Boxing could be excluded from the 2020 Tokyo Olympics if the sport's worldwide governing body does not resolve problems ranging from governance to anti-doping issues, International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach said Sunday.
Following a meeting of its executive board, Bach said the IOC had upheld its decision in December to suspend any financial aid to the Association of International Boxing Associations because of the ongoing problems, also including finance and refereeing.
While Bach said boxing's place and athlete quota at Tokyo are final, he made it equally clear the IOC has every right to review the 2020 program if the sport does not sort itself out fast.