In the latest announcement from the World Boxing, the organization said they had appointed former boxer Gennadiy Golovkin (GGG) as the head of the agency in charge of contact between World Boxing and the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Currently, GGG is also the Chairman of the Kazakhstan Olympic Committee.
“GGG will work directly, closely with World Boxing leaders to manage the relationship between the organization with the IOC. This is part of ensuring Boxing continues to be part of the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Program,” the World Boxing announcement said.
Gennadiy Golovkin (GGG) has won the HCV Boxing World 2023, the Athens Olympic Games 2004 before moving to a professional competition. The last time Mr. Thuong Dai was in September 2022. It was the time when Golovkin lost to calculate the point before Canelo Alvarez after 12 rounds.
After the competition, Golovkin moved to the management. He appeared at the Paris Olympic Games as Chairman of the Kazakhstan Olympic Committee, and publicly supported the World Boxing. According to GGG, it is necessary for countries to withdraw from IBA and join the World Boxing is the necessary mistake now.
In the Olympic playground, Boxing Kazakhstan did not have a gold medal in the last 2 Olympics. They have 2 bronze medals at the Tokyo Olympic Games, 1 HCB, 1 bronze medal at the Paris Olympic Games. Compared to the peak GGG, Boxing Kazakhstan witnessed a strong step backward compared to many other countries.