Boxing nears spot at LA Olympics as IOC recognises new body

The Team Ireland boxing team are welcomed by supporters on O'Connell Street in Dublin, celebrating their achievements at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. File picture: Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile

The International Olympic Committee has taken a key step towards retaining boxing on the programme for the Los Angeles Games in 2028 as it recognised a new governing body for the sport.

The IOC board granted provisional recognition to World Boxing yesterday. The group was founded in 2023 as a breakaway from the long-established but troubled International Boxing Association, and has picked up many former IBA members.