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By Simon Asare<\/p>\n
Accra, Nov. 14, GNA -\u202f Mr. Mustapha Nettey, Treasurer of the Ghana Boxing Federation (GBF), believes the national body has no choice but to leave the International Boxing Association (IBA) as directed by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).\u00a0<\/p>\n
The IBA was expelled by the IOC in June 2024, casting doubt on the future of Olympic boxing with associations urged to appoint a new global body.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The GBF\u2019s top executives are yet to determine whether to leave the IBA under the IOC\u2019s orders but have stated that they would make a decision shortly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But Mr. Nettey believes that if Ghana wants its boxing to compete in the upcoming Olympic and Commonwealth Games, it must quit the IBA.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cGhana has no choice but to join the World Boxing (WB) if we want our boxers to be part of the prestigious games (Olympic games) and the Commonwealth games.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThe future of our boxers and development of boxing really rests with World Boxing,\u201d he said in an interview with the GNA Sports.\u00a0<\/p>\n
One major reason why the IBA was expelled from the IOC was a result of the integrity of bouts and judging, and Mr. Nettey believes the IBA has fallen short of ensuring fairness in the sport.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThe IBA has demonstrated immensely that they cannot be fair in their officiating, and this has been the most pressing issue among many others for which the IOC wanted boxing out of the Olympic games if the IBA is in charge.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAt the heart of the development of boxing is fairness and transparency; currently, IBA has none of these virtues.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was so evident during the just-ended IBA Youth World Championship when Ghana\u2019s Ebenezer Ankrah and Mathias Ashitey suffered daylight robbery in terms of officiating. This affects the confidence of athletes (boxers),\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Mr. Nettey further disclosed that processes have already commenced to leave the IBA, though an official communiqu\u00e9 is yet to be released by the GBF.\u00a0<\/p>\n
GNA\u202f\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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