Gennadiy Golovkin was named the President of World Boxing at its Congress 2025 in Rome for a three year term to lead the organisation into the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles.
Born in 1982, Gennadiy Golovkin is widely considered to be Kazakhstan’s greatest ever boxer. He won a silver medal at the Athens Olympics in 2004 before entering the professional ranks where he won the middleweight world title twice in a career made-up of 42 wins, two losses and a draw. He has been the President of Kazakhstan’s National Olympic Committee since 2024.
Caitlin Parker, Australia’s first ever female boxer to medal at an Olympic Games, is the Chair of World Boxing’s Athletes Committee. Parker was re-elected to the Athletes Committee by her fellow boxers at the World Boxing Championships 2025 in Liverpool.
Parker spoke about the Committee’s role at the 2025 World Boxing Congress. Her aims in this role are to protect boxing’s place in the Olympic Games and ensure the voice of athletes is prioritised.
Richard Torrez Jr. leverages his remarkable experience both as an amateur and professional boxer to advocate for athletes within the sport. His notable accomplishments include winning a silver medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics for USA Boxing.
Transitioning to professional boxing, Torrez has continued to build on his success with impressive victories and a growing reputation as a formidable force in the heavyweight division.