AIBA chief hopes boxing will get all clear for Tokyo

LAUSANNE: Caretaker boxing chief Mohamed Moustahsane says he’s confident the troubled AIBA will get the green light to run the sport at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

The International Olympic Committee are due to deliver their verdict on whether to allow amateur boxing’s world body to organise the Olympic competition on May 22.

The IOC has frozen boxing’s preparations for next year’s Games as it seeks proof that the AIBA has cleaned up its act sufficiently after allegations of bout-fixing at the Rio Olympics in 2016.

The inquiry also covers AIBA governance and its anti-doping programme.

If the AIBA’s Olympic suspension is maintained the IOC has said it will step in to ensure the sport appears in Tokyo.

But Moustahsane is optimistic the IOC’s inquiry will come to a favourable conclusion for the organisation he took temporary command of at the end of last month.

“We answered all their questions, we are confident,” the 40-year-old Moroccan physician who has served as ringside doctor told AFP on Friday.

“We remain available to reply to any questions to be sure that there are no suspicions or black marks hanging over our federation.”