FILE PHOTO: Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Boxing - Women's Middleweight - Final - Kokugikan Arena - Tokyo, Japan - August 8, 2021. Lauren Price of Britain in action against Li Qian of China REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino/File Photo
LONDON (Reuters) - A group including the United States and Britain announced a new world boxing federation on Thursday in a breakaway aimed at securing the troubled sport's Olympic future.
Leaders of Swiss-registered World Boxing told a news conference they would seek recognition from the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
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