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IOC is all game to include Boxing in 2028 Summer Olympics

The IOC confirms inclusion of boxing in the upcoming Olympic Games, scheduled to be held from 14 July to 30 July, 2028, in Los Angeles

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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced during the governing body's 144th session that Boxing has now been included in the Los Angeles Olympics 2028. The decision comes after the IOC last month granted provisional recognition to World Boxing, effectively sidelining the International Boxing Association (IBA) and transferring power to the new governing body.

The sport was not part of the programme for the next Olympics when the programme was first announced in 2022. Last year the IOC had made it clear that national boxing federations would have to come to a consensus about a new international federation for boxing to be included in the Games programme.

When IOC president Thomas Bach asked everyone to raise their hands in favour of boxing's inclusion in the Los Angeles Games, all members duly complied and none abstained or voted against it. "It's not often that proposals for events are unanimous, but this commission is breaking records," Bach said. The new boxing body now has a membership of more than 80 national federations. The 2028 Summer Olympics are scheduled to take place from 14 July till 30 July, 2028 in the city of Los Angeles. The dates for the qualifying period have yet to be confirmed.