The Irish Athletic Boxing Association (IABA) has formally voted to end its affiliation with the International Boxing Association (IBA).
The vote took place at their Annual General Meeting in Belfast on Saturday, with 81% of members present voting in favour of the move to cease any association the IBA.
The IABA, had already removed all references to the IBA from its constitution in October 2024.
Saturday's vote comes six months after the IABA, which governs amateur boxing in Ireland, had formally approved a proposal to join World Boxing, paving the way for Irish boxers to compete at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics. The IABA formally joined World Boxing in May.
"Today's vote reflects the collective commitment of our members and clubs to protect the future of Irish boxing on the world stage," said IABA Chairperson Niall O'Carroll after Saturday's development.
"This is a historic step that secures our Olympic pathway and reaffirms our dedication to the highest standards of governance, transparency, and athlete welfare. I want to pay tribute to our clubs and volunteers, whose passion and integrity have brought us to this point. I have said all along our members will decide our future and that is true today."
In March, the International Olympic Committee (IOC)'s executive board had recommended the inclusion of boxing in the LA 2028 summer Olympics programme, having already provisionally granted recognition to World Boxing.
The boxing competition at the Paris 2024 Games was run by the IOC after it had stripped the IBA of recognition in 2023 over its failure to implement reforms on governance and finance.
The IOC had originally not included boxing on the initial LA 2028 programme, having urged the sport's national federations to create a new global body. World Boxing, now with more than 80 national federations as members, was launched in 2023.
