World Boxing’s Athlete Committee has held its second meeting this week meeting, to discuss a wide range of issues covering the ongoing development of World Boxing and the sport of Olympic style boxing.
The meeting was attended by the President of World Boxing, Gennadiy Golovkin, his Chief of Staff, Alimzhan Akayev, and Secretary General, Tom Dielen, along with four members of the Committee which included Chair, Catilin Parker, Vice Chair, Richard Torrez Jr, and Daniel Pitt from Wales and Buse Naz Çakıroğlu of Türkiye.
The aim of the Athletes Committee is to provide advice, guidance and opinions which ensure that boxers have a voice in the development of World Boxing and the meeting covered a wide-range of topics including: eligibility to compete; officiating and the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI); athlete safety and the role of headgear; and the Olympic qualification pathway.
The group also discussed communications and considered a series of proposals to increase engagement between the Athlete Committee and boxers across the globe.
The discussion and outcomes from the meeting will be shared with the Executive Board of World Boxing in advance of its next meeting in July to ensure that the views of boxers are represented and taken on board at the highest levels of decision making.
Full details on the role and make-up of the Athletes Committee are available HERE.