The breakaway group was established back in 2023, shortly before the International Boxing Association (IBA) lost its Olympic recognition due to governance issues and a lack of financial transparency.

Since then, World Boxing has restored the sport's place at the Los Angeles Games in 2028 after being granted provisional recognition by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) last month.

From the outside looking in, the widely trusted body, operating under the leadership of Boris van der Vorst, is set to organise Olympic boxing in years to come. Its new members include federations in Bulgaria, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Albania and the Bahamas, with each application pending final approval until World Boxing's next Congress vote in November.

The additions of Ghana and Sierra Lerone, meanwhile, have extended World Boxing's African membership to nine countries.

--ChannelAfrica--