(NOV 25) FRANKFURT,
GERMANY -- Boris van der Vorst has been elected as the
first President of World Boxing at its inaugural Congress in
Frankfurt.
The Dutchman
secured 63 percent of the vote against Elise Seignolle from USA
Boxing and will serve an initial two-year term.
In his inaugural
Presidential speech following the election, Boris van der Vorst,
said: “I am humbled and honored to have been elected President
of World Boxing and I would like to thank everyone that has
supported me in recent weeks and over the last few years. My
campaign was based on the principal's integrity, honesty and
trust and I will continue to promote these values within our
growing boxing family.
“Making sure
boxing remains at the heart of the Olympic Movement is our
number one priority and I look forward to working together with
the newly elected board and all of our member National
Federations to help us deliver this.”
The Presidential
election was one of a series of votes at the Congress which
covered a range of positions including three Vice Presidents
(VP), four places on World Boxing’s Executive Board and the
Chairs of the Sport and Competition Committee, the Medical and
Anti-Doping Committee and the Finance and Audit Committee.
Three women and
five men took part in the Vice-Presidential elections which saw
Canada’s Ryan O’Shea, Matt Holt from GB Boxing and the CEO of
Boxing Australia, Dinah Glykidis emerge with the most votes to
secure the three places.
The four
candidates elected to the Executive Board were: Michael Muller
from Germany, Victorico Vargas from the Philippines, Sweden’s
Susanne Karrlander and Marcos Candido de Brito of Brazil.
In the election
to chair World Boxing Committees, Hernan Salvo of Argentina
secured the role as Chair of Sport and Competition Committee; Dr
Armando Sanchez from the USA got the most to Chair the Medical
and Anti-Doping Committee and Julia Felton from Australia will
Chair the Finance and Audit Committee.
The 11 winners
in today’s elections will form a 14-person Executive Board,
along with the two Athlete Representatives, Lauren Price and
Richard Torrez Jr, and the Secretary General, Simon Toulson.
The Vice
Presidents and Executive Board members will serve terms of two
or four years. The difference in the length of terms is designed
to enhance democratic accountability and means that World Boxing
will hold elections every two years.
The Congress was
attended by 26 of World Boxing’s 27 member countries. Delegates
had one or two votes in line with the policies set out in the
World Boxing statutes.
The Secretary
General of World Boxing, Simon Toulson, said: “The inaugural
Congress is a very significant milestone in the development of
World Boxing and to have so many members attend in person, is a
sign of people’s commitment to the organization and everything
we are trying to achieve for the sport.
“Hosting open,
fair and transparent elections is a central element of World
Boxing’s commitment to operating to the highest standards of
governance and today’s events today have shown that the
organization is delivering on this commitment, and I look
forward to working with the newly appointed Executive Board and
to help create a better future for the sport.”
A full list of
the people elected to office is below:
Office
Name Length of
term
President
Boris
van der Vorst (NED) Two years
Vice President
Ryan O’Shea
(CAN) Two years
Vice President
Matt Holt (GB)
Four years
Vice President
Dinah Glykidis
(AUS) Four years
Executive Board
Michael Muller (GER)
Two years
Executive Board
Victorico Vargas
(PHI) Four years
Executive Board
Suzanne Karrlander (SWE)
Two years
Executive Board
Marcos Candido de
Brito (BRA) Two years
Chair Sport and
Competition Committee Hernan Salvo (ARG)
Four years
Chair, Chair
Medical and Anti-Doping Dr Armando Sanchez (USA)
Four years
Chair Finance
and Audit Committee Julia Felton (AUS)
Four years
World Boxing was
launched in April 2023 and aims to ensure that boxing remains at
the heart of the Olympic movement. It will seek recognition from
the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and plans to work
constructively and collaboratively to develop a pathway that
will preserve boxing’s ongoing place on the Olympic competition
program at Los Angeles 2028 and beyond.
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