MOSCOW, Sep 23 The International Boxing Association (IBA) has temporarily suspended its membership in in the ranks of the Boxing Federation of Ukraine (FBU) due to state interference in the work of the organization, the official website of the IBA reports. of the year. This decision will not affect Ukrainian athletes, the IBA will take all necessary steps to ensure their participation in competitions. «We are deeply concerned about the state of Ukrainian boxing, as we learned about state intervention. We will do our best to support athletes in this situation, the suspension of the activities of the national federation should not touch a single boxer in Ukraine,» the statement says. The current president of the IBA is Russian Umar Kremlev, who was re-elected for a new term at the congress of the organization 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 should be candidates for the presidency in the new elections. An extraordinary IBA congress will be held in Yerevan on September 25, where the national federations will vote on the need to hold presidential elections. If they vote yes, the elections will be held immediately. Otherwise, the incumbent President Kremlev will remain in office for four years.
