IOC guarantees boxing's place at Olympics despite ejecting IBA

The IOC withdrew its recognition of boxing's governing body but said the sport would be on the programme at the 2024 and 2028 Games.

PARIS - The International Olympic Committee withdrew its recognition of boxing's governing body but said the sport would be on the programme at the 2024 and 2028 Games in Paris and Los Angeles.

However, the IBA hit back with a strongly-worded statement, comparing their expulsion to Nazi Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941.

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