The battle promises to be intense for the presidency of AIBA. After the Azeri Suleyman Mikayilov, the Dominican Bienvenido Solano, the Dutchman Boris van Der Vorst and the Emirati Anas Al Otaiba, all candidates already declared, a fifth man could soon enter the race. Russian Umar Kremlev, current secretary general of the Russian Boxing Federation, has not yet officially announced his candidacy. But his team does it for him, creating false suspense. She announced that five national federations had publicly taken a position alongside her, asking her to run for the top position. The boxing federations of Ukraine, Serbia, Colombia, Paraguay and the Solomon Islands wrote letters calling on the 38-year-old Russian leader to enter the fight. The deadline to submit an application has been set for November 2. The elections for the presidency of AIBA must take place during the next annual congress of the body, scheduled for December 12 and 13, 2020 in virtual mode.
