David Haye has hit out at "insane" plans to allow professional boxers to compete at the Olympics, warning it would put fighters' health and safety at serious risk.
Last month AIBA president Ching-Kuo Wu said that the sport's world governing body intends to open up its Rio 2016 qualifying process to full-time professionals.
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