World Boxing has “added China to its growing list of members, reaching another major goal in its quest to keep boxing in the Olympics.” The still-new governing body also announced the “additions of the national federations of Turkey, Sudan, Greece, Slovakia and Montenegro” on Wednesday. World Boxing now has 84 national federations among its membership “after having only 37 at the conclusion of the Paris Olympics seven months ago.” The Chinese Boxing Federation’s decision to join is “yet another positive sign” for World Boxing, which received provisional recognition from the IOC last month as the new governing body for the sport ahead of the 2028 L.A. Olympics. Boxing “still is not officially on the program” for LA28, but boxing superstar Gennady Golovkin is “heading a World Boxing commission to cement the body’s future in the Olympic movement.” The IOC ran the last two Olympic boxing tournaments, but “has repeatedly said a new governing body must run future tournaments if boxing stays on the program” (AP, 3/12).
World Boxing adds China, five others to federation
