AIBA denies bid to take over boxing

The International Boxing Association (AIBA) yesterday denied accusations it is trying to take over the sport, following a controversial decision to let professional boxers fight at the Rio Olympics

Shanghai: The International Boxing Association (AIBA) yesterday denied accusations it is trying to take over the sport, following a controversial decision to let professional boxers fight at the Rio Olympics.

At an AIBA congress in Lausanne in Switzerland last month, 95 percent of delegates voted to allow professional boxers for the first time ever to enter the competition.

The decision was met with widespread derision in the boxing world, with many making their views clear even before the change was made. AIBA president Wu Ching-Kuo said the organisation had no plans to take over the sport and allowing professionals to compete in Olympic boxing was a great step forward for it.

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