Wladimir Klitschko worried about the future of Olympic Boxing

Former WBA, IBO, IBF, WBO heavyweight world champion Wladimir Klitschko worried about the future of boxing at the Olympic Games. "For the first time ever in boxing, the worst had happened," he said. "We need a combined effort to protect life-changing dreams of athletes who want to participate in the upcoming Olympic Games. In an unprecedented shift that would rock athletics and the Olympics, boxing is in danger of being halted due to current dysfunction leading to losing the Olympic licence.” Klitschko, who won super-heavyweight gold in 1996, has thrown his support behind the World Boxing Association (WBA) "I'm pleading with the national federations to continue signing with the pioneers of boxing, the world-renowned WBA. I'm also asking the IOC to consider the WBA as the organisation that will centralise the sport while continuing to improve the protection and interests of its athletes and fans, and grant the Olympic licence to the WBA to represent the sport for the upcoming Games in Tokyo."

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