A total of 16 countries from Africa are now members of World Boxing but some still remain in International Boxing Assocition because IBA allows dual membership
Kenya, Senegal and Libya are the latest African countries to join World Boxing but Kenya and other countries still remain in the International Boxing Association (IBA) which allows dual membership.
The total number of African countries now affiliated to WB is 16.
They are Algeria, Central African Republic, Egypt, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan and Uganda.
The affiliation of the three African countries is among the eight latest entrants approved by the Executive Board of World Boxing to take its membership to 125 countries.
The eight new members are spread across four continents and include: Slovenian Boxing Federation (Slovenia); National Boxing Federation of North Macedonia (Macedonia); Qatar Boxing Federation (Qatar); Libyan Boxing Federation (Libya); Senegalese Boxing Federation (Senegal); Nicaraguan Amateur Boxing Federation (Nicaragua), Kenya (Boxing Federation of Kenya); and the Ukrainian National Federation (Ukraine).
Each new National Federations have completed a rigorous application process to join World Boxing. They are deemed to be in good standing and, through their statutes and operating processes, able to demonstrate a transparent and open election process, the existence and operation of WADA-recognised anti-doping polices and processes, evidence of independent, structured, dispute resolution and appeals processes, formal recognition by either their National Olympic Committee (NOC) or Ministry for Sport and a solid national and international boxing programme.
Under World Boxing’s Statutes, the approval of the Executive Board means the seven new National Federations have been endorsed for membership. Final approval of membership status can only be conferred by Congress, which is the ultimate authority of World Boxing, and will be voted on at its next Congress which is scheduled to take place in New Delhi in November 2025.
World Boxing was launched in April 2023 with a mission to ensure that boxing remains at the heart of the Olympic movement. It held its first formal meeting with the IOC in May 2024 and on 25 February 2025, it was granted provisional recognition by the IOC as the International Federation (IF) within the Olympic Movement governing the sport of boxing at world level.
