MOSCOW, Oct 2The Irish Boxing Association (IABA) called for new presidential elections in the International Boxing Association (IBA) and condemned the suspension of the Ukrainian Boxing Federation, according to the organization's website. new term. 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 were to be candidates for the presidency in the new elections. At the IBA Extraordinary Congress on September 25, representatives of the national federations voted against holding a re-election of the organization's president. in Los Angeles. IBA staff are well aware of these issues and the steps needed to address them. The IBA appears to be taking a path away from Olympic boxing. The IABA is calling for a new IBA presidential election at the earliest opportunity,» the statement said. On September 23, the IBA temporarily suspended the membership of the Ukrainian Boxing Federation (FBU) due to state interference in the work of the organization.» power and influence.This is the latest in a series of decisions of the IBA that are not in line with the core values of boxing and show that the legacy of its predecessor, AIBA, continues,” the statement added. The boxing tournament at the Olympics was saved, but at the Tokyo Games it was held by a special commission of the IOC. In June, the IOC announced that the boxing tournament at the Paris 2024 Olympics would not be held under the auspices of the IBA, despite the fact that the IOC had not yet determined the qualification conditions.
