Time is working out for nationwide federations to rally behind World Boxing and assist restore the game within the Olympic program for the 2028 Video games, its president Boris van der Vorst has stated.
Federations can maintain their loyalty to the Worldwide Boxing Affiliation (IBA), which has been stripped of recognition by the Worldwide Olympic Committee (IOC), and nonetheless be a part of World Boxing, he stated.
“It isn’t a contest between World Boxing and IBA. It is about conserving boxing in Olympics,” Van der Vorst stated on Sunday on the sidelines of the overall meeting of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA).