Let’s work together to shape a better future for Olympic-style boxing!

During my visit to Croatia, I had the opportunity to meet with the representatives of eight Balkan National Boxing Federations to discuss World Boxing’s ongoing efforts to secure boxing’s place in the Olympic Movement, the development of our sport in the region, and its global future.

With over 75 member NF's, we have now passed an important milestone for our possible recognition by the IOC.

During my busy days filled with meetings all over the world, the WORLD BOXING team continues to work hard on improving the membership of our organization.

An important meeting took place at the headquarters of the National Olympic Committee of Germany in Frankfurt with several African NOCs to discuss the current situation in Olympic-style boxing and the roadmap for involving new African National Federations in WORLD BOXING mission to secure boxing’s place in the Olympic Movement.

This weekend marks my first official visit to France after the Fédération Française de Boxe became a member of WORLD BOXING. This beautiful country has produced many honorable Olympians in boxing, and many more will undoubtedly emerge in the future.

Together with our customers, we witnessed Feyenoord's sensational 3-0 win over Bayern Munich. This victory ensures that Feyenoord has at least secured a place in the intermediate round of the Champions League, and a place in the top eight of the main phase is still possible!

Africa is the second-largest continent in the world, with a population of nearly 1.4 billion people, and it should undoubtedly have the future in Olympic-style boxing. This was one of the main topics of discussion during my meeting with the President of the National Olympic Committee of Egypt, Mr. Yasser Idris.

How can a Formula 1 team innovate at lightning speed, while many large companies get stuck in sluggishness and politics? The secret lies in avoiding what Gary Hamel calls the seven blocks that make organizations slow and inefficient:

We started it with productive working sessions with the IOC in Lausanne. I’m proud of every member of our team who participates in these sessions and dedicated their time to working on the many topics that help secure boxing's place in the Olympic Movement

Productive working group sessions are already underway, with more to come throughout the week. Stay tuned as we work to shape the future of our great sport!

Terry was the trainer of our young talents for the last 2.5 years and made promotion to the second division possible. VVSB wishes Terry good luck in his further career!