AIBA observer for boxing elections

Besides, Boxing India has also requested the Sports Ministry to send an observer. “For the last two-three months, we have been trying to put together a free election process and requesting a ministry  observer is just one of them,” he said.

The run-up to the elections, which were originally scheduled for July 9, has been bumpy at best as several state units have expressed open dissatisfaction with Boxing India’s handling of the responsibility.

But Seth said the members can expect a free and fair process in Mumbai on September 11. “We have been entrusted with the responsibility of conducting a fair election by the AIBA President Dr Ching-Kuo Wu. Our job is to deliver on that promise. Every election has its share of allegations and counter-allegations and this is no difference. So it’s a normal process,” he said.

“But I only want to say that it is the last chance given to the sport. It is the responsibility of every state unit to come together for the sport,” added Seth, who is also the managing director of Transstadia, the company which owns the India franchise of the World Series of Boxing.