Richard Brooke appointed Interim Chair of World Boxing’s Finance and Audit Committee after Julia Felton’s decision to stand down

Richard Brooke has been appointed Interim Chair of the Finance and Audit Committee by the Executive Board of World Boxing after Julia Felton made the decision to stand down before the completion of her term.

Brooke spent four years as Chair of England Boxing and will take on the Interim role until thenext World Boxing Congress in November 2026, when a new Chair will be elected.

An experienced sports and media industry executive, Brooke has a background in finance andspent a number of years as the Group Finance Director of Sky plc. He was also an Executive Director of Setanta Sports, a Senior Advisor to Close Brothers corporate finance and Chair of GBI Racing.