Russian boxing chief calls opponents of Russia outcasts and declares war on IOC

The President of the International Boxing Federation (IBA), Umar Kremlev, is demanding that his organisation be given back the right to hold qualifying tournaments for the Olympic Games. The fan of dictator Vladimir Putin also expressed support for his compatriots, whom the IBA returned to the competition without any restrictions, despite the war in Ukraine.

Kremlev said this in an interview with the propaganda TV channel Match TV. The Russian, who was illegally re-elected to the post of IBA head, threatened the International Olympic Committee (IOC) with "serious decisions" and called officials who oppose the representatives of the aggressor country "outcasts of society".

"We have created a special group, there is correspondence. Our main task is tournaments. The World Championship is the main event for boxers. And, of course, we will defend boxing at the Olympics. We will not allow the outcasts of society to violate sports rules and sports culture. Boxing is the founder of the Olympic movement. So far, this is a warning. Serious decisions will follow. There should be no sports officials who want to deprive someone of the flag or anthem or exclude a sport. We have to develop sports," Kremlev said.

Earlier, the United States announced its withdrawal from the IBA. Prior to that, representatives of the UK, the Netherlands, Germany, the Philippines, Sweden and the USA announced the creation of the World Boxing International Federation (WBIF). It should be noted that the IOC deprived the IBA of the right to qualify for the Olympic Games due to doping scandals.

As OBOZREVATEL previously reported, the IBA banned Ukrainian athletes from using national symbols at the European Women's Boxing Championships.

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