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Olympic Boxing is in need of drastic support. Many boxing federations around the world, such as the USA Boxing and European federations, are forming their own organizations which will hopefully work as an alternative. The International Olympic Community (IOC) is planning to discard the sport of boxing from their event if the International Boxing Association (IBA) is the controlling factor in the sport. IOC doesn’t want to take any more risks with the IBA, as there have been constant controversies since the involvement of this association. The number of allegations involving match-fixing has skyrocketed.

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IOC either wants to replace the IBA or completely discard the long-time-played sport of boxing altogether. So different federations are coming together to form an organization that will dedicatedly follow all the guidelines of the IOC, and so that they can save Olympic boxing from getting canceled. If that happens, it’ll definitely be a shock to the world of boxing.

Many talented boxers have competed in Olympic boxing and established themselves as pioneers of the sport. Boxers like Oleksandr UsykRoy Jones Jr., Gennadiy Golovkin, etc are all examples of those who had competed in the Olympics and then turned into professional boxers. And a few years ago, even the Pro boxers were allowed to compete in the Olympic Boxing. Nevertheless, fans are hopeful now after the news of the Federations coming together to form the ‘World Boxing’ organization.

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Fans respond to federations trying to save the Olympic Boxing

Now, many fans mentioned this breaking news by tagging different sources on Twitter. One of the fans, nhbnews, made a Retweet of trulyTG who reported this news about Olympic Boxing. The Twitter user stated that this new group would most probably try to save boxing as a prestige event at the Olympics.

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Les Carpenter also made a tweet about this matter and reported the news.

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One fan, AidanHo56327217, replied to his post stating that, finally, common sense won the game of wits.

Another fan, mar2vickers, said they saw it coming a long time back, and the IOC’s decision doesn’t surprise them.

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A fan, MacDuff888, stated that back in the 1970s they used to adore Olympic boxing, but some organizations have ruined the sport.

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Now, The Washington Post also made a Tweet about this. And one fan, jker2001, wrote this in the Tweet’s comment section.

Soon the united organization of the USA Boxing and European federations will be announced, and hopefully, it’ll be approved by the IOC. Many boxing fans want boxing to stay in the Olympics, and they’re hopeful about this new merger. What are your thoughts about IOC’s decision? Do you think this new merger will save Olympic Boxing? Let us know in the comments section.

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