World Boxing has welcomed the publication of the Sixth Review of International Federation Governance by the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF), as an important benchmark in the organisation’s ongoing growth.
The review awarded World Boxing a moderated score of 117 points. While this was slightly below our target score of 135, World Boxing believes the result provides a solid foundation for a young International Federation that was assessed at an early stage of its development. We are confident that the significant governance reforms and organisational improvements implemented since the review period will be reflected in future assessments.
As a relatively new organisation with provisional Olympic membership status, World Boxing is encouraged by its performance in several of the review’s most important governance areas, particularly transparency, democracy and integrity. These pillars are fundamental to building a credible and athlete-focused Olympic International Federation and reflect the values upon which World Boxing was established.
The ASOIF review is based on a detailed assessment of governance arrangements in place at the beginning of 2026. As such, it provides a snapshot of World Boxing in its start-up phase, when the organisation was operating with limited resources and before a number of significant organisational changes had been implemented. The review also noted that World Boxing’s self-assessment was closely aligned with the final outcome and recognised that a number of governance improvements had already been introduced after the assessment period, meaning they were not reflected in the final score.
Since the period covered by the review, World Boxing has a new leadership team with the election of Gennadiy Golovkin as President and Tom Dielen as Secretary General and is actively investing in the systems, policies and programmes required to support its long-term growth.
The review identified opportunities for improvement in areas including development programmes, sustainability initiatives and certain control mechanisms. World Boxing recognises the importance of these areas and has already begun work to strengthen its capabilities and governance framework. The organisation expects to make substantial progress as additional resources become available and new initiatives are implemented.
World Boxing President Gennadiy Golovkin said:
“We welcome the ASOIF Governance Review as an important tool for measuring progress and identifying areas where we can continue to improve. The review recognises the strong foundations that World Boxing has established in key governance areas, particularly transparency, democracy and integrity, which have been priorities since the organisation was created.
“As a new organisation, we have had to make careful decisions about where to focus our resources while building an organisation from the ground up. It is encouraging that the review acknowledges this context and recognises that our governance structures and policies compare favourably with many more established organisations.
“We are also pleased that ASOIF noted the fact that a number of improvements had already been implemented after the review period. This gives us confidence that we are moving in the right direction and that future assessments will provide an even more complete reflection of the progress being made.
“This is a strong platform on which to build. With our new leadership team in place and additional resources becoming available, we are confident of making significant progress during 2026 and improving our performance in future reviews.”
World Boxing will work in the coming months with ASOIF and IOC to make sure that we are continuing the progress that was already made since the submission, aiming to comfortably achieve the target score of 135 in due course.
World Boxing remains fully committed to the highest standards of governance and accountability and will continue to work closely with its member National Federations, athletes, stakeholders and partners to build a strong and sustainable future for Olympic-style boxing.