World Boxing is led by an Executive Board and a President, Boris van der Vorst, elected by members at the organisation’s inaugural Congress in Frankfurt on 24 and 25 November 2023. It includes a male and a female Athlete Representative to ensure the views of boxers have influence at the highest level of decision making.
All candidates were assessed by an Independent Vetting Panel using open-source materials only and the 26 member National Federations that attended the Congress were all eligible to vote in the elections.
The Executive Board of World Boxing is comprised of:
- Boris van der Vorst (NED), President
- Ryan O’Shea (CAN), Vice-President
- Matt Holt (GB), Vice-President
- Dinah Glykidis (AUS), Vice-President
- Michael Muller (GER), Executive Board Member
- Victorico Vargas (PHI), Executive Board Member
- Suzanne Karrlander (SWE), Executive Board Member
- Marcos Candido de Brito (BRA), Executive Board Member
- Hernan Salvo (ARG), Chair Sport and Competition Committee
- Dr Armando Sanchez (USA), Chair, Chair Medical and Anti-Doping
- Julia Felton (AUS), Chair Finance and Audit Committee
- Lauren Price (WAL), Athlete Representative
- Richard Torrez Jr (USA), Athlete Representative
- Simon Toulson, Secretary General (without voting rights)