Boxing featured all the way back at the ancient Olympic Games in the 7th century BC - where they fought with strips of leather wrapped around their fists!
In the 19th century, boxing was formalised with rules in Great Britain and it has featured at all modern Olympic Games since 1904, except 1912, as Swedish law had banned the sport at the time. Only amateur boxers are permitted to compete in Olympic boxing.
The Team GB boxing team created history in Tokyo, returning home with six medals; a modern record and a feat not achieved since 1920.
In March 2025, the Executive Board of the IOC granted World Boxing provisional recognition as the International Federation (IF), meaning it will be the IF responsible for organising the qualification pathway and the boxing tournament at LA28.
The UK National Governing Body is GB Boxing, based in Sheffield. Find out more on the GB Boxing website.