Ioc Recommends Inclusion Of Boxing In La 2028 Games, Says Iocs Bach

The International Olympic Committee executive board on Monday recommended the inclusion of boxing in the Los Angeles 2028 Summer Olympics, ending a years-long saga regarding the sports Olympic future.

The IOC last month granted provisional recognition to World Boxing in a major step towards the sports inclusion in the 2028 Olympics.

After the provisional recognition of World Boxing in February we were in the position to take this decision so that this recommendation has to go to the session, IOC President Thomas Bach told a press conference. I am confident the session will approve it.

The recommendation will now be put to a vote at the IOC session in Greece this week and is expected to pass easily, with boxing among the popular Olympic sports.

The boxing competition at the Paris 2024 Games was run by the IOC after it had stripped the International Boxing Association of recognition in 2023 over its failure to implement reforms on governance and finance.