Boxing's Olympic future came under the spotlight Friday as top officials decide whether to punish the sport's governing body, which is on the ropes over finances, judging and its controversial leader. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has made clear that boxing's future at the Tokyo 2020 Games could be facing a knockout blow amid serious concerns over governance at the International Boxing Association (AIBA). Boxing already incurred the IOC's wrath at the last Games in Rio, when all 36 officials and referees were suspended amid allegations of bout fixing. And relations have not been improved by the election earlier this month of Uzbek businessman Gafur Rakhimov, who has ...
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