The
International Boxing Association (
IBA), previously known as the
Association Internationale de Boxe Amateur (
AIBA), is a sports organization that sanctions amateur boxing matches and awards world and subordinate championships. However it is permanently banned from the Olympic Games, has no connection to the Olympics and its role as a sanctioning-body is not recognized by the Olympic movement. It has been described as Russian-dominated and Kremlin-backed. IBA consists of five continental confederations: AFBC, AMBC, ASBC, EUBC, and OCBC. The association includes officially 198 national boxing federations, a number actually debatable since the creation of the rival organisation World Boxing. It is led by Umar Kremlev, an ally of Vladimir Putin.