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International Olympic Committee sets date to terminate the International Boxing Federation's Olympic Status

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Fox News Flash top sports headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. The IOC finally ran out of patience with the International Boxing Federation Wednesday and set a date to terminate its Olympic status this month.

While boxing will still be on the program at the 2024 Paris Games, the International Olympic Committee said its executive board has asked the full membership to withdraw its recognition of the IBA at a special meeting June 22.

IOC members rarely vote against recommendations from their 15-member board, and the IBA's ouster is likely a formality. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM A woman holds a poster in support of boxing at the Olympic Games on the sidelines of the executive board meeting in front of the Olympic House in Lausanne, Switzerland, Dec.

5, 2022.  (Denis Balibouse/Pool/AFP via Getty Images) The IOC had already suspended the IBA's recognition in 2019 over long-standing financial, sports integrity and governance issues.

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LAUSANNE, Switzerland — The International Boxing Association was banished from the Olympic family on Thursday, ending a yearslong dispute fueled by defying advice and instructions from the IOC. Boxing, however, will keep its status as an Olympic sport at the 2024 Paris Games.

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