Boxing will remain an Olympic sport after the International Olympic Committee unanimously votes for it to be included in the 2028 Games in Los Angeles.

Boxing will be in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics after a unanimous vote by the IOC, ending years of doubt over the sport's future at the Games.

Boxing was on Thursday formally included into the programme of the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles after a long dispute and the provisional recognition of a new governing body for the sport. The Session of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) unanimously approved an according proposal from the IOC executive board.