The International Olympic Committee executive board has recommended that boxing be included at the 2028 Games in Los Angeles.The sport was not part of the initial programme when it was announced in 2022,

Boxing is set to be part of the programme of the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles after a long dispute and the provisional recognition of a new governing body for the sport. International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach said on Monday that the executive board decided on an according recommendation to the IOC Session which convenes later this week.

Boxing is set to be among the sports at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics after a new governing body was selected, IOC chief Thomas Bach said on Monday (Tuesday in Manila). Bach said the IOC's Executive Board approved including boxing on the 2028 program after his organization recognized World Boxing to oversee the sport at the Olympics,