Oleksandr Usyk, the world's best heavyweight, has voiced his concerns about the state of amateur boxing at the elite level and has called for significant changes to be made. The 2012 Olympic Games gold medalist is currently in Paris to show his support for Ukrainian athletes, particularly its boxers.
Amateur boxing faced a potential exclusion from the Paris schedule due to a dispute between the banished governing body of amateur boxing and the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The IOC had warned that boxing might be removed from the 2028 Olympic Games if there were no improvements in the international governance of amateur boxing.
