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World Boxing approves applications from five more National Federations to increase membership to 27 countries

The National Federations for boxing in the Philippines, Scotland, Wales, Suriname and the US Virgin Islands have become the latest five organisations to have their membership applications approved by World Boxing, the new international federation established to keep boxing at the heart of the Olympic Movement and support the growth and development of the sport at all levels.

The Philippines is the second National Federation from Asia to join World Boxing which has 27 members across all five continents that compete in Olympic-style boxing.

The five new joiners will be eligible to take part in World Boxing’s inaugural Congress in Frankfurt Am Main on 25 November 2023 which will have more members than the equivalent event hosted by AIBA (now known as IBA) in London in 1946.

The Philippines, Scotland, Wales, Suriname and the US Virgin Islands all completed a rigorous application process to join World Boxing. They are deemed to be in good standing and, through their statutes and operating processes, able to demonstrate:

  • A transparent and open election process for the appointment of office bearing roles
  • The existence and operation of WADA-recognised anti-doping polices and processes
  • Evidence of a structured, dispute resolution and appeals process that is either fully independent or subject to external input
  • Formal recognition by either their National Olympic Committee (NOC) or Ministry for Sport
  • A solid national and international boxing sports programme

The applications have been approved by the Executive Board of World Boxing and will be ratified at the Congress in Frankfurt.

All World Boxing’s members will be invited to attend the Congress and have had the opportunity to nominate candidates for the offices of President, Vice President (VP) and places on World Boxing’s Executive Board and the Chairs of the Sport and Competition Committee, the Medical and Anti-Doping Committee and the Finance and Audit Committee.  All full members will have voting rights at the Congress.

“To be heading into our inaugural Congress with a minimum of 27 members of such high calibre is a major achievement for World Boxing and a sign of the desire for change that exists across the sport,” said Simon Toulson, Secretary General, World Boxing.

“Our members represent every continent where Olympic-style boxing takes place and includes many nations with a proud and distinguished history in the sport.  Most importantly they are committed to creating a better future for boxing, based on the principles of integrity, honesty and excellence and ensuring the sport remains at the heart of the Olympic movement.

“It is clear from recent events that World Boxing is the only international federation that can deliver this.  The consistent growth in our membership and continued interest we are receiving from National Federations is an indication of the growing suppport for our work and the widespread recognition that World Boxing is the only international federation that can enable boxing to keep its place on the Olympic programme at Los Angeles and beyond.”

World Boxing was launched in April 2023 and aims to ensure that boxing remains at the heart of the Olympic movement.  It will seek recognition from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and plans to work constructively and collaboratively to develop a pathway that will preserve boxing’s ongoing place on the Olympic competition programme at Los Angeles 2028 and beyond.

The first cohort of World Boxing members was made-up of USA Boxing, New Zealand Boxing, Boxing Australia, GB Boxing, England Boxing and the Dutch Boxing Federation.  They were joined in August 2023 by the National Federations for boxing in Canada, Brazil, Argentina, Germany, Honduras and Sweden.  The third group to join included Denmark, Mongolia, Panama and French Polynesia.  They were joined recently by the National Federations for boxing in Finland, Iceland, Jamaica, Nigeria, Norway and the Czech Republic.

The first cohort of World Boxing members was made-up of USA Boxing, New Zealand Boxing, Boxing Australia, GB Boxing, England Boxing and the Dutch Boxing Federation.  They were joined in August 2023 by the National Federations for boxing in Canada, Brazil, Argentina, Germany, Honduras and Sweden.  The third group to join included Denmark, Mongolia, Panama and French Polynesia.  They were joined recently by the National Federations for boxing in Finland, Iceland, Jamaica, Nigeria, Norway and the Czech Republic.

World Boxing increases global footprint with addition of six new members including first National Federation from Africa

The National Federations for boxing in Finland, Iceland, Jamaica, Nigeria, Norway and the Czech Republic have become the latest six organisations to have their membership applications approved by World Boxing, the new international federation established to keep boxing at the heart of the Olympic Movement and support the growth and development of the sport at local, regional, national and international levels.

Nigeria is the first National Federation from Africa to join World Boxing and means the new international federation now has 22 members covering all five continents that compete in Olympic-style boxing.

The six new joiners will be eligible to take part in World Boxing’s inaugural Congress in Frankfurt Am Main on 24 and 25 November 2023 which will have at least the same number of members as the equivalent inaugural Congress held by AIBA (now known as IBA) in London in 1946.

The six new members completed a rigorous application process to join World Boxing. They are deemed to be in good standing and, through their statutes and operating processes, able to demonstrate:

  • A transparent and open election process for the appointment of office bearing roles
  • The existence and operation of WADA-recognised anti-doping polices and processes
  • Evidence of a structured, dispute resolution and appeals process that is either fully independent or subject to external input
  • Formal recognition by either their National Olympic Committee (NOC) or Ministry for Sport
  • A solid national and international boxing sports programme

The applications have been approved by the Executive Board of World Boxing and will be ratified at the inaugural Congress in Frankfurt.

All of World Boxing’s members will be invited to attend the Congress and have had the opportunity to nominate candidates for the offices of President, Vice President (VP) and places on World Boxing’s Executive Board and the Chairs of the Sport and Competition Committee, the Medical and Anti-Doping Committee and the Finance and Audit Committee.  All full members will have voting rights at the Congress.

World Boxing’s Secretary General, Simon Toulson, said: “We are very pleased to welcome this latest cohort of National Federations and increase the global footprint of World Boxing which now has members on every continent that participates in international boxing. 

“It is clear from comments made at its recent Session that the IOC is supportive of boxing, as a sport, and wants it to remain part of the Olympic programme and that the only way to do this is for National Federations to get behind a new international federation that is committed to integrity, transparency and rigorous governance standards.

“World Boxing is the only organisation that can deliver this and the consistent growth in our membership along with the continued interest we are receiving from National Federations on all continents is a clear sign of the growing support for World Boxing and widespread desire for change that exists across the sport. 

“We are continuing to process membership applications from around the globe and look forward to welcoming more countries to be part of World Boxing in advance of our inaugural Congress.”

World Boxing was launched in April 2023 and aims to ensure that boxing remains at the heart of the Olympic movement.  It will seek recognition from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and plans to work constructively and collaboratively to develop a pathway that will preserve boxing’s ongoing place on the Olympic competition programme at Los Angeles 2028 and beyond.

The first cohort of World Boxing members was made-up of USA Boxing, New Zealand Boxing, Boxing Australia, GB Boxing, England Boxing and the Dutch Boxing Federation.  They were joined in August 2023 by the National Federations for boxing in Canada, Brazil, Argentina, Germany, Honduras and Sweden.  The third group to join included the National Federations of Denmark, Mongolia, Panama and French Polynesia.

Final eight Paris 2024 Olympic quota places at Asia Qualifying Tournament have now been won

The final eight Olympic quota places on offer at this year’s Asia Qualifying Tournament have been won, meaning all 34 places available at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China have now been distributed.

The tournament started with 237 boxers from 38 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) competing for the coveted Paris 2024 places.

And following ten days of fierce competition, all 34 quota places have been awarded.

The final eight boxers to book their place in Paris were:

  • Men’s 51 kg: Thitisan Panmot (THA) and Hasanboy Dusmatov (UZB).
  • Men’s 57 kg: Abdumalik Khalokov (UZB) and Shudai Harada (JPN).
  • Men’s 80 kg: Tanglatihan Tuohetaerbieke (CHN) and Eumir Felix Marcial (PHI).
  • Women’s 66 kg: Janjaem Suwannapheng (THA) and Yang Liu (CHN).

Today (Thursday) will see further competition in Hangzhou, but yesterday’s semi-final bouts mean all 34 quota places have been filled – with 11 different country’s celebrating after seeing their boxers secure spots at the forthcoming Paris Games.

The following countries will be sending boxers to Paris 2024:

  • China – 7 quota places. 
  • Chinese Taipei – 4 quota places. 
  • India – 4 quota places.
  • Thailand – 4 quota places.
  • Uzbekistan – 4 quota places.
  • Kazakhstan – 2 quota places.
  • Tajikistan – 2 quota places.
  • Democratic People’s Republic of Korea – 2 quota places.
  • Mongolia – 2 quota places.
  • Japan – 2 quota places.
  • Philippines – 1 quota place.

The Asia Qualification Tournament is the third of five continental qualifying tournaments for the Paris 2024 Games to have awarded its quota places, following the European Games, which took place in Poland, and the Africa Qualification Tournament, which was held in Senegal.

Next up is the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile (20 October – 5 November 2023), which will be followed by the Oceania Qualification Tournament, taking place as part of the 2023 Pacific Games in Honiara in the Soloman Islands (27 November – 2 December 2023).

When all five continental qualifiers have been completed there will be two final World Qualification Tournaments in 2024. The first will take place in Busto Arisizio, on the outskirts of Milan, Italy, (29 February – 12 March 2024) and the second and last Boxing Qualification Tournament will be held in Bangkok, Thailand (23 May – 3 June 2024).

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Eight more boxers secure places at Paris 2024 Olympics as Asia Qualifying Tournament approaches finale

Eight more boxers have secured coveted Olympic quota places at the Asia Qualifying Tournament which is taking place at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.

It means that 26 of the 34 available quota places on offer at the tournament have now been taken.

Day Nine of the tournament, which started with 237 male and female boxers from 38 National Olympic Committees (NOCs), saw the following athletes secure their place at Paris:

  • Women’s 75 kg: Lovlina Borgohain (IND) and Qian Li (CHN).
  • Men’s 63.5 kg: Chu En Lai (TPE) and Chinzorig Baatarsukh (MGL).
  • Men’s 71 kg: Chia Wei Kan (TPE) and Sewonrets Quincy Mensah Okazawa (JPN).
  • Men’s +92kg: Kamshybek Kunkabayev (KAZ) and Bakhodir Jalolov (UZB).

The results mean the countries which have enjoyed most success at the Asia Qualification Tournament in terms of the number of boxers securing quota places for Paris 2024 are:

  • China – 5 boxers qualified.
  • India – 4 boxers.
  • Chinese Taipei – 4 boxers.
  • Kazakhstan – 2 boxers.
  • Tajikistan – 2 boxers.
  • Thailand – 2 boxers.
  • Democratic People’s Republic of Korea – 2 boxers.
  • Mongolia – 2 boxers.
  • Uzbekistan – 2 boxers.
  • Japan – 1 boxer.

The final eight Olympic quota places will be awarded today (Tuesday).

Details of the draw and results of all the action from the Asia Qualification Tournament can be viewed here: https://boxing.athlete365.org/boxing-road-to-paris-2024/asia-qualification-tournament/

Details of the daily schedules and how to watch the action can be viewed at:  https://olympics.com/en/news/asian-games-2023-boxing-preview-full-schedule-watch-live

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First group of boxers secure places at Paris 2024 in Asia Qualifying Tournament

The first Olympic quota places have been secured by boxers at the Asia Qualifying Tournament, which is currently taking place as part of the of the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.

18 of the 34 available quota places have now been awarded following the first week of competition which has featured 237 boxers from 38 National Olympic Committees (NOCs).

So far, the countries that have enjoyed most success in qualifying boxers for Paris 2024 are:

  • China – 4 boxers
  • India – 3 boxers
  • DPR Korea, Chinese Taipei, Tajikistan, Thailand – 2 boxers
  • Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Uzbekistan – 1 boxer

The first boxer to secure Olympic qualification was Yesugen Oyuntsetseg of Mongolia when she defeated Nazym Kyzaibay of Kazakhstan 4-0 in her Women’s 50kg quarter final.

The full list of boxers that have qualified to-date is:

Women:

  • Light-flyweight (50kg) – Yesugen Oyuntsetseg (MGL), Yu Wu (CHN), Chuthamat Raksat (THA), Zareen Nikhat (IND).
  • Bantamweight (54kg) – Preeti (IND) Yuan Chang (CHN), Cholmi Pang (PRK), Nigina Uktamova (UZB)
  • Featherweight (57kg) – Parveen (IND), Yu Ting Lin (TPE), Karina Ibragimova (KAZ), Mijgona Samadova (TJK).
  • Lightweight (60kg) – Thananya Somnuek (THA), Ungyong Won (PRK), Shihyi Wu (TPE), Wenlu Yang (CHN).

Men:

  • Heavyweight (92kg) – Davlat Boltaev (TJK), China’s Xuezhen Han (CHN)

The coming days will see the remaining 16 Olympic places allocated with two slots available in each of the women’s 66kg and 75kg divisions and the men’s 51kg, 57kg, 63.5kg, 71kg, 80kg and 92kg+ weight classes.

Details of the draw and results of all the action from the Asia Qualification Tournament can be viewed here: https://boxing.athlete365.org/boxing-road-to-paris-2024/asia-qualification-tournament/

Details of the daily schedules and how to watch the action can be viewed at:  https://olympics.com/en/news/asian-games-2023-boxing-preview-full-schedule-watch-live

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World Boxing to hold inaugural Congress in Frankfurt am Main on 24 and 25 November 2023

World Boxing, the new international federation established to keep boxing at the heart of the Olympic Movement, will hold its inaugural Congress at the Mainarcaden Venue in Frankfurt am Main, Germany on 24 and 25 November 2023.

The Congress will host World Boxing’s first ever elections when members will vote for a range of offices including President, Vice President (VP) and places on World Boxing’s Executive Board along with the Chairs of the Sport and Competition Committee, the Medical and Anti-Doping Committee and the Finance and Audit Committee.

Frankfurt am Main has been specifically chosen as the location for World Boxing’s first elections owing to its historical significance as the cradle of the German democratic movement and the place (Frankfurter Nationalversammlung) where the first freely elected parliament for all German states first sat in May 1848.

All of the National Federations that have joined World Boxing will be eligible to take part in the Congress and vote in the elections which have received more than 40 nominations, from 18 countries across four continents, for the Executive positions.

In line with the processes set-out in World Boxing’s Statutes, Rules for Electoral Voting and Rules for Candidates of Elections (HERE), the candidates are currently being assessed for eligibility by an independent Vetting Panel. The Vetting Panel is made-up of three independent, external experts that do not have any involvement or knowledge of World Boxing and is supported by the leading independent provider of sport-specific arbitration and mediation services, Sport Resolutions.

Once the vetting process has been completed a final list of eligible candidates will be published in October 2023, no later than 30 days before the elections take place.

World Boxing’s members will have two or three votes depending on their compliance with the voting rules detailed in World Boxing’s statutes (HERE).

The elections will be overseen by an experienced, independent, third-party organisation.  Scrutineers will be onsite to ensure the veracity of the election processes and that candidates are treated in a fair and equitable manner.

Simon Toulson, Secretary General, World Boxing, said: “Hosting its inaugural Congress and holding open, fair and transparent elections will be a significant milestone in the evolution of World Boxing and demonstrate that the organisation is delivering on its commitment to the principles of integrity, honesty and excellence.  

“We have a number of excellent candidates and the support we have received from high calibre National Federations to participate in the Congress is a clear indication of the desire for change and determination to deliver a better future that exists across international boxing.

“By holding its first elections in a city which is so historically linked to the principles of democratic process, we aim to send out a strong signal about the way that World Boxing will operate and the values that it stands for as an organisation.”

The Secretary General of the German Boxing Association, Michael Mueller, added: “Hosting this inaugural Congress in Germany is a sign of our federation’s commitment to supporting the goals of World Boxing and working closely with this new international federation and all of our fellow members to ensure the future of Olympic boxing for all our athletes.”

World Boxing was launched in April 2023 and aims to ensure that boxing remains at the heart of the Olympic movement. It will seek recognition from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and plans to work constructively and collaboratively to develop a pathway that will preserve boxing’s ongoing place on the Olympic competition programme at Los Angeles 2028 and beyond.

World Boxing boosts its Executive Board with a two new appointments

World Boxing, the new international federation established to ensure boxing remains at the heart of the Olympic Movement, has added two new members to its Executive Board (EB), Dinah Glykidis, Chief Executive of Boxing Australia and Marketa Haindlova, who is the Founder and Principal of an International Law Firm specialising in sport.

The pair have extensive experience in a wide variety of sports executive roles and were unanimously appointed following a request by World Boxing to National Federations asking them to nominate individuals with the skills and expertise to make a positive contribution to the work of the EB.

Dinah Glykidis has been the CEO of Boxing Australia for three years and is responsible for the leadership and strategic direction of the organisation.   Under her leadership, the federation has made progress in a number of areas including improvements in the provision of medical services, the introduction of new committees, the establishment of partnerships to improve governance and regulation and the creation of new initiatives to enhance Boxing Australia’s pathways programme.

JUDr. Marketa Vochoska Haindlova LL.M. is an attorney and sports executive.  She is the founder and principal of an international law firm, Marketa Haindlova, specialising in sports law and has specific expertise in governance and dispute resolution.  In parallel to her legal practice, Marketa has extensive executive experience in governance and sports diplomacy and has previously served as Chair of the Board of Appeal and Review of the Football Association of the Czech Republic.  She co-founded the Czech Association of Football Players and is a member of the Expert Group of the National Council for Sport, a Board member of both the National Court of Arbitration for Sport in the Czech Republic and the FIFPRO Division Europe Executive Board.  Since July 2023, she has been a member of the UEFA Fair Play and Social Responsibility Committee.

The new additions mean World Boxing’s EB is made-up of 12 men and women from 9 countries across four continents.  It includes two Athlete Representatives: Tokyo 2020, middleweight gold medallist, Lauren Price from Wales, and the USA’s super-heavyweight silver medallist, Richard Torrez Jr. 

The 12 men and women will serve as members of the EB on an interim basis until the organisation’s inaugural Congress in November 2023 when they will have the opportunity to stand for election to the EB, which will be voted-on by the membership of World Boxing.

Dinah Glykidis, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Boxing Australia, said: “It is vitally important that boxing remains at the heart of the Olympic Movement and I am delighted to have the opportunity to play my part in making sure this happens.  World Boxing offers hope of a better future for everyone connected with the sport and I am looking forward to working with my colleagues to create an international federation that we can all be proud of that puts the interests of boxers at the heart of decision making.”

Marketa Haindlova commented: “Boxing is one of the world’s most traditional sports and has always been an integral and valued member of the world’s sport community. Many international sport organizations today face significant challenges and threats and I am very proud to be part of an organisation, in World Boxing, that is proactively addressing these while embracing the key values of fair play and transparent governance. World Boxing has been set-up to preserve the integrity of boxing and enable it to grow and I look forward to contributing to this process.”

World Boxing was launched in April 2023 and aims to ensure that boxing remains at the heart of the Olympic Movement.  It will seek recognition from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and plans to work constructively and collaboratively to develop a pathway that will preserve boxing’s ongoing place on the Olympic competition programme at Los Angeles 2028 and beyond.

Boxers compete for 34 Olympic places at Asia Qualification Tournament as Pathway to Paris continues

The next stage of Olympic qualification for Paris 2024 got underway this weekend, with 237 boxers from 38 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) taking part in the Asia Qualification Tournament which is part of the of the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.

The boxing competition runs from 24 September – 5 October 2023 and will take place across 13 weight categories – six for women and seven for men. A total of 34 Olympic quota places are at stake.

Updates and results will be posted on World Boxing’s website and social media channels, as well as online at the Boxing Road to Paris website: https://boxing.athlete365.org/boxing-road-to-paris-2024/asia-qualification-tournament/.

The Asia Qualification Tournament is the third of five continental qualifying tournaments for the Paris 2024 Games and the European Games which took place in Poland in June and July and the recently competed Africa Qualification Tournament which was held in Senegal.

Once the 34 Olympics quota places available in Hangzhou have been filled, attention will turn to the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile (20 October – 5 November 2023), before switching again to the Oceania Qualification Tournament, which will be part of the 2023 Pacific Games in Honiara in the Soloman Islands (27 November – 2 December 2023).

When all five continental qualifiers have been completed there will be two final World Qualification Tournaments in 2024. The first will take place in Busto Arisizio, on the outskirts of Milan, Italy, (29 February – 12 March 2024) and the second and last Boxing Qualification Tournament will be held in Bangkok, Thailand (23 May – 3 June 2024).

Details of the draw and results of all the action from the Asia Qualification Tournament can be viewed here: https://boxing.athlete365.org/boxing-road-to-paris-2024/asia-qualification-tournament/

Details of the daily schedules and how to watch the action can be viewed at:  https://olympics.com/en/news/asian-games-2023-boxing-preview-full-schedule-watch-live

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