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LAUSANNE, Switzerland — The Court of Arbitration for Sport has upheld the IOC decision to remove the International Boxing Association from the Olympic family. The court says it dismissed the IBA appeal because the organization "had not complied with the conditions set down by the IOC for recognition." The IBA's president had earlier pledged to appeal at Switzerland's supreme court if they lost their CAS appeal. Last year, the IBA was de-recognized after a long dispute fueled by defying advice and instructions from the International Olympic Committee, which had long cited concerns about boxing's governance, reliance on money from Russian state energy firm Gazprom, and the integrity of bouts.
