Boxing may be knocked out

Boxing could be knocked out of the next Olympic Games if the International Olympic Committee is not satisfied problems with the sport’s finances and governance are sorted out, IOC President Thomas Bach warned on Sunday.

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach arrives for an Executive Board meeting in Pully near Lausanne, Switzerland December 6, 2017.

Speaking in Pyeongchang ahead of next week’s Winter Olympics, Bach said the IOC was “extremely worried” about how the sport was run and said the body was prepared to make bold decisions.