Paddy Barnes has written to IOC chief Thomas Bach and to boxing chiefs around the world in a bid to rescue the sport's Olympic status at LA 2028.
As things stand, the International Olympic Committee is pulling the plug on boxing's participation at the Games after Paris 2024, a move that would be a massive blow to Ireland's hopes of winning medals.
Barnes, a two-time Olympic bronze medal winner, is keen for Boxing to state its case after the IOC made the decision not to include the sport in its programme for Los Angeles and puts the emphasis on the positive social inclusion that Boxing nurtures in areas otherwise deprived of sporting outlets.
