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World Boxing
Formation13 April 2023; 23 months ago (2023-04-13)
Founded atSwitzerland Lausanne, Switzerland
TypeInternational boxing federation
HeadquartersAvenue de Rhodanie 2 – CP 975 1001, Lausanne, Switzerland
Membership84 national federations
President
Netherlands Boris van der Vorst
Vice-President(s)
  • Canada Ryan O’Shea
  • United Kingdom Matt Holt
  • Australia Dinah Glykidis
Main organ
Congress
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World Boxing is an international sports organization regulating amateur boxing. Formed on 13 April 2023, it currently consists of 84 member federations. It is provisionally recognized by the International Olympic Committee.

The organisation was formed in response to ongoing governance and integrity issues facing the International Boxing Association which had resulted in its suspension—and later, expulsion—from the IOC. Its charter members were drawn from the "Common Cause Alliance"—a group of IBA members that had demanded transparency over the organisation's governance and finances amid the presidency of Umar Kremlev and the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and campaigned for maintaining boxing as an Olympic sport. In March 2025, boxing was recommended to be back on the roster for the 2028 Olympics by the IOC executive committee.

History

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Common Cause Alliance

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The International Boxing Association had been suspended by the IOC in 2019 due to issues surrounding its governance and finances. Further scrutiny emerged under the presidency of Umar Kremlev—which began in 2020—including allegations of increased Russian influence (including close ties to president Vladimir Putin, a sponsorship agreement with state-owned oil company Gazprom, and having moved some of its operations to Russia), and continued concerns over governance, finances, and the integrity of officiating.[1][2][3][4][5]

Amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, 18 boxing national federations formed a consortium known as the "Common Cause Alliance" (CCA), which called for greater transparency on its finances (including the aforementioned Gazprom agreement), determine the detrimental effects of the invasion on the IBA, and for it to take stronger action against the Russian Boxing Federation. The CCA also pledged support for boxing to continue being a Summer Olympic sport.[6][7]

During the IBA Congress in May 2022, one day before a presidential vote, five candidates connected to the CCA were deemed ineligible by IBA's Interim Nomination Unit, accusing them of engaging in prohibited "collaborations" and campaigning outside of the designated period. One of the candidates—Dutch official Boris van der Vorst—filed for an appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), stating that the candidates had been approved by the IBA's Disciplinary Committee, which had also approved the CCA's activities as being supportive of the IBA's mission.[8][9] The CAS overruled the IBA decision, resulting in an Extraordinary IBA Congress in September; however, the IBA's members voted against van der Vorst's proposal to challenge Kremlev's re-election.[2] By December 2022, the membership of the Common Cause Alliance had grown to 25 federations.[10]

World Boxing

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In April 2023, the IOC stated that it needs to have a partner International Federation for boxing by early 2025, otherwise the sport's presence at the 2028 Summer Olympics would be at risk.[11] On 13 April 2023, World Boxing was launched as a competitor to the IBA, with its interim board including officials from member organizations of the CCA, and van der Vorst named inaugural president.[12][13][14] The IBA condemned World Boxing as a "rogue organization" whose sole purpose was to destroy the IBA's integrity, and threatened sanctions against national federations, athletes, and officials who participate in its events.[13][15]

On 22 June 2023, the IOC Executive Board voted to permanently withdraw its recognition of the IBA, citing a continued lack of progress on governance, finances, and addressing corruption since its original suspension.[16] On 7 May 2024, World Boxing held its first formal meeting with the IOC, discussing the future of Olympic boxing, and the criteria that would have to be met for the IOC to consider a proposal to recognize World Boxing as the governing body for boxing.[17]

On 15 May 2024, an exclusive deal was made for Nike Boxing to supply sporting apparel and footwear to World Boxing.[18]

On 26 September 2024, it was announced that Kazakhstani Olympic medallist Gennady Golovkin would lead World Boxing's Olympic Commission, serving as a liaison between World Boxing and the IOC on matters relating to Olympic boxing.[19]

On 2 October 2024, World Boxing announced a four-year agreement to delegate drug testing activities to the International Testing Agency (ITA).[20] On 10 October 2024, World Boxing agreed to delegate adjudication on all anti-doping violations to the Anti-Doping Division of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS AAD).[21]

In November 2024. Asian Boxing Confederation (ASBC) held a meeting to decide on its affiliation with IBA. Majority of the ASBC members voted to remain part of the IBA. ASBC President Pichai Chunhavajira resigned after the meeting.[22] In December 2024, Asian Boxing was formed with Chunhavajira elected to head the organization.[23][24] In January 2025, a Pan American Boxing Confederation was established by the 17 national federations from the Americas that were members of World Boxing at that time. It's inaugural congress is set to be held on 15 March 2025, in Panama City. The event will see the election of the Chief Executive and the positions on the Board of Directors.[25][26]

On 24 February 2025, World Boxing announced an agreement with Exceed Boxing to manage its events and the organisation's commercial rights (such as sponsorships and broadcast rights).[27]

On February 25, 2025, World Boxing was admitted as a member of the Alliance of Independent Recognized Members of Sport (AIMS), after an Extraordinary Assembly to discuss several key developments.[28][29]

On 26 February 2025, the IOC announced that it had granted provisional recognition to World Boxing as an international federation for amateur boxing, citing its ongoing progress on membership reach and commitments to competitive integrity; van der Vorst stated that "there is still a lot of work to do, and everyone is as committed as ever to continuing to work together and doing everything within our power to deliver a better future for our sport and ensuring that boxing remains at heart of the Olympic movement."[30]

On 10 March 2025, World Boxing gained provisional membership of the Association of IOC Recognised International Sports Federations (ARISF), pending ratification by the ARISF general assembly.[31]

On 17 March 2025, the IOC Executive Board recommended adding boxing to the sports programme of the 2028 Summer Olympics.[32][33]

On 20 March 2025, during the 144th IOC session boxing was officially included in the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics programme after a unanimous vote from the International Olympic Committee, marking a significant step in the rapid ascension.[34] After the withdrawal of the IBA’s recognition on 22 June 2023, the inclusion of boxing remained on hold for nearly two years.

World Boxing Championships

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On 17 September 2024, World Boxing announced the M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool, England, would host the organisation's inaugural World Boxing Championships from 4 to 14 September 2025.[35][36][37][38]

U19 World Boxing Championships

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On 19 June 2024, World Boxing announced the inaugural U19 World Boxing Championships to be held in Pueblo, Colorado from 25 October to 5 November 2024.[39][40]

Tournaments

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Continental Federations

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National federations

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  Member federation: "+GB" indicates GB Boxing, whose catchment area overlaps the Home Nations members.

World Boxing currently has 84 national member federations - 7 from Africa, 18 from the Americas, 25 from Asia, 27 from Europe, and 7 from Oceania.[41]

History of Expansion
Date Countries
13 April 2023 The US, New Zealand, Australia, the UK, England (separately), and the Netherlands were World Boxing's first cohort of members.[42] (Total: 6)
24 August 2023 Canada, Brazil, Argentina, Germany, Honduras and Sweden joined.[43] (Total: 12)
12 September 2023 Denmark, Mongolia, Panama and French Polynesia (Tahiti).[44] (Total: 16)
20 October 2023 Finland, Iceland, Jamaica, Nigeria, Norway and Czechia.[45] (Total: 22)
25 October 2023 The Philippines, Scotland, Wales, Suriname and the US Virgin Islands.[46] (Total: 27)
<14 April 2024 Tuvalu joins World Boxing before the 1 year anniversary.[47] (Total: 28)
31 May 2024 India.[48] (Total: 29)
21 June 2024 Barbados, Dominica, Peru and Singapore.[49] (Total: 33)
26 July 2024 Italy, South Korea, Bermuda and the Cayman Islands.[50] (Total: 37)
10 August 2024 In a report published, the Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines president Ricky Vargas told The Philippine Star that he believed that the IOC would recognise World Boxing if they admitted at least 50 members, and claimed that the body was about to pass that threshold with 51.[51]
16 August 2024 Chinese Tapei, Pakistan, Bhutan, Fiji, Ecuador.[52] (Total: 42)
10 September 2024 Japan, Algeria.[53] (Total: 44)
26 September 2024 Kazakhstan filed a submission to join on 26 September.[54]
3 October 2024 During Panam Sports' general assembly on 3 October 2024, World Boxing stated that it had 48 members (including four unannounced members), with 10 under review.[55]
30 October 2024 On 31 October 2024, World Boxing announced the admission of Andorra, Belgium, Iraq, Lithuania, Madagascar, Kyrgyzstan and Thailand, expanding its presence in Asia, and bringing its total to 51 federations.[56]
4 November 2024 On 4 November 2024 the admission of Guatemala, Laos, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan—which had won the most gold medals in boxing at the 2024 Summer Olympics was announced.[57] (Total: 55)
12 December 2024 Cambodia, Dominican Republic, Jordan, Myanmar and Palestine.[58] (Total: 60)
19 January 2025 WB President, Van Der Vorst, during his visit to Egypt, met with Magdi Al-Louzi, the newly elected president of the Egyptian Boxing Federation, to discuss Egypt’s application to World Boxing.
24 January 2025 Croatia, France, Iran, Malaysia, Nepal, Poland, Samoa, Turkmenistan.[59] (Total: 68)
4 February 2025 Egypt, The Gambia, Grenada, Kiribati.[60] (Total: 72)
18 February 2025 Kosovo, Syria, Hungary, Malawi, Estonia and Switzerland. The confirmation of Hungary as the 75th country to have its membership application approved by World Boxing’s Executive Board means that the International Federation has achieved one of the widely established criteria for Olympic inclusion, that a sport must be practiced in at least 75 countries on four continents.[61] (Total: 78)
12 March 2025 China, Türkiye, Sudan, Greece, Montenegro and Slovakia.[62][63] (Total: 84)
Africa America

(Pan America Boxing Confederation)

Asia

(Asian Boxing)

Europe Oceania

In addition, United Kingdom GB Boxing is an associate member: this is because the governance of amateur boxing in the United Kingdom, like cricket, football and rugby union, is devolved to the Home Nations.[42]

Presidents

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  • Boris van der Vorst Netherlands (2023–present)

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