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FRANKFURT, Germany — Breakaway body World Boxing has elected Dutch official Boris van der Vorst to be its first president amid a wider dispute over the sport's place in the Olympic Games. World Boxing said van der Vorst won 65% of the vote to beat Elise Seignolle of the United States at a congress in Germany attended by 26 member governing bodies. Van der Vorst says he will promote "integrity, honesty and trust" in boxing. World Boxing was founded in April in a split from the International Boxing Association in April by countries including the U.S. and Britain.
