The boxing association said that they had fulfilled most of the requirements of the IOC

MOSCOW, September 9The International Boxing Association (IBA) has implemented most of the reforms requested by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) reforms, according to a press release posted on the IBA website. On Thursday, IOC Sports Director Keith McConnell said the IOC was concerned about the state of affairs at the IBA, and accused the association of failing to comply with the requirements of the IOC for reforms in the organization.» The IBA is confident that it has implemented the vast majority of the recommended reforms. While the rest is under development, the most important aspects of this work have already been completed. We believe that the IOC is not sufficiently informed about the current the financial condition of the IBA, but we are still open to any request for an exchange of information. The Association is not worried about working on this issue,» the message says. «There is another good news: the introduction of a new competition system. In mid-October in Maribor world boxing tour kicks off IBA also hosted the 2023 World Championships. but an independent marketing program, and we have agreements with two main sponsors,» the press release says. The current president of the IBA is Russian Umar Kremlev, who was re-elected for a new term at the organization's congress on May 14 in Istanbul. Then he remained the only candidate after his rival Boris van der First was removed from the election. The Dutchman challenged this decision in the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) and won the case. Kremlev and van der First will be candidates for the presidency in the new elections. In February 2017, Kremlev took over as Secretary General of the Russian Boxing Federation, and in November 2018 he joined the IBA executive committee. In December 2020, he was elected President of the IBA for the first time.