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Umar Kremlev, the current President of the International Boxing Association (IBA), recently held a press conference in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, where he spoke about the future of boxing. During the conference, Kremlev emphasized the IBA’s commitment to helping athletes and National Federations develop the sport of boxing and stressed the need for cooperation and compromise in the sport. Kremlev also highlighted that politics should be kept out of sports and that each organization should focus on its own responsibilities without interfering with each other and athletes’ interests, according to the EU Reporter.
Kremlev has also mentioned that the IBA has always been open to dialogue and a commission has been created to interact with the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Kremlev emphasized that the investigation into corruption under the rule of former AIBA President Xi K Wu has nothing to do with the current state of affairs in the organization.
Regarding funding, the IBA plans to allocate between $50,000 and $100,000 to each National Federation for the development of boxing after submitting a development plan. Kremlev emphasized the focus on cooperation, noting that the IBA’s task is not to limit athletes but to help them. The IBA also plans to increase the prize money fund, with a goal of reaching $1 million for gold by 2027. Kremlev stated that the well-being of boxers is a key to success for the sport and emphasized that athletes should be able to represent their country and have equal rights while also providing for their families and earning money from boxing.
Kremlev also addressed the US and UK initiative to create an “alternative boxing association,” stating that the IBA is the only international association governing boxing and is trusted by 205 countries. He questioned the idea of registering an association in a “garage” and calling it international and asked why anyone should pay attention to it. The press conference also discussed the US Boxing Federation’s previous decision to withdraw from the IBA, with Kremlev noting that American athletes themselves are requesting help in organizing a new federation, and the decision to withdraw was an exclusively bureaucratic initiative that does not reflect the views of the athletes.
