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World Boxing, a breakaway international federation hoping to secure recognition by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) says it has reached 60 members.<\/b><\/p>\n
The federation formed in April after the International Boxing Association (IBA) was stripped of its status<\/a> as boxing’s world governing body in June 2023, having initially been suspended in 2019.<\/p>\n National federations for Cambodia, Dominican Republic, Jordan, Myanmar and Palestine were approved by World Boxing on 12 December.<\/p>\n “World Boxing has achieved an enormous amount in the last 12 months and to approach the end of the year with 60 members is a fantastic achievement and conclusive evidence of the widespread desire for change that exists in international boxing,” president of World Boxing, Boris van der Vorst said.<\/p>\n “The decision of so many national federations to join World Boxing is a sign of the critical importance of remaining part of the Olympic movement to the future health and stability of our sport and a recognition that this can only be achieved by countries joining and supporting World Boxing.”<\/p>\n World Boxing said the new members completed a “rigorous application process”.<\/p>\n “Their statutes and operating processes, are able to demonstrate: a transparent and open election process; the existence and operation of WADA-recognised anti-doping polices and processes; a structured, dispute resolution and appeals process; a solid national and international boxing sports programme; and formal recognition by either their National Olympic Committee (NOC) or Ministry for Sport,” World Boxing said.<\/p>\n Great Britain became a member<\/a> of World Boxing in April 2023.<\/p>\n Boxing at the past two editions of the Olympic Games in Tokyo and Paris has been organised by the IOC.<\/p>\n The Russian-led IBA and the IOC have been at loggerheads for years, due to concerns about the IBA’s finances and ethics.<\/p>\n After the removal of its status governing the sport, the IBA launched an appeal at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas).<\/p>\n