattled president of the International Boxing Association (AIBA) defiantly claimed on Saturday that he was still in charge of the body despite moves by rival executives to oust him. In a phone interview with AFP from Taipei, Wu Ching-kuo accused his AIBA rivals of trying to pull off “a military coup” and insisted the … Read more