The Executive Board of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has recommended that boxing be included in the program for the 2028 Summer Olympics, set to take place in Los Angeles.
I am very confident that the session will approve it so that all the boxers of the world then have certainty that they can participate in the Olympic Games L.A. 2028 if their national federation is recognized by World Boxing.
IOC President Thomas Bach
Previously, the IOC provisionally recognized World Boxing as the international federation governing boxing worldwide, noting that it meets all necessary requirements. This includes membership from 78 national federations across five continents, the establishment of four continental confederations, and that 62% of boxers and 58% of medalists from the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris are members of national federations within World Boxing.
