By Gerardo Romero
Sep 27, 2024, 3:34 PM EDT
The historic Kazakh boxer and two-time super middleweight world champion, Gennady ‘GGG’ Golovkin, was appointed president of the new Olympic Commission created by World Boxing, to be able to do the necessary work and thus keep boxing within the Olympic Games. of Los Angeles 2028.
This initiative is due to the problems that the International Boxing Association (IBA) is going through; Currently there are a total of 44 national federations that have joined together to support World Boxing in this work of keeping boxing alive in the Olympic cycle.
The decision to appoint Golovkin as president of this Olympic Commission is due to the work he has done in the Kazakhstan Olympic Committee and also due to the long history he has in boxing that allowed him to be considered the best boxer in the world in 2017.
“Preserving boxing as an Olympic sport will be my top priority. “I also intend to collaborate closely with the IOC on issues related to boxing’s commitment to the Olympic values of honesty, fairness and transparency,” he said.
“I also intend to work closely with the IOC on issues related to boxing’s commitment to the Olympic values of honesty, fairness and transparency. I am sure that my experience as a professional athlete will help build systemic work within World Boxing. And through joint efforts we will be able to give boxing a new boost for its development, but there is still much to do,” he concluded in his statements.
World Boxing endorsement
The president of World Boxing, the Dutch Boris van der Vorst, considered that Golovkin’s presence will be of great help to give the necessary security to the International Olympic Committee to trust them and thus give them permission to direct boxing in the Olympic Games of Paris 2024.
“He is one of the most important boxers in the world of the last decade and having his support, experience, knowledge and profile is an important boost for the organization. “He will be a great asset and I look forward to working closely with him to fulfill our mission of ensuring that boxing remains at the center of the Olympic Movement,” he highlighted.
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