Info or intox ? According to Simon Toulson, its general secretary, World Boxing could very quickly see its numbers at least double, and perhaps even triple. “ We have over 25 or 30 countries asking us if they can apply, explained the Briton to the agency AP. And I think 25 or 30 other countries are starting to analyze the consequences and how they can join.". Created in April 2023, at the initiative of the American and British federations in particular, World Boxing had 27 national member federations at its first annual congress last November. Since then, the body has not announced any new recruits. But time is running out. The IOC has in fact announced that boxing could disappear from the Olympic program after the Paris 2024 Games in the absence of an international federation which is a credible alternative to the IBA, particularly in terms of representation and universality. And this, at the latest before the end of 2025.
