World Boxing and Wuxi Waychamp Culture and Sports Development Co., Ltd. (“Waychamp Sports”) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore potential collaborations in events, education and technology deployment to support the continued development, modernization and growth of Olympic boxing.
The MoU provides a framework for potential collaboration across a number of areas including:
- The creation and sale of event-related merchandise
- The development of advanced scoring systems and related equipment, including decision support tools and sensor-based equipment, to improve the deployment of technology in the scoring process and enhance sporting integrity
- The development of professional training and education programmes for the boxing community
Under the MoU, Waychamp Sports will have the opportunity to develop and sell related merchandise at selected World Boxing competitions and events where it has been appointed through a competitive tender process to act as an official operator.
On scoring and event operations, the MoU will see World Boxing and Waychamp Sports explore the development of an advanced boxing scoring system incorporating state-of-the-art technologies, including artificial intelligence (AI), as a supporting tool for data processing, analysis and decision-support functions. The proposed system may include sensor-based boxing equipment and associated software that can be used for data collection, processing and analysis.
As part of this, World Boxing will provide relevant technical standards, certification procedures and professional guidance to support developments by Waychamp Sports. Any system or associated equipment would be subject to comprehensive evaluation and formal approval by World Boxing before being considered for use at World Boxing competitions.
On training and development, the MoU will see Waychamp Sports develop and submit proposals for professional training and education programmes targeted at athletes, coaches, and technical officials. World Boxing will provide guidance to ensure these are aligned to its technical standards and certification requirements.
World Boxing’s Secretary General, Tom Dielen, said: “This is an exciting new partnership for World Boxing that covers many aspects of our operations and is a sign of our commitment to innovation and constructive collaboration while maintaining robust standards and ensuring that the interests of boxers are always at the heart of decision making.”
World Boxing is an international sports federation that is committed to creating a sustainable, inclusive and transparent global structure for boxing, with a focus on integrity, fair competition and putting the interests of boxers first.
Wuxi Waychamp Culture and Sports Development Co., Ltd. is a culture and sports development company seeking to contribute technical expertise, event operations capabilities and collaborative initiatives to support the development and modernisation of boxing.