đ Share this article Golovkin Poised to Become Elected International Boxing Leader, Will Guide Sport Towards 2028 Los Angeles Olympics Former world middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin will be chosen as the head of World Boxing and guide boxing as it heads toward the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics. The boxing legend, who earned a silver medal in Athens in 2004 and went on to make the most world title defences in the history of the middleweight division, is the sole nominee for president approved by the sportâs independent vetting panel for Sundayâs election. Consequently, he will take charge of World Boxing, which became the governing body for amateur Olympic boxing recently. That role was previously occupied by the former international boxing body, but it was expelled by the International Olympic Committee in the year 2023 following a series of judging, corruption and governance scandals. In his manifesto, the 43-year-old Golovkin, whose first term lasts through 2027, promised to restore trust in the sport and ensure boxingâs future in the Olympic lineup, beginning at the Los Angeles 2028. âAs an amateur, I proudly won a second-place finish at the 2004 Athens Olympics, symbolizing Kazakhstan but the principles of integrity and hard work that define Olympic boxing,â he wrote. âAs a professional, I won numerous world titles, known for my integrity, respect, and commitment to fair play. âI am dedicated to strengthening governance, ensuring financial transparency, advancing tech solutions to ensure impartial scoring, and expanding opportunities for men and women in every region of the world.â The IOC directly managed the boxing events at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 and the 2024 Paris Olympics. However, after the recent Games were marred by disputes about sex eligibility, it said it needed a new partner by 2028. In February, it granted recognition to the new boxing federation, which then ran the 2025 world championships in Liverpool. For that event, the organization introduced a mandatory sex screening test, to assess qualification of boxers of both sexes, a move that the Olympic committee is also evaluating for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics.