The federation that wants to take the belt away from Usyk has returned Russian boxers
The International Boxing Federation (IBF) has lifted sanctions against Russian athletes and returned them to its rankings after they were expelled in February 2022. The organization allegedly made this decision in recent weeks, but has not officially commented on it.
This was reported by the propaganda news agency TASS. "Restrictions have been lifted from Russian boxers, they can be included in the ratings," a federation spokesman said.
IBF belt held by Usyk
There are indeed five Russians in the updated IBF rankings. In the lightweight division, where Ukrainian Vasyl Lomachenko (18-3, 12 KOs) holds the organization's championship belt, Zaur Abdullayev (19-1, 11 KOs), who has boxed only once outside of Russia, is ranked sixth.
Russians returned to the IBF rankings.
Source: IBF
Russian boxers returned to IBF rankings.
Source: IBF
In the middleweight division, Vladimir Shishkin (16-0, 10 KOs) is ranked second, and three representatives of the aggressor country are ranked in the light heavyweight division - Ali Ismailov (21-15-1, 15 KOs), Imam Khatayev (7-0, 7 KOs) and Vasyl Voitsekhovsky (13-0, 7 KOs).
The IBF has returned the Russians to the rankings.
Source: IBF
Imam Khatayev.
It should be noted that IBF President Darryl Peeples had been actively dealing with the head of Russian boxing, Umar Kremlin, at least until 2020. In early June, the IBF made an official statement regarding the deprivation of the belt of Ukrainian super champion Oleksandr Usyk (22-0, 14 KOs).
IBF President Daryl Peeples.
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