Association chief looking to diversify body’s fundingIOC has said it will not organise boxing at LA 2028
The International Boxing Association is still taking sponsorship money from the Russian state energy supplier Gazprom but could still play a role in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, its chief executive has said.
Chris Roberts, the former British army officer who has led the IBA since September last year, said he was looking to diversify the sporting body’s sources of funding but that “the Gazprom thing is still there”.
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