Former WBC champion, social activist Grigory Drozd In a conversation with , he expressed hope that the recommendations Gennady Golovkin The departure of the Kazakh Boxing Federation from the International Boxing Association (IBA) has nothing to do with politics.
Earlier, Golovkin, a 2004 Games finalist, former WBC, IBF, WBA, IBO middleweight champion, said in an interview with Reuters that he wanted the Kazakhstan Boxing Federation to leave the IBA led by Umar Kremlin and move to World Boxing. Since February 2024, Golovkin has held the post of head of the National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
— I know him well, I spent two years with him in promotion in Germany, in training. And now his statement… He now heads the NOC. I really hope that his decision and desire were justified by the goal of doing better for boxing, athletes and coaches. I hope that this is not a political decision or related to that. It’s just that amateur boxing is very well developed in Kazakhstan. How correct and important it is, I can’t judge – time will tell.
I will say one thing, IBA is showing itself very well today. Look at the reforms of amateur boxing in terms of development, popularization and prize money. This is a new level, a new strategy. IBA is a very powerful and strong organization. I am sure that without the unfounded criticism and pressure from the IOC, this organization would be part of the IOC. I am convinced that IBA is the strongest organization in amateur boxing and will remain so. It will all come down to the fact that everyone will unite and it will return to the IOC,” Drozd told .
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