AIBA’s Ching-Kuo Wu adamant professionals will fight at Rio

Professional fighters will feature at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics as long as a constitutional change goes through in June, the president of the International Boxing Association (AIBA) has confirmed.

Last month’s decision by AIBA to begin procedures to open the door for pro boxers to compete alongside amateurs at the games means the sport could get increased exposure with potentially big-name fighters taking part.

The move, though, has also sparked criticism as many argue it would be unfair to the thousands of amateurs who have trained for the games for years and now have to possibly make way for the pros.