IBA sticking with Gazprom sponsorship as boxing still in limbo at 2028 Olympics

The IBA chief executive, Chris Roberts (left), during a press conference with the IBA coaching official Gabriele Martelli as the IBA president, Umar Kremlev, is seen on the big screen. Photograph: Reuters

The International Boxing Association is still taking sponsorship money from the Russian state energy supplier Gazprom but could still play a role in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games, its chief executive has said.

Chris Roberts, the former British army officer who has led the IBA since September last year, said he was looking to diversify the sporting body’s sources of funding but that “the Gazprom thing is still there”.