International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has recommended to the General Assembly that boxing be included in the program of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games.

"At the IOC Executive Board meeting, we made the right decision, which is to include boxing in the program of the Olympic Games in Los Angeles," Bach said.

The decision must be adopted at a session of the Greek parliament, where a new IOC president will be elected this week.

Bach expressed "confidence" that a decision will be made to include boxing.

"So boxers from all over the world will have the certainty that they can participate in the Olympic Games in Los Angeles," he added.

The decision follows the provisional recognition of the young international federation World Boxing in February, which expelled the Russian-influenced International Boxing Federation (IBA) from the Olympic movement.

World Boxing was founded in 2023, and at the end of last month it had only 78 members, significantly fewer than other recognized sports organizations.