The International Olympic Committee on Thursday withdrew its recognition of boxing's governing body, the International Boxing Association, but said the sport would be on the programme at the 2024 and 2028 Games in Paris and Los Angeles.
The IBA accused the IOC of making a “tremendous error” which revealed “its true politicised nature”.
“We cannot conceal the fact that today’s decision is catastrophic for global boxing and blatantly contradicts the IOC’s claims of acting in the best interests of boxing and athletes.” Bach added: “We highly value the sport of boxing but unfortunately we have an extremely serious problem with the IBA because of their governance.
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