‘It’s a privilege’: Boris van der Vorst, the man who saved Olympic boxing By forming a new governing body, World Boxing, the Dutchman prevented the sport being banished by the IOC The Guardian - UK · Mar 23, 2025
World Boxing to decide new gender eligibility rules in ‘two or three weeks’ World Boxing has reached ‘an advanced stage’ of its investigation into the gender eligibility row at last year’s Olympics and expects to announce its findings in a matter of ‘weeks rather than months’ The Guardian - UK · Mar 20, 2025
Banned governing body that's fueling outcry on Olympic boxers has Russian ties and troubled history The allegations that Olympic boxers Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting failed an eligibility test for women's competition have been made by only the International Boxing Association The Independent UK · Aug 3, 2024
Breakaway boxing body's president backs the IOC's handling of gender issues at the Paris Olympics The head of the new governing body that hopes to run the next Olympic boxing tournament says he strongly supports the IOC’s policies at the Paris Olympics The Independent UK · Aug 1, 2024
New organisation World Boxing hopes to save sport’s Olympic status World Boxing was formed on Thursday with the aim of helping ensure the sport stays part of the Olympic Movement. The Independent UK · Apr 13, 2023
Amateur boxing crisis grows as Russian Iba president’s rival loses election appeal Dutchman Boris van der Vorst failed to persuade Cas to overturn a late bar on him standing in opposition to Iba president Umar Kremlev The Guardian - UK · May 12, 2022
Olympic boxing at risk, IOC warns Iba chief amid fresh governance worries The IOC has warned the Russian president of amateur boxing that it still has ‘significant concerns’ over the governance of the organisation he leads in an intervention just days before he faces re-election The Guardian - UK · May 11, 2022