Boxing poised to get go-ahead to be part of Games in 2028
Nick Ball (left) defending his Featherweight WBA title against TJ Doheny at Liverpool Arena, Liverpool, March 15, 2025
BOXING is set to be included at the Los Angeles Olympic Games in 2028.
International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach said today that the organisation’s executive board had recommended the sport be part of the programme for the Games, following an earlier decision on February 27 to recognise World Boxing as the sport’s international federation.
The boxing tournaments at the last two Games were organised by the IOC, which suspended the International Boxing Association (IBA) in 2019 over governance issues and then withdrew recognition for it completely in 2023.
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