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{{Short description|International boxing governing body}}
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The '''International Boxing Association''' ('''IBA'''), previously known as the '''Association Internationale de Boxe Amateur''' ('''AIBA'''), is a sports organization that sanctions [[amateur boxing|amateur]] and [[professional boxing]] matches and awards world and subordinate championships. It is one of the oldest boxing federations in the world, coming into existence after the [[1920 Summer Olympics]]. The IBA consists of five continental confederations, the [[African Boxing Confederation]], [[American Boxing Confederation]], [[Asian Boxing Confederation]], [[European Boxing Confederation]], and [[Oceania Boxing Confederation]]. As of 2021, the IBA included 198 national boxing federations.<ref>{{cite web |date=12 July 2021 |title=AIBA Presidential Candidate Wants Better Communication |url=https://www.infobae.com/aroundtherings/ioc/2021/07/12/aiba-presidential-candidate-wants-better-communication/ |access-date=}}</ref> It organises the biennial [[IBA World Boxing Championships]].

The IBA's status in the boxing community began to decline in the 2000s, and moreso in the 2010s and 2020s; multiple presidencies—such as those of [[Anwar Chowdhry]] (1986–2006), [[Wu Ching-kuo]] (2006–2017), and [[Umar Kremlev]] (2020–present)—have been impacted by governance issues and allegations of corruption, such as concerns over the integrity of officiating and scoring in Olympic boxing. Financial mismanagement during Wu Ching-kuo's tenure caused the association to incur a large amount of unpaid debt, resulting in his departure in 2017, and being issued a lifetime ban in 2018.<ref name=":21" /> In June 2019, the [[International Olympic Committee]] (IOC) suspended the association due to governance and financial issues, preventing it from sanctioning [[boxing at the Summer Olympics]]; an IOC-organised task force oversaw boxing at the [[Boxing at the 2020 Summer Olympics|2020]] and [[Boxing at the 2024 Summer Olympics|2024]] Summer Olympics.

Kremlev was elected in 2020 with a promise of reforms, and the rehabilitation of its relationship with the IOC. Under Kremlev, the IBA instituted a major restructuring of its executive board, introduced a financial assistance program for national federations, added prize money to its World Boxing Championships, and paid off its outstanding debt. It also commissioned an independent report by [[Richard McLaren (academic)|Richard McLaren]] that found systemic attempts to manipulate match outcomes for money during [[Boxing at the 2016 Summer Olympics|the 2016 Summer Olympics]]. Kremlev's tenure has been controversial, with concerns raised by the IOC over the IBA's increasing ties to [[Russia]] after he assumed the presidency (including moving much of its operations to Russia and having state-owned [[Gazprom]] as sole sponsor for a period), opposition to the independent appointment of judges and referees, irregularities during subsequent presidential elections, and the controversial disqualifications of [[Imane Khelif]] and [[Lin Yu-ting]] during the IBA's 2023 world championships.<ref name="Olympics-2024">{{cite web |date=1 August 2024 |title=Joint Paris 2024 Boxing Unit/IOC Statement |url=https://olympics.com/ioc/news/joint-paris-2024-boxing-unit-ioc-statement |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240801193549/https://olympics.com/ioc/news/joint-paris-2024-boxing-unit-ioc-statement |archive-date=1 August 2024 |website=[[Olympic Games|Olympics]] |access-date=1 August 2024}}</ref><ref name=":8">{{Cite web |date=2024-08-05 |title=Olympic 2024 boxing controversy: IBA add to confusion over eligibility row |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/olympics/articles/cq5dd2lz8y8o |access-date=2024-08-07 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}</ref>

Following the [[Russian invasion of Ukraine]], a group of national federations known as the Common Cause Alliance (CCA) demanded transparency over the IBA's finances and the Gazprom sponsorship, and pledged continued support for boxing as an Olympic event. In October 2022, the IBA lifted a ban on Russian and Belarusian athletes competing under their national flags, which had been imposed amid the invasion.<ref name=":5">{{Cite news |date=2022-12-11 |title=Putin's ally running world amateur boxing looks to uphold Russian soft power |url=https://www.lemonde.fr/en/sports/article/2022/12/11/putin-s-ally-running-world-amateur-boxing-looks-to-uphold-russian-soft-power_6007349_9.html |access-date=2024-08-07 |work=Le Monde |language=en}}</ref><ref name="WaPo">{{Cite news |last=Carpenter |first=Les |date=27 September 2022 |title=Boxing's governing body nixes new election, jeopardizing Olympic future |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/olympics/2022/09/27/umar-kremlev-russia-olympic-boxing/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20221006152632/https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/olympics/2022/09/27/umar-kremlev-russia-olympic-boxing/ |archive-date=6 October 2022 |accessdate=6 October 2022 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |quote=...Though Kremlev has promised to reform the IBA, he has alarmed IOC officials by moving much of the organization’s operations from Lausanne, Switzerland to Russia.}}</ref> Its 2023 world championships faced boycotts from a number of countries, and false statements by the IBA claiming that they were an "approved" qualifying path for the 2024 Summer Olympics.<ref name=":6" /> The CCA later evolved into a competing amateur boxing federation known as [[World Boxing]]. In June 2023, the IOC voted to formally revoke its recognition of the IBA, due to a lack of sufficient progress on addressing governance, finance, and corruption concerns since the original suspension; the IBA became the first international federation to ever be expelled from the Olympic movement. The IOC subsequently granted provisional recognition to World Boxing in February 2025.

==History==
===1920–2009===
During the [[1920 Summer Olympics]] in Antwerp, representatives from the national associations of England, France, Belgium, Brazil and the Netherlands met in a preliminary consortium for the foundation of an international boxing federation: The '''Fédération internationale de boxe amateur''' (FIBA). The official foundation has been celebrated on 24 August. Right after, international competitions appeared in the boxing arena, allowing amateurs to compete in well-known tournaments.
[[File:The_Secretary,_(Sports),_Shri_Injeti_Srinivas_with_the_representatives_of_Indian_Boxing_Federation_(IBF)_and_Amateur_International_Boxing_Association_(AIBA).jpg|thumb|Then-AIBA president [[Wu Ching-kuo]] with representatives of the [[Boxing Federation of India]] in New Delhi, India, 1 March 2017]]
In November 1946, a consensus was met to give way for the boxing governing body to regain the loss of credibility due to the behavior of some leading officials in World War II.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aiba.org/aiba-boxing-history2/|title=AIBA Boxing History|publisher=International Boxing Association|language=en|access-date=8 November 2015}}</ref> The FIBA was dissolved and the [[Amateur Boxing Association of England|English Amateur Boxing Association]] in partnership with the [[French Boxing Federation]] decided to create the '''Association Internationale de Boxe Amateur''' (AIBA). The president of the French Boxing Federation, [[Emile Grémaux]], was elected to the position of President.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://library.la84.org/OlympicInformationCenter/OlympicReview/1959/BDCE68/BDCE68w.pdf |title=The Olympic Family |publisher=Library.la84.org |access-date=2015-07-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150702180227/http://library.la84.org/OlympicInformationCenter/OlympicReview/1959/BDCE68/BDCE68w.pdf |archive-date=2015-07-02 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

[[Anwar Chowdhry]] first became president of AIBA in 1986. While he would be one of the longest-tenured in the AIBA's history, it was one marked by criticism over the association's handling of officiating and judging during boxing at the [[Summer Olympic Games]].<ref>{{cite web |author=Mike Meehall Wood |date=23 October 2018 |title=Is Boxing About To Get Itself Removed From The Tokyo 2020 Olympics? |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/mikemeehallwood/2018/10/23/is-boxing-about-to-get-itself-removed-from-the-tokyo-2020-olympics/ |website=forbes.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=2 December 2018 |title=OLYMPICS/ Whither Olympic boxing: Will it be in Tokyo, or not? |url=http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201812020012.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200125201511/http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201812020012.html |archive-date=25 January 2020 |access-date=9 March 2019 |website=asahi.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Gustkey |first=Earl |date=1989-11-10 |title=BOXING : Switch Makes Scoring Less of Judgment Call |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-11-10-sp-994-story.html |access-date=2024-10-19 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="Funeral">{{cite news |title=Former AIBA chief Anwar Chowdhry laid to rest |url=https://www.nation.com.pk/22-Jun-2010/former-aiba-chief-anwar-chowdhry-laid-to-rest |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130330153805/http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/sports/22-Jun-2010/Former-AIBA-chief-Anwar-Chowdhry-laid-to-rest |archive-date=2013-03-30 |access-date=2013-02-10 |newspaper=The Nation}}</ref> During a gold medal bout at the [[Boxing at the 1988 Summer Olympics|1988 Summer Olympics]], American boxer [[Roy Jones Jr.]] controversially lost to [[Park Si-hun]] of host nation South Korea in a disputed, 3–2 decision, despite Jones' dominant performance throughout the match.<ref name="query.nytimes.com">{{cite news |last=Mamet |first=David |date=1988-10-07 |title=In Losing, a Boxer Won |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=940DE7DD153DF934A35753C1A96E948260 |access-date=2010-04-10 |work=The New York Times}}</ref><ref name="www.theguardian.com">{{cite news |last=Ashdown |first=John |date=2012-02-15 |title=50 stunning Olympic moments No14: Roy Jones Jr cheated out of gold |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2012/feb/15/olympic-moments-roy-jones-jr |work=The Guardian}}</ref> Amid allegations of bias in judging, Chowdhry oversaw multiple reforms, including the adoption of computerised [[Amateur boxing#Scoring|scoring]], and alcohol screenings for judges and referees.<ref name=":16">{{Cite web |last=Abrahamson |first=Alan |date=2005-08-21 |title=IOC Is Seeking a Ring of Truth |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-aug-21-sp-iocboxing21-story.html |access-date=2024-10-19 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="www.theguardian.com" />

Despite these changes, controversies surrounding officiating persisted into later Olympics, including accusations of misconduct.<ref name=":16" /> At the [[Boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics|1996 Summer Olympics]], [[Daniel Petrov]]'s victory over [[Onyok Velasco]] faced allegations of computer scoring irregularities from Filipino media outlets, although other critics (such as ''[[The New York Times]]'') felt that while Velasco deserved more points, Petrov was still the clear winner.<ref name="NYTBoxing1996">{{cite web |date=4 August 1996 |title=Boxing's Big Need: Spray or Roll-On |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/08/04/sports/boxing-s-big-need-spray-or-roll-on.html |access-date=21 August 2016 |work=The New York Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=THROWBACK: When a "robbery in Atlanta" denied Onyok Velasco an Olympic Gold |url=http://sports.abs-cbn.com/boxing/news/2016/08/04/throwback-when-robbery-atlanta-denied-onyok-velasco-13978 |access-date=21 August 2016 |website=Sports.abs-cbn.com}}</ref>

The [[International Olympic Committee]] (IOC) began to increase its scrutiny of the AIBA following judging scandals in other Olympic sports, such as [[2002 Winter Olympics figure skating scandal|figure skating]] at the [[2002 Winter Olympics]], and [[Gymnastics at the 2004 Summer Olympics#Controversies|gymnastics]] at the [[2004 Summer Olympics]]. In 2005, the IOC froze US$9 million in funding to the AIBA until it established a "clear timeline and planned actions" for judging reforms; Chowdhry stated that the association was working towards a move to "open" scoring (where judges' scores would be displayed to the audience in real-time in order to provide greater transparency),<ref name=":16" /> and was working on changes to how it selects officials ahead of the [[Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics|2008 Summer Olympics]].<ref name=":16" />

In 2006, [[Wu Ching-kuo]] challenged Chowdhry for the AIBA's presidency, winning the vote 83-79 at the AIBA Congress in [[Santo Domingo]]. The campaign was fraught with controversies, including allegations of bribery from both the Chowdhry and Wu campaigns, and armed bodyguards intimidating voters. Pierre Diakite—a delegate from [[Mali]]—was found dead in an elevator shaft at the hotel where the Congress was hosted, and carrying what was thought to be bribe money.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-10-17 |title=The Putin-backed strongman who threw the Paris Games into chaos |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2024/10/17/russia-paris-olympics-boxing-gender/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=wp_sports |access-date=2024-10-19 |newspaper=[[Washington Post]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Lawton |first=Matt |date=2022-09-20 |title=Culture of corruption at the Olympics: 'I have cancer. I could die . . . I need the truth to come out' |url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/534cdf6a-3907-11ed-a8ae-d2d57cd0511a |access-date=2024-10-19 |website=The Times |language=en}}</ref>

In 2007, AIBA changed its full name to the "International Boxing Association" as part of a rebranding, albeit maintaining "AIBA" as its abbreviated name.<ref name=":12">{{Cite web |last=Knox |first=Sarah Marie |date=18 December 2021 |title=AIBA Becomes IBA As Extraordinary Congress Embraces Widespread Reform |url=https://www.eurosport.com/boxing/aiba-becomes-iba-as-extraordinary-congress-embraces-widespread-reform_sto8677644/story.shtml |access-date=5 January 2022 |website=Eurosport |language=}}</ref>

===2010–2019===
[[File:Final_bouts_of_the_16th_world_boxing_championship_3.jpg|thumb|[[2011 AIBA World Boxing Championships]] in Baku, Azerbaijan]]
In 2010, AIBA launched the [[World Series of Boxing]] (WSB), a new semi-professional, international club competition involving teams of amateur boxers. AIBA described the circuit as a "pathway" to professional boxing, aiming to "[reunite] the broader boxing world and its grassroots amateur foundation."  Competitors would be able to maintain their amateur and Olympic eligibility, and the competitions would also offer a qualification pathway for the Olympics.<ref name=":22">{{Cite news |date=2012-11-02 |title=Fred Evans and Andrew Selby set for new amateur concept |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/wales/20184593 |access-date=2024-10-19 |work=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref name=":23">{{Cite news |date=2012-11-06 |title=Barry McGuigan supports GB entering World Series of Boxing |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/boxing/20228557 |access-date=2024-10-19 |work=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref name=":19">{{cite web |last1=Morgan |first1=Liam |title=World Series of Boxing set to collapse as AIBA confirm event is "inactive" |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1082405/wsb-on-brink-of-collapse |access-date=3 July 2021 |website=insidethegames.biz|date=21 July 2019 }}</ref> The WSB would be operated by the commercial company WSB SA on behalf of the AIBA; its main investor was Hong Kong-based First Commitment International Trade.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2011-09-22 |title=AIBA and WSB response to Newsnight allegations |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-15022808 |access-date=2024-10-19 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref name=":19" />

In 2011, [[BBC News]] reported via whistleblowers that an Azeri national had made a $9&nbsp;million payment to WSB SA as a bribe, promising two gold medals in boxing at the [[2012 Summer Olympics]] in return. AIBA denied the allegations, stating that the payment was from an Azeri investor and "made on a commercial basis and with a view to a commercial return", and that the report "demonstrate[s] a complete misunderstanding of the procedures which lead to the award of Olympic boxing medals and the impossibility of influencing these."<ref>{{Cite news |date=2011-09-23 |title=IOC chief demands 2012 boxing bribe evidence from BBC |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/15033864 |access-date=2024-10-19 |work=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}</ref>

Scrutiny over officiating would re-emerge [[Boxing at the 2012 Summer Olympics|during the 2012 Olympics]]. In a men's bantamweight Round of 16 bout, [[Satoshi Shimizu]] of Japan knocked [[Magomed Abdulhamidov|Magomed Abdulhamido]] of Azerbaijan to the floor six times without referee Ishanguly Meretnyyazov ever issuing a [[Standing eight count|standing-eight count]]; the judges then awarded the victory to Abdulhamidov. The AIBA overturned the result on appeal and dismissed Meretnyyazov from the Games, ruling that the fight should have been stopped and awarded to Shimizu after three knockdowns.<ref>{{cite news |title=2012 London Olympics – Boxing referee Ishanguly Meretnyyazov expelled from Olympics after successful decision appeal |url=https://www.espn.com/olympics/summer/2012/boxing/story/_/id/8226120/2012-london-olympics-boxing-referee-ishanguly-meretnyyazov-expelled-olympics-successful-decision-appeal |access-date=2 August 2012 |publisher=ESPN}}</ref><ref name="nbcolympics">{{cite news |title=Olympic boxing officials punished for controversial rulings |url=http://www.nbcolympics.com/news-blogs/boxing/olympic-boxing-officials-punished-for-controversial-rulings.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120814203322/http://www.nbcolympics.com/news-blogs/boxing/olympic-boxing-officials-punished-for-controversial-rulings.html |archive-date=14 August 2012 |access-date=2 August 2012 |publisher=NBC Olympics}}</ref>

In March 2013, AIBA announced that it would end the mandatory use of headgear in senior men's competitions (19–40 years old) at the national, continental and international levels effective 1 June; it cited studies finding that headgear actually increased the risk of [[concussion]]s and [[Head injury|head injuries]], as they provided a false sense of security by encouraging boxers to make harder punches at their opponent's head or attack with their own head, and that they obscured [[peripheral vision]]. The change does not apply to males under 19, nor women, where headguards remain mandatory.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2013-03-18 |title=Amateur boxing: headguards removed for men but not women |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/boxing/21833073 |access-date=2024-10-20 |work=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Wang |first=Shirley S. |date=2013-03-14 |title=Boxing Group Bans Headgear to Reduce Concussions |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424127887323393304578360250659207918 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20170322223922/https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424127887323393304578360250659207918 |archive-date=2017-03-22 |access-date=2024-10-20 |website=The Wall Street Journal}}</ref>

At the [[2016 Summer Olympics]], boxing switched to a 10-point system modelled after professional boxing, with scores counted from a random selection of three out of the five judges after each round, based on criteria such as punches landed and effective aggressiveness.<ref name="bbc.com">{{cite news |title=Rio Olympics 2016: Boxing judges are 'crazy' over new scoring system |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/olympics/37100323 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180416222419/https://www.bbc.com/sport/olympics/37100323 |archive-date=16 April 2018 |access-date=13 February 2018 |work=BBC Sport}}</ref> Two results in particular attracted controversy: the defeat of [[Vasily Levit]] by Russian [[Evgeny Tishchenko]] in the [[Boxing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's heavyweight|men's heavyweight]] gold-medal fight, drawing jeers from the audience,<ref>{{cite web |date=16 August 2016 |title=Olympic heavyweight final booed at Rio 2016 |url=http://www.boxingnewsonline.net/olympic-heavyweight-final-booed-at-rio-2016/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160817162125/http://www.boxingnewsonline.net/olympic-heavyweight-final-booed-at-rio-2016/ |archive-date=17 August 2016 |access-date=17 August 2016 |publisher=Boxing News}}</ref> and the defeat of [[Michael Conlan (boxer)|Michael Conlan]] by Russian [[Vladimir Nikitin (boxer)|Vladimir Nikitin]] in the [[Boxing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's bantamweight|men's bantamweight]] quarter-final.<ref name="bbc.com2">{{cite news |title=Rio Olympics 2016: Boxing judges are 'crazy' over new scoring system |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/olympics/37100323 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180416222419/https://www.bbc.com/sport/olympics/37100323 |archive-date=16 April 2018 |access-date=13 February 2018 |work=BBC Sport}}</ref><ref name=":17">{{cite web |title=Michael Conlan calls out Vladimir Putin in first tweet since controversial loss |url=http://www.sportsjoe.ie/boxing/michael-conlan-calls-out-vladimir-putin-in-first-tweet-since-controversial-loss/91543 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160819011648/http://www.sportsjoe.ie/boxing/michael-conlan-calls-out-vladimir-putin-in-first-tweet-since-controversial-loss/91543 |archive-date=19 August 2016 |access-date=17 August 2016 |publisher=[[SportsJOE.ie]]}}</ref>

Conlan accused AIBA and the Russian team of cheating; he asked Russian president [[Vladimir Putin]] on [[Twitter]], "Hey Vlad, How much did they charge you bro??" <ref name="bbc.com2" /><ref name=":17" /> The AIBA would remove an unspecified number of judges and referees following the controversy, stating that they "determined that less than a handful of the decisions were not at the level expected" and "that the concerned referees and judges will no longer officiate at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games"; however, the original decision would still remain.<ref>{{cite web |date=17 August 2016 |title=Number of Olympic boxing judges dropped from duty |url=http://www.itv.com/news/utv/2016-08-17/number-of-olympic-boxing-judges-dropped-from-duty/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160820092348/http://www.itv.com/news/utv/2016-08-17/number-of-olympic-boxing-judges-dropped-from-duty/ |archive-date=20 August 2016 |access-date=17 August 2016 |publisher=ITV}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=17 August 2016 |title=Olympic Boxing: Judges sent home amid criticism |url=http://www.skysports.com/boxing/news/12183/10540724/rio-olympics-boxing-judges-sent-home-in-wake-of-michael-conlan-loss |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160818101918/http://www.skysports.com/boxing/news/12183/10540724/rio-olympics-boxing-judges-sent-home-in-wake-of-michael-conlan-loss |archive-date=18 August 2016 |access-date=17 August 2016 |publisher=SkySports}}</ref>

In July 2017, Wu began to face scrutiny over the AIBA's finances, including reports that it was facing demands for repayments from investors such as the Azerbaijani company Benkons (a US$10 million loan meant to be repaid in 2013) and First Commitment International Trade (who had invested [[Swiss franc|CHF]] 19 million in AIBA's marketing arm, but did not receive a return on investment before being shut down and replaced by an agreement with  [[Alisports]]), and only had $7 million in cash on hand. Its treasurer and finance director resigned, while Wu removed of a member of AIBA's executive committee after they raised concerns over irregularities in its finances.<ref>{{cite web |last=Belson |first=Ken |date=July 21, 2017 |title=Investors Demand Millions in Repayments From Boxing Federation |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/21/sports/investors-put-more-financial-pressure-on-boxing-federation.html |website=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Ingle |first=Exclusive by Sean |date=July 21, 2017 |title=Aiba 'risks bankruptcy' as civil war erupts at top of amateur boxing |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/jul/21/aiba-bankruptcy-amateur-boxing-wu-ching-kuo |accessdate=2017-08-02 |newspaper=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-07-21 |title=Investors Demand Millions in Repayments From Boxing Federation |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/21/sports/investors-put-more-financial-pressure-on-boxing-federation.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240808032817/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/21/sports/investors-put-more-financial-pressure-on-boxing-federation.html |archive-date=2024-08-08 |access-date=2024-10-19 |website=The New York Times}}</ref>

Wu was suspended in October 2017 by the AIBA disciplinary commission, citing his poor financial management and attempts to remove his opponents from the executive committee.<ref name=":18">{{Cite news |last=Kelner |first=Martha |date=2017-11-20 |title=Aiba's Wu Ching-kuo steps down amid financial mismanagement allegations |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/nov/20/wu-ching-kuo-steps-down-aiba-boxing-governing-body |access-date=2024-10-19 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> On 20 November 2017, Wu announced that he would step down as president effective immediately, with senior vice president  Franco Falcinelli replacing him in the interim. In a joint statement, AIBA and Wu stated that they had "amicably agreed to resolve the management issues within AIBA and to withdraw and terminate all related pending procedures before civil courts and AIBA disciplinary commission."<ref name=":18" />

In December 2017, the IOC expressed concerns about the governance of AIBA under Wu Ching-kuo's leadership,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Grohmann |first1=Karolos |date=6 December 2017 |title=IOC stops payments to boxing federation AIBA |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-olympics-boxing/ioc-stops-payments-to-boxing-federation-aiba-idUSKBN1E02RR |access-date=4 February 2018 |publisher=[[Reuters]]}}</ref> and reaffirmed these concerns in an IOC Executive Board decision in February 2018.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Butler |first1=Nick |date=4 February 2018 |title=Boxing faces Tokyo 2020 Olympic expulsion unless governance problems addressed |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1061028/boxing-faces-tokyo-2020-olympic-expulsion-unless-governance-problems-addressed |access-date=4 February 2018 |website=www.insidethegames.biz}}</ref> In October 2018, AIBA issued lifetime bans to Wu and former executive director Ho Kim, after a report documented "gross negligence and financial mismanagement of affairs and finances".  In November 2018, [[Gafur Rakhimov]] was elected the new president of AIBA, beating [[Serik Konakbayev]].<ref name=":21">{{cite news |date=3 October 2018 |title=AIBA bans ex-president CK Wu and former executive director Ho Kim for life |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/45729539 |access-date=5 August 2024 |publisher=BBC}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |agency=Associated Press |date=2018-11-03 |title=Gafur Rakhimov elected president of Aiba despite IOC criticisms |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/nov/03/gafur-rakhimov-elected-president-of-aiba-despite-ioc-criticisms-boxing |access-date=2024-10-19 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>

In June 2019, the IOC voted to suspend its recognition of AIBA as the governing body for the sport, stripping AIBA of any involvement in the Olympic Games. The IOC oversaw the qualification events and the boxing tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics through a task force chaired by [[Morinari Watanabe]], president of the [[International Gymnastics Federation]].<ref name="independent26062019">{{cite news |date=26 June 2019 |title=IOC bans AIBA from boxing at 2020 Tokyo Olympics |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/olympics/tokyo-2020-olympics-games-boxing-aiba-banned-latest-news-a8975326.html |access-date=5 July 2019 |work=The Independent |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Tokyo 2020 confirm boxing test event schedule after IOC decision |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1081588/tokyo-2020-confirm-boxing-test-event |access-date=5 July 2019 |work=Inside the Games |date=4 July 2019}}</ref> The task force adopted the AIBA's technical rules, albeit with some amendments to eligibility requirements and to improve transparency in judging and scoring.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Transparency highlighted in Tokyo 2020 Olympic boxing regulations |url=https://olympics.com/ioc/news/transparency-highlighted-in-tokyo-2020-olympic-boxing-regulations |access-date=2024-09-06 |publisher=IOC}}</ref> Rakhimov stepped down on 15 July 2019, amid scrutiny of his presence on a [[United States Department of the Treasury|U.S. Treasury Department]] sanctions list for alleged ties to a criminal organization; he stated that there was an "urgent need for my continued presence in the defence process of the case, which is related to the politicised accusations against me."<ref name="independent26062019" /><ref name=":20">{{cite web |last1=Morgan |first1=Liam |title=Rakhimov formally resigns as International Boxing Association President |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1082125/rakhimov-resigns-as-aiba-president |access-date=3 July 2021 |website=insidethegames.biz|date=15 July 2019 }}</ref> Mohamed Moustahsane of Morocco served as an interim president during this time.<ref name=":11">{{Cite web |date=2020-12-12 |title=Kremlev elected International Boxing Association President |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1101909/kremlev-elected-aiba-president |access-date=2024-08-16 |website=www.insidethegames.biz}}</ref>

===2020–2021===
An Extraordinary AIBA Congress was held [[Virtual event|virtually]] in December 2020 to elect a new president, with the ballot contested between Moustahsane, Dutch Boxing Federation president Boris van der Vorst, and [[Umar Kremlev]] of the [[Boxing Federation of Russia]].<ref name=":11" /> On 12 December 2020, Kremlev was elected as president of AIBA, receiving 57.33% of the vote.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Russian Umar Kremlev elected AIBA president|work=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/boxing/russian-umar-kremlev-elected-aiba-president/articleshow/79697943.cms}}</ref><ref name=":11" /> Kremlev had declared himself "the most clean candidate" after reports that the IOC had concerns over some of the candidates;<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-12-12 |title=Kremlev is AIBA president despite IOC concerns |url=https://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/30502527/umar-kremlev-elected-aiba-president-ioc-concerns |access-date=2024-08-16 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref> Kremlev promised reforms, efforts to reinstate the AIBA's status with the IOC, and to pay off its debt.<ref name=":11" />

A new constitution was adopted the next day, creating five new committees: the Coaches Committee, the Champions and Veterans Committee, the Competition Committee, the Women's Committee, and the Medical and Anti-Doping Committee. The 32-member executive committee was replaced with a 22-member board of directors; new members would be elected rather appointed by the president. The Medical and Anti-Doping Committee renewed AIBA's agreement with the [[International Testing Agency]] (ITA).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-12-13 |title=AIBA approves new constitution in bid to regain IOC recognition |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1101953/aiba-approves-new-constitution-ioc |access-date=2024-08-18 |website=www.insidethegames.biz}}</ref><ref name=":13">{{Cite web |date=2020-12-29 |title=New AIBA President waives allowances as launches reform process |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1102467/aiba-international-boxing-federation |access-date=2024-08-18 |website=www.insidethegames.biz}}</ref>  In 2021, Olympic champion, two-time World champion István Kovács was appointed General Secretary of AIBA.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Olympics gold medallist boxer István Kovács appointed as AIBA Secretary-General|work=www.sportsindiashow.com|url=https://www.sportsindiashow.com/olympics-gold-medallist-boxer-istvan-kovacs-appointed-as-aiba-secretary-general/}}</ref> A program of financial assistance to national federations was also introduced.<ref name=":14">{{Cite news |title=Boxing: AIBA announces USD 100,000 prize money for world championship gold-winners |url=https://thebridge.in/boxing/aiba-prize-world-championship-gold-winners-25163 |work=thebridge.in}}</ref><ref name=":13" />  In March 2021, AIBA appointed Ulrich Haas to lead the AIBA's Independent Governance Reform Group.<ref>{{Cite news|title=CHANGING COURSE AND ROUSING HOPE: THE NEW FACE OF AIBA|work=www.eurosport.com|url=https://www.eurosport.com/boxing/changing-course-and-rousing-hope-the-new-face-of-aiba_sto8395935/story.shtml}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.asbcnews.org/olympic-champion-and-two-time-world-champion-mr-istvan-kovacs-of-hungary-is-the-new-aiba-secretary-general/| title = Olympic Champion and two-time World Champion Mr. Istvan Kovacs of Hungary is the new AIBA Secretary General {{!}} ASBCNEWS}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://iaba.ie/istvan-kovacs-appointed-secretary-general-of-aiba/| title = István Kovács appointed Secretary General of AIBA - Irish Athletic Boxing Association| date = 23 March 2021}}</ref>

On 7 April 2021, AIBA's new management signed a cooperation agreement with Russian state-owned energy company [[Gazprom]], through which it became the organization's "General Partner".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-04-06 |title=International Boxing Association confirm partnership with Gazprom |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1106300/aiba-gazprom-boxing |access-date=2024-08-02 |website=www.insidethegames.biz}}</ref> AIBA stated they had paid off all debts, including that of Benkons.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Boxing-AIBA says pays off $10 million debt, signs Gazprom as sponsor|work=www.reuters.com|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/boxing-aiba-idUSL5N2ND0CR}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url = https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/boxing/aiba-says-its-debt-free-now-launches-inquiry-into-past-judging-corruption/articleshow/82975391.cms| title = AIBA says it's debt-free now, launches inquiry into 'past judging corruption' {{!}} Boxing News - Times of India| website = [[The Times of India]]| date = 26 May 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.channelnewsasia.com/sport/boxing-aibas-kremlev-confident-boxings-olympic-spot-2024-games-1935496| title = Boxing: AIBA's Kremlev confident of boxing's Olympic spot in 2024 Games - CNA| access-date = 2021-10-19| archive-date = 2021-10-19| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20211019182702/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/sport/boxing-aibas-kremlev-confident-boxings-olympic-spot-2024-games-1935496| url-status = dead}}</ref> On May 28, 2021, AIBA signed a collaboration agreement with the [[International Military Sports Council]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=CISM & AIBA Sign The Historical Agreement|work=milsport.one|url=https://www.milsport.one/news/boxing/cism-aiba-sign-the-historical-agreement}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url = https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/boxing/aiba-to-collaborate-with-international-military-sports-council/articleshow/83028212.cms| title = AIBA to collaborate with International Military Sports Council {{!}} Boxing News - Times of India| website = [[The Times of India]]| date = 28 May 2021}}</ref>

In September 2021, AIBA released an independent report commissioned from Canadian lawyer [[Richard McLaren (academic)|Richard McLaren]], which had found that bouts leading up to and during the [[boxing at the 2016 Summer Olympics|2016 Summer Olympics]] had been manipulated.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Bout manipulation existed at Rio 2016 Olympics says independent report|work=www.reuters.com|url=https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/bout-manipulation-existed-rio-2016-olympics-says-independent-report-2021-09-30/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mclarenglobalsportsolutions.com/pdf/Boxing-Prelim-Report9-29-2021.pdf|title=McLaren Independent AIBA Investigation|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210930122641/https://www.mclarenglobalsportsolutions.com/pdf/Boxing-Prelim-Report9-29-2021.pdf|archive-date=30 September 2021|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1109048/richard-mclaren-to-investigate-aiba| title = McLaren hired by AIBA to investigate Rio 2016 Olympic boxing tournament| date = 14 June 2021}}</ref> The report found bouts had been manipulated for money (up to $250,000), the perceived benefit of AIBA, or to thank National Federations, their Olympic committees, or hosts of competitions for their financial support and political backing.<ref>{{Cite web|last=McLaren|first=Richard|date=2021-09-30|title=Independent Investigation of the AIBA Boxing Competitions Prior to and During the Rio Olympic Games 2016|url=https://www.mclarenglobalsportsolutions.com/pdf/Boxing-Prelim-Report9-29-2021.pdf|url-status=live|access-date=2021-09-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210930122641/https://www.mclarenglobalsportsolutions.com/pdf/Boxing-Prelim-Report9-29-2021.pdf|archive-date=2021-09-30}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Manipulation system in place at Rio 2016|language=en-GB|work=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/58747880|access-date=2021-09-30}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/rio-olympics-more-than-10-boxing-bouts-manipulated-for-money-reveals-investigation-aiba-promises-clean-up-7544417/| title = Rio Olympics: More than 10 boxing bouts manipulated for 'money', reveals investigation; AIBA promises clean-up|work=The Indian Express| date = 30 September 2021}}</ref>

At the [[2021 AIBA World Boxing Championships]], the AIBA increased the number of weight classes for men and women to 13 and 12, respectively. For the first time, cash prizes were introduced for medalists as well, with $100,000 for gold medals, $50,000 for silver, and $25,000 for both bronze medals; Kremlev stated that boxers should be "successful in the ring, but also self-sufficient and prosperous".<ref name=":14" /><ref name=":13" />

In November 2021, the Independent Governance Reform Group recommended the replacement of the majority of AIBA's board of directors and a further reduction in membership to 18, citing a "severe loss of trust by major stakeholders, including the IOC" due to "poor or non-existent monitoring, investigation and prosecution of integrity issues".  It also recommended the addition of a liaison officer as a point of contact between AIBA and the IOC, and the replacement of the Ethics and Disciplinary committees with a Boxing Integrity Unit, which would operate independently of AIBA.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-11-27 |title=Majority of AIBA Board expected to be replaced as part of package of reforms |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1116020/aiba-board-changes-governance-reform |access-date=2024-08-18 |website=www.insidethegames.biz}}</ref> These amendments among others, including term limits and new eligibility criteria for board members, were adopted in an Extraordinary Congress in December 2021. To mark the association's 75th anniversary, AIBA also unveiled a new logo and officially adopted "IBA" as its abbreviated name.<ref name=":12" /> 

In December 2021, the IOC provisionally dropped boxing and two other sports from the [[2028 Summer Olympics]], pending the resolution of governance issues in their respective federations.<ref name="coresports">{{Cite news |last=Morgan |first=Liam |date=December 9, 2021 |title=IOC to add three sports to Los Angeles 2028 programme |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1116604/ioc-los-angeles-2028-programme-sports |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211216202507/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1116604/ioc-los-angeles-2028-programme-sports |archive-date=December 16, 2021 |access-date=December 16, 2021 |work=[[Inside the Games]] |publisher=ITG Media DMCC |location=[[Mumbai]]}}</ref>

===2022===
The [[Russian invasion of Ukraine]] in 2022 had a notable impact on the perception of the IBA, and the impact of that event can be seen in both the attitudes of the IBA and towards the IBA and its competitions.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> Kremlev has been a close ally of Russian president [[Vladimir Putin]], with ''[[Le Monde]]'' having suggested that Kremlev's IBA presidency was "an opportunity to promote Russia's [[soft power]]" in the aftermath of the [[Russian doping scandal]].<ref name=":5" /> Some of the IBA's operations had also been relocated from Switzerland to Russia.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-08-05 |title=The Culture War Came to Olympic Boxing. It Started in Russia |url=https://www.wsj.com/sports/olympics/olympic-boxing-gender-controversy-russia-1e5bacf8 |access-date=2024-09-01 |website=[[Wall Street Journal]]}}</ref><ref name="WaPo" />

The IBA initially followed the IOC's recommendation that Russian and Belarusian athletes not be allowed to compete under their national flags.<ref name=":3" /><ref name="Yle2" /><ref name=":4" />  A consortium known as the [[Common Cause Alliance]] was formed by 18 national federations, demanding that the IBA evaluate the impact of the invasion on itself and the [[Boxing Federation of Russia|Russian Boxing Federation]], and seeking more transparency over its finances and the Gazprom agreement. It also pledged support for preserving boxing as a Summer Olympic sport.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Ingle |first=Sean |date=2022-05-13 |title=Amateur boxing crisis grows as Russian Iba president's rival loses election appeal |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/may/12/amateur-boxing-crisis-boris-van-der-vorst-election-rival-to-russian-iba-president-umar-kremlev-barred |access-date=2024-08-07 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=2022-03-21 |title=Under-fire IBA says it cannot "completely cancel" contract with Gazprom |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1120831/iba-not-cancelling-contract-with-gazprom |access-date=2024-08-07 |website=www.insidethegames.biz}}</ref>

The IOC had been concerned about the IBA under Kremlev's leadership, citing the Gazprom sponsorship, Kremlev having spent heavily on apparent self-promotion, and having opposed independent appointment of judges and referees.<ref>{{cite news |title=BA president Kremlev defends divisive prize money scheme despite IOC pushback |url=https://www.reuters.com/sports/olympics/iba-president-kremlev-defends-divisive-prize-money-scheme-despite-ioc-pushback-2024-05-30/ |work=Reuters |date=30 May 2024}}</ref><ref name="Yle">{{Cite web | title=Venäläiset ja valkovenäläiset takaisin nyrkkeilykisoihin – järkyttyneet ruotsalaiset ilmoittivat jo boikotoivansa, Suomen liitolla pohdinnat käynnissä | work=[[Yle]] | url=https://yle.fi/urheilu/3-12650490 | date=5 October 2022 | accessdate=6 October 2022}}</ref> Prior to the IBA Congress in [[Istanbul]] in May 2022, the IOC sent a letter to the IBA detailing continued concerns for the organisation's "governance, financial sustainability and the proven integrity of the refereeing and judging systems", and noting that it had yet to produce any work on proposed qualification paths for the [[2024 Summer Olympics]].<ref name=":9" />

At the Congress, five presidential election candidates connected to the Common Cause Alliance were deemed ineligible by the Interim Nomination Unit of the Boxing Independent Integrity Unit (BIIU) one day before the vote, accusing them of engaging in prohibited "collaborations" and campaigning outside of the designated period. One of the candidates—Boris van der Vorst (who felt that Kremlev's reform efforts had so far been "superficial")<ref name=":9">{{Cite news |last1=Ingle |first1=Sean |last2=Ingle |first2=Exclusive by Sean |date=2022-05-11 |title=Olympic boxing at risk, IOC warns Iba chief amid fresh governance worries |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/may/11/olympic-boxing-at-risk-ioc-warns-iba-chief-amid-fresh-governance-worries |access-date=2024-08-12 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>—declared his intent to file an appeal in the [[Court of Arbitration for Sport]] (CAS). He cited that the IBA's Disciplinary Committee had approved the candidates, and ruled that the activities of the Common Cause Alliance were supportive of the IBA's mission. Kremlev was re-elected for a four-year term.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-14 |title=Van der Vorst to challenge IBA ineligibility ruling at CAS |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1123129/van-der-vorst-cas-biiu-iba |access-date=2024-08-12 |website=www.insidethegames.biz}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-12 |title=Van der Vorst ruled ineligible to stand against Kremlev for IBA President |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1123055/endorsements-iba-presidential-election |access-date=2024-08-02 |website=www.insidethegames.biz}}</ref> Indian boxer [[Lovlina Borgohain]] was elected as the chair and a voting member on the board of directors for the IBA's Athletes' Committee.<ref>{{cite news |date=26 May 2022 |title=Lovlina Borgohain elected as IBA Athletes Committee Chair |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/boxing/lovlina-borgohain-elected-as-iba-athletes-committee-chair/articleshow/91812602.cms |work=The Times of India |language=en |agency=PTI}}</ref>

The BIIU decision was overturned by CAS; therefore, a special IBA Congress was held in September 2022 in [[Yerevan]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=2022-09-25 |title=Boxing's Olympic future plunged into further doubt after Iba backs president |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/sep/25/boxing-olympic-future-doubt-iba-backs-president-umar-kremlev |access-date=2024-08-07 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> The IBA's members subsequently voted against a new election, cementing Kremlev's position as the organization's president.<ref name="WaPo" /> During a speech to the Congress, Kremlev began to distance the IBA from the IOC and Olympics, including stating that "Olympic boxing" should be referred to as "IBA boxing", and affirming that "no one else should have influence on the organisation".<ref name=":0" />

During the Congress, the IBA also suspended the Ukraine Boxing Federation, accusing it of "government interference".<ref name="WaPo" /> At the 2022 European Junior Boxing Championships afterward, the Ukraine delegation was initially prohibited from competing under its flag due to the suspension, resulting in multiple boxers [[Walkover|forfeiting their matches]] in protest. The IBA subsequently stated that the delegation would be allowed to compete under their flag.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-10-04 |title=Ukraine boxers to be allowed to compete under own flag at all IBA events |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1128849/ukraine-boxers-compete-own-flag-says-iba |access-date=2024-04-19 |website=www.insidethegames.biz}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-10-05 |title=Amateur boxing world governing body lifts ban on Russian and Belarusian boxers |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/boxing/63150487 |access-date=2024-04-19 |work=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}</ref> The IOC expressed concern over the suspension and the outcome of the vote, and stated that it would be investigated.<ref>{{cite web |last= |first= |date=2022-09-30 |title=IOC to review IBA after surprise Ukraine ban, junior sanctions |url=https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/ioc-review-iba-after-surprise-ukraine-ban-junior-team-sanctions-2022-09-30/ |access-date= |website= |publisher=[[Reuters]] |quote=}}</ref><ref name="WaPo" />

On 5 October 2022, the IBA lifted its ban on Russian and Belarusian athletes competing under their flags, stating that it "strongly believes that politics shouldn't have any influence on sports." The move faced criticism, with Finland and Sweden stating that they would boycott any IBA-sanctioned event featuring Russian or Belarusian boxers.<ref name=":3">{{cite web |last= |first= |date=2022-10-05 |title=IBA allows return of Russian, Belarus boxers with flags and anthems |url=https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/iba-allows-return-russian-belarus-boxers-with-flags-anthems-2022-10-05/ |access-date= |website= |publisher=[[Reuters]] |quote=}}</ref><ref name="Yle2">{{Cite web |date=5 October 2022 |title=Venäläiset ja valkovenäläiset takaisin nyrkkeilykisoihin – järkyttyneet ruotsalaiset ilmoittivat jo boikotoivansa, Suomen liitolla pohdinnat käynnissä |url=https://yle.fi/urheilu/3-12650490 |accessdate=6 October 2022 |work=[[Yle]]}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite web |date=6 October 2022 |title=Suomen nyrkkeilijöiden kisamäärät romahtavat – lajiliitto toivoo Venäjää koskevaa boikottiaaltoa |url=https://yle.fi/urheilu/3-12651120 |accessdate=6 October 2022 |work=[[Yle]]}}</ref>

In November 2022, the IBA signed a cooperation agreement with the [[World Boxing Association]], one of the four major sanctioning bodies in professional boxing.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Milano |first=Jesús |date=2022-11-28 |title=WBA signs cooperation agreement with IBA |url=https://www.wbaboxing.com/boxing-news/wba-signs-cooperation-agreement-with-iba#.Y4eYh5rMKUl |access-date=2022-11-30 |website=WBA}}</ref>

=== 2023–present ===
[[Boxing at the 2024 Summer Olympics]] was sanctioned by the IOC's Paris 2024 Boxing Unit due to the suspension of the IBA. In December 2022, the IOC announced direct qualifiers incorporating the continental multi-sport events and two world qualification events.<ref name="boxing-qual">{{cite news |date=8 September 2022 |title=New boxing qualification system approved for Paris 2024 |url=https://olympics.com/ioc/news/new-boxing-qualification-system-approved-for-paris-2024 |accessdate=25 February 2023 |publisher=[[International Olympic Committee]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=6 December 2022 |title=Paris 2024 boxing qualification system to achieve a fair process for all NOCs |url=https://olympics.com/ioc/news/paris-2024-boxing-qualification-system-to-achieve-a-fair-process-for-all-nocs |accessdate=25 February 2023 |publisher=[[International Olympic Committee]]}}</ref> Amid growing boycotts of the 2023 IBA World Boxing Championships by nations such as Canada, the Czech Republic, the Netherlands, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United States, the IBA announced its own Olympic qualification system in February 2023 that incorporated the World Boxing Championships—which the IBA claimed had been approved by the IOC executive board in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-02-20 |title=IBA announces approved Olympic Qualification System for Paris 2024 athletes |url=https://www.iba.sport/news/iba-announces-approved-olympic-qualification-system-for-paris-2024-athletes |access-date=2024-08-11 |website=IBA |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":6">{{Cite web |date=2023-02-20 |title=IBA unveils Olympic qualification system despite being stripped of rights by IOC |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1133915/iba-unveils-olympic-qualification-system |access-date=2024-08-11 |website=www.insidethegames.biz}}</ref> The IBA argued that the exclusion of its championships from the IOC pathways were "against the principles of boxing", and criticized the IOC for having too few qualifying events.<ref name=":6" /> Due to the suspension, the IBA did not have the authority to sanction Olympic qualifiers;<ref name=":6" /><ref name=":7">{{Cite web |date=2023-02-21 |title=USA Boxing accuses IBA of trying to "sabotage" Olympic qualifiers |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1133950/usa-boxing-accuses-iba-sabotage |access-date=2024-08-11 |website=www.insidethegames.biz}}</ref> [[USA Boxing]] accused the IBA of spreading [[misinformation]] to "sabotage" the qualification process,<ref name=":7" /> and the IOC reiterated that its system was the only approved qualification pathway for the 2024 Olympics.<ref name=":6" />

In March 2023, [[Ajay Singh (entrepreneur)|Ajay Singh]], President of the [[Boxing Federation of India]] (BFI), was appointed vice-president of the IBA.<ref>{{cite news |date=28 March 2023 |title=BFI chief Ajay Singh appointed IBA vice-president |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/bfi-chief-ajay-singh-appointed-iba-vice-president-8524504/ |work=The Indian Express}}</ref> During the [[2023 IBA Women's World Boxing Championships|2023 IBA World Women's Boxing Championships]] that month, the IBA controversially disqualified Algerian boxer [[Imane Khelif]] hours before her gold medal match, and stripped Taiwanese boxer [[Lin Yu-ting]] of her bronze medal, both reportedly for failing [[Sex verification in sports|sex verification tests]] by having [[Sex verification in sports#Hormone testing 2|high levels of testosterone]]; Khelif had defeated a Russian opponent—the then-undefeated Azaliia Amineva—in the round of 16.<ref name="reuters2023">{{Cite news |last=Chakraborty |first=Amlan |date=26 March 2023 |title=Two disqualified for failing to meet eligibility criteria at world champs |url=https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/two-disqualified-failing-meet-eligibility-criteria-world-champs-2023-03-26/ |access-date=1 April 2023 |work=[[Reuters]] |language=en}}</ref><ref name="bbc2024">{{cite news |date=30 July 2024 |title=Boxers Lin and Khelif cleared for Olympics |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/olympics/articles/c4ngr93d9pgo |access-date=30 July 2024 |work=BBC News}}</ref><ref name=":30">{{Cite news |last=Carpenter |first=Les |date=2024-08-02 |title=IOC pushes back against 'culture war' engulfing woman boxers |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/olympics/2024/08/02/imane-khelif-lin-yu-ting-paris-olympics/ |access-date=2024-08-02 |newspaper=Washington Post |language=en-US |issn=0190-8286}}</ref> The IBA claimed that Khelif had tested positive on unspecified DNA tests for [[XY chromosome]]s; however this claim has been disputed by Khelif's supporters.<ref name="Ingle-2024">{{cite news |last1=Ingle |first1=Sean |date=30 July 2024 |title=Boxers who failed gender tests at world championships cleared to compete at Olympics |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/jul/29/boxers-who-failed-gender-tests-at-world-championships-cleared-to-compete-at-olympics |access-date=30 July 2024 |work=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref><ref name="Carpenter-20242">{{cite news |last1=Carpenter |first1=Les |title=Olympic boxer who faced gender-eligibility claim wins, igniting outcry |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/olympics/2024/08/01/imane-khelif-algerian-boxer-gender-paris-olympics/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240801201901/https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/olympics/2024/08/01/imane-khelif-algerian-boxer-gender-paris-olympics/ |archive-date=1 August 2024 |access-date=2 August 2024 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]}}</ref>

A rival governing body known as [[World Boxing]] was launched in April 2023, with its interim board including officials from member organizations of the Common Cause Alliance.<ref name="freshtwist">{{cite news |date=14 April 2023 |title=Fresh twist in boxing saga as new body, World Boxing, launches to save sport |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/2023/apr/14/fresh-twist-in-boxing-saga-as-new-body-world-boxing-launches-to-save-sport-2565670.html |access-date=4 May 2023 |work=The New Indian Express}}</ref><ref name=":10">{{cite news |date=2 May 2023 |title=IBA slams 'black sheep' breakaway body as schism roils boxing |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2023/5/2/iba-slams-black-sheep-breakaway-body-as-schism-roils-boxing |access-date=4 May 2023 |work=Al Jazeera}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=13 April 2023 |title=Breakaway group aims to save boxing's Olympic status |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory/breakaway-group-aims-save-boxings-olympic-status-98553133 |access-date=4 May 2023 |work=ABC News |agency=Associated Press}}</ref> USA Boxing was the first national federation to resign from the IBA in favour of exclusively representing World Boxing.<ref name=":15">{{Cite web |date=2023-05-22 |title=Four countries with World Boxing links among seven suspended by IBA |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1137240/iba-suspends-four-nfs |access-date=2024-08-21 |website=www.insidethegames.biz}}</ref> 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.<ref name=":10" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-04-14 |title=IBA slams World Boxing formation and threatens participants with expulsion |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1135907/iba-slams-world-boxing-formation |access-date=2024-08-13 |website=www.insidethegames.biz}}</ref>  In May 2023, Kremlev stated that the IBA's sponsorship with Gazprom had ended in December 2022. He stated that while it was influenced by "recommendations" by other sports bodies, the decision was made independently.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-01 |title=Gazprom sponsorship with IBA has ended, says President Kremlev |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1136554/gazprom-contract-ends-iba |access-date=2024-08-02 |website=www.insidethegames.biz}}</ref>

On 8 May 2023, the IBA-controlled [[European Boxing Confederation]] ordered member federations to withdraw from a tournament being hosted by the Czech Republic due to its violation of EUBC and IBA rules, as members of non-member USA Boxing had been registered as participants.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-04 |title=EUBC urges countries to "abandon" Czech event due to USA Boxing involvement |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1136650/eubc-usa-boxing-sanctions-czech-event |access-date=2024-08-21 |website=www.insidethegames.biz}}</ref> Later that month, the IBA suspended Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand, and Sweden for their involvement in World Boxing, and the Czech Republic for hosting an event including ineligible boxers; van der Vorst—who was named World Boxing's first president—stated that the suspensions were "yet another clear demonstration of how the IBA proclaims its implementation of reforms, such as the establishment of the Integrity Unit, only to subsequently make authoritative and retaliatory decisions that contradict its own regulations."<ref name=":15" />

On 22 June 2023 during an Extraordinary IOC Session, the IOC executive board voted to withdraw its recognition of the IBA—marking the first time an international federation has been expelled from the Olympic movement. The board cited that the IBA had not shown sufficient progress on the concerns raised upon its 2019 suspension, including governance, finances, and corruption.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ingle |first=Sean |date=2023-06-21 |title=IOC set to strip IBA of its recognition as the official boxing body for Olympics |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/jun/21/ioc-set-to-withdraw-recognition-of-international-boxing-association |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> The decision was criticised by the IBA, which stated that it was "catastrophic for global boxing and blatantly contradicts the IOC's claims of acting in the best interests of boxing and athlete", and compared it to [[German declaration of war on the Soviet Union|Nazi Germany's declaration of war on the Soviet Union]] (whose anniversary fell on the same day). World Boxing welcomed the decision, stating that it provided greater certainty for the future of boxing at the Olympics.<ref name="ioc">{{Cite web |url= https://www.bbc.com/sport/boxing/65987324 |title= International Boxing Association stripped by International Olympic Committee of status |date= 2023-06-22 |accessdate= 2023-06-23 | work = [[BBC News]] |language= en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-06-26 |title=Kremlev allies slam IOC decision to expel IBA but Italy hail new dawn for boxing |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1138350/russia-slam-political-iba-expulsion |access-date=2024-08-07 |website=www.insidethegames.biz}}</ref> The IOC's decision was upheld by CAS in April 2024,<ref>{{cite news |date=2 April 2024 |title=International Boxing Association loses appeal against International Olympic Committee decision |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/68718463 |work=BBC Sport}}</ref> prompting the IBA to file another request for appeal, this time with the [[Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland]]; general secretary Chris Roberts argued that the CAS "was biased in favour of the IOC"<ref>{{Cite web |title=IBA continues to challenge the IOC |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1146352/iba-continues-to-challenge |access-date=2024-10-11 |website=Inside the Games|date=July 2024 }}</ref>

In October 2023, the IBA sent a cease and desist notice to World Boxing, asserting a [[trademark]] on "World Boxing" registered with the [[Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property]]; however, the trademark had been registered a month after World Boxing's formation was announced.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-23 |title=IBA accuses World Boxing of trademark infringement as NBF infighting continues |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1142017/iba-world-boxing-infringement |access-date=2024-08-13 |website=www.insidethegames.biz}}</ref> That month, IOC president [[Thomas Bach]] stated that a final decision on boxing for the 2028 Olympics was "on hold" pending further developments.<ref name="weightlifting">{{Cite news |last=Burke |first=Patrick |date=October 14, 2023 |title=IWF credits governance reforms for saving weightlifting's Los Angeles 2028 place |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1141725/iwf-reaction-la-28 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231207180428/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1141725/iwf-reaction-la-28 |archive-date=December 7, 2023 |access-date=December 7, 2023 |work=[[Inside the Games]] |publisher=ITG Media DMCC |location=[[Mumbai]]}}</ref><ref name="optionalsports">{{Cite news |last=Burke |first=Patrick |date=October 13, 2023 |title=IOC approves five additional sports for Los Angeles 2028 but boxing back on hold |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1141685/ioc-confirms-los-angeles-2028-sports |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231207180654/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1141685/ioc-confirms-los-angeles-2028-sports |archive-date=December 7, 2023 |access-date=December 7, 2023 |work=[[Inside the Games]] |publisher=ITG Media DMCC |location=[[Mumbai]]}}</ref>

In April 2024, the IBA announced the formation of a new professional boxing committee.<ref>{{Cite web |title=IBA agrees to set up Professional Boxing Committee |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1144650/iba-fomation-committee-professional |access-date=2024-08-07 |website=Inside the Games|date=13 April 2024 }}</ref>

During the 2024 Summer Olympics, Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting were both cleared to compete by the Paris 2024 Boxing Unit under its own criteria.<ref name="BBC News-20242">{{cite news |date=2024-07-30 |title=Boxers Lin and Khelif cleared for Olympics |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/olympics/articles/c4ngr93d9pgo |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240730105908/https://www.bbc.com/sport/olympics/articles/c4ngr93d9pgo |archive-date=30 July 2024 |access-date=30 July 2024 |work=[[BBC Sport]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Nair |first=Aadi |date=29 July 2024 |title=Boxing-Two boxers who failed gender tests at World Championships cleared for Games |url=https://www.reuters.com/sports/olympics/boxing-two-boxers-who-failed-gender-tests-world-championships-cleared-games-2024-07-29/ |access-date=30 July 2024 |work=[[Reuters]] |language=en}}</ref> Controversy re-emerged during Khelif's round of 16 match against Italian boxer [[Angela Carini]], who retired after taking two blows from Khelif. The match also resulted in Khelif receiving backlash from those who [[Sex–gender distinction|questioned her biological sex]] and [[gender identity]]; Khelif was [[Sex assignment|assigned female at birth]], and her gender identity [[Cisgender|corresponds with that]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sharf |first1=Zack |date=1 August 2024 |title=J.K. Rowling, Elon Musk Criticize Olympics After Algeria's Imane Khelif Wins Women's Boxing Match Amid Gender Controversy: 'A Misogynist Sporting Establishment' |url=https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/jk-rowling-imane-khelif-olympics-boxer-gender-controversy-angela-carini-1236092812/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240801235123/https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/jk-rowling-imane-khelif-olympics-boxer-gender-controversy-angela-carini-1236092812/ |archive-date=1 August 2024 |access-date=2 August 2024 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Li |first1=David K. |last2=Burke |first2=Minyvonne |last3=Abdelkader |first3=Rima |date=3 August 2024 |title=Imane Khelif wins fight and declares, 'I want to tell the entire world that I am a female' |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/sports/totally-unacceptable-gender-identity-dispute-surrounding-boxers-lin-yu-rcna164995 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240806015329/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/sports/totally-unacceptable-gender-identity-dispute-surrounding-boxers-lin-yu-rcna164995 |archive-date=6 August 2024 |access-date=6 August 2024 |work=[[NBC News]]}}</ref> On 31 July 2024, regarding their 2023 decision, the IBA stated that Khelif and others "did not undergo a testosterone examination but were subject to a separate and recognized test, whereby the specifics remain confidential", and further alleged that they "were found to have competitive advantages over other female competitors".<ref>{{cite web |date=July 31, 2024 |title=Statement made by the International Boxing Association regarding Athletes Disqualifications in World Boxing Championships 2023 |url=https://www.iba.sport/news/statement-made-by-the-international-boxing-association-regarding-athletes-disqualifications-in-world-boxing-championships-2023/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240731211632/https://www.iba.sport/news/statement-made-by-the-international-boxing-association-regarding-athletes-disqualifications-in-world-boxing-championships-2023/ |archive-date=2024-07-31 |accessdate=2024-08-01 |publisher=International Boxing Association}}</ref> The following day, the IOC issued a statement denouncing the IBA's original decision in 2023 as being "arbitrary" and "taken without any proper procedure."<ref name="Olympics-2024" /><ref name=":8" /> The IOC further stated:

{{cquote|According to the IBA minutes available on their website, this decision was initially taken solely by the IBA Secretary General and CEO. The IBA Board only ratified it afterward and only subsequently requested that a procedure to follow in similar cases in the future be established and reflected in the IBA Regulations. The minutes also say that the IBA should "establish a clear procedure on gender testing".<ref name="Olympics-2024" />
}}On 30 September 2024, the IOC sent a letter to National Olympic Committees (NOCs) requesting that they cease their relationships with bodies affiliated with the IBA, and instead work with those that are, or intend to affiliate, with a boxing federation "established for the purpose of Olympic Boxing."<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-10-03 |title=IOC to NOCs: Cut ties with IBA federations or risk boxing's Olympic future |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1149111/ioc-to-nocs-cut-ties-with-iba-federation |access-date=2024-10-07 |website=Inside the Games}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-10-04 |title=Olympic boxing: IBA criticises IOC over call to end ties |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/olympics/articles/crr5k5w0xz9o |access-date=2024-10-08 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}</ref> In response, the IBA initiated legal action against the IOC, accusing it of interfering with its operations."<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-08-26 |title=IBA initiates legal action to defend national federations from IOC interference |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1149182/iba-legal-action-defend-federations-ioc |access-date=2024-10-07 |website=Inside the Games}}</ref> 

In February 2025, the IOC granted provisional recognition to World Boxing as the international federation for amateur boxing.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-02-26 |title=World Boxing: International Olympic Committee grants provisional recognition as international federation |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/olympics/articles/c9vym9l7w0ro |access-date=2025-02-26 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}</ref> At the [[144th IOC Session]] the following month, per the recommendation of the Executive Board, the IOC unanimously voted to reinstate boxing as a Summer Olympic event in 2028.<ref>{{Cite web |date=17 March 2025 |title=IOC: Boxing back on the cards for LA28 |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1152372/world-boxing-welcomes-ioc-la28-decision |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250317163334/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1152372/world-boxing-welcomes-ioc-la28-decision |archive-date=17 March 2025 |access-date=18 March 2025 |website=Inside the Games}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=17 March 2025 |title=Boxing set for Olympic inclusion in 2028 |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/olympics/articles/ce8yjx61wd6o |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250317122910/https://www.bbc.com/sport/olympics/articles/ce8yjx61wd6o |archive-date=17 March 2025 |access-date=19 March 2025 |website=BBC Sport}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=20 March 2025 |title=Boxing to be part of LA2028 sports programme. |url=https://www.olympics.com/ioc/news/boxing-to-be-part-of-la28-sports-programme |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250320105518/https://www.olympics.com/ioc/news/boxing-to-be-part-of-la28-sports-programme |archive-date=20 March 2025 |access-date=20 March 2025 |website=Olympics}}</ref>

==Competitions==
Under the leadership of President [[Wu Ching-kuo]], who ran AIBA from 2006 to 2017, the organization divided its competitions into three categories as part of Wu's overarching goal to govern boxing in all its forms:
* AIBA Open Boxing (AOB), formerly known as amateur or Olympic boxing
* AIBA Pro Boxing (APB), a professional boxing league
* [[World Series of Boxing]] (WSOB), a semi-professional team tournament contested under a hybrid of amateur- and professional-style rules (including five rounds instead of three, and not wearing [[Headgear (martial arts)|headgear]]).<ref name=":22" /><ref name=":23" /><ref name=":19" />
 
Wu's two professional ventures were abandoned by AIBA largely due to the organization's financial woes, which led to Wu's resignation in November 2017. AIBA Pro Boxing staged bouts only from late 2014 to 2016, and the World Series of Boxing abruptly ceased operations amid mounting financial losses after its 2018 season.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Morgan |first1=Liam |date=21 July 2019 |title=World Series of Boxing set to collapse as AIBA confirm event is "inactive" |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1082405/wsb-on-brink-of-collapse |access-date=3 July 2021 |website=insidethegames.biz}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Worldseriesofboxing.com |url=https://www.worldseriesboxing.com/news/ |access-date=3 July 2021}}</ref>

==Presidents==
* [[Émile Grémaux]] - {{flag|France}}, 1946–1959
* Lieutenant-Colonel Rudyard Russell - {{flag|Great Britain}}, 1962–1978
* Colonel Don Hull - {{flag|USA}}, 1978–1986
* [[Anwar Chowdhry]] - {{flag|Pakistan}}, 1986–2006
* Caner Doğaneli - {{flag|Turkey}}, 2006, act.p.
* Wu Ching-kuo - {{flag|Chinese Taipei}}, 2006–2017
* [[Gafur Rakhimov]] - {{flag|Uzbekistan}}, 2017–2019
* Mohamed Moustahsane - {{flag|Morocco}}, 2019–2020, int.p.
* [[Umar Nazarovich Kremlev]] - {{flag|Russia}}, 2020–present

==Events==
* [[Boxing at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]] (formerly)
* [[IBA World Boxing Championships]]
* [[Boxing at the Youth Olympic Games|Youth Olympic Games]] (formerly)
* [[Youth and Junior World Boxing Championships]]
* [[Boxing World Cup]] (inactive)
* [[World Series of Boxing]] (inactive)

==See also==
* [[Val Barker Trophy]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Official website}}
 
{{National Members of the International Boxing Association}}
{{International Sports Federations}}
{{Authority control}}

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