The International Olympic Committee has officially approved the inclusion of boxing in the program of the Olympic Games in Los Angeles 2028. The tournament will be organized by the newly established World Boxing Federation (World Boxing).
Earlier, boxers' participation in the Games was called into question when relations between the IOC and the IBA federation, which until recently was responsible for amateur (Olympic) boxing, became extremely strained.
The decision was made at the 144th IOC Session in Costa Navarino, Greece, and means that one of the oldest and most prestigious Olympic disciplines will remain part of the Games. After years of uncertainty surrounding the International Boxing Association's (IBA) organizational problems, the IOC has taken steps to ensure boxing's future on the world's most important sporting stage.
Boxing has been present at the Games since 1904 (with the exception of 1912), and will continue its Olympic history, giving future generations of boxers the opportunity to compete for valuable trophies.
