Boxing nears its spot on the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic program as IOC recognizes new body

FILE - The Olympic rings are pictured through a flag hanging in the Velodrome stadium during the Summer Olympics, July 24, 2024, in Marseille, France.

FILE - The Olympic rings are pictured through a flag hanging in the Velodrome stadium during the Summer Olympics, July 24, 2024, in Marseille, France. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole, File)


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LAUSANNE, Switzerland — The International Olympic Committee has taken a key step toward retaining boxing on the program for the Los Angeles Games in 2028 as it recognized a new governing body for the sport. The IOC board granted provisional recognition Wednesday to World Boxing, a group which was founded in 2023 as a breakaway from the long-established but troubled International Boxing Association. It has since picked up many former IBA members. The IOC said that World Boxing showed that 62% of boxers from last year's Paris Olympics were affiliated with its members.

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