Umar Kremlev: "If boxing is removed, the Olympics will be the losers."
"Boxing is a cornerstone of the Olympic movement. If boxing is removed from the Olympic Games, it will be the Olympics that lose, not boxing, because it is very popular." This statement comes from Umar Kremlev, President of the International Boxing Association (IBA), and was made during the press conference held on Thursday, November 16, at the Shangri-La Hotel in Paris.