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The ersthwile boxing authority in India, the Indian Amateur Boxing Federation, has reportedly approached the International Amateur Boxing Federation, AIBA and the ad-hoc committee (currently responsible for the sport in the country), seeking to be reinstated as the governing body for the sport in India.
An official of the former top dog of boxing in India confirmed that a submission has been made to AIBA and ad hoc committee members Kishen Narsi and Jay Kowli for consideration: "IABF secretary general Rajesh Bhandari sent the IABF's proposal to form a federation to the AIBA president C.K. Wu and Narsi and Kowli on Wednesday. The IABF is very much interested in running boxing in India and is also keen to hold fresh election as per the AIBA rules."
Allegations of election rigging led to the IABF being suspended in December 2012 by the AIBA and was altogether dissolved in March 2013. It’s replacement, Boxing India, was formed in September 2014, but suspended last week by the AIBA due to internal scuffles that hampered functioning. A five-member ad-hoc committee was appointed in June to manage boxing in the country. Due to lack of clarity on the status of Boxing India, the organization decided to hold elections and tournaments. This led to its suspension.
As of now, there are three interested parties lobbying for the mandate to form a boxing authority in India – the IABF, Boxing India and a group of former top boxers, including the 1994 Asian Championships gold medallist Rajkumar Sangwan. They are in negotiations with the ad-hoc committee to intercede on their behalf with the AIBA.
The IABF official also stated: "Its past notwithstanding, the IABF wants to go as per the AIBA regulations. We are not talking about retaining our posts. There will be a fresh election, open to all, and anyone can get elected. I don't think anybody, including AIBA will have a problem with that.”
Kishen Narsi, the chairman of the ad-hoc committee, was commissioned by the AIBA to present an intricate exposition about the state of boxing in India and to nominate an oficial committee to organize and manage the sport in India.The ad-hoc committee has since stated that it will convene a meeting of all the stakeholders of the sport in India to decide on the best course forward, in keeping with the AIBA’s recommendations.
