India, Dec. 5 -- A full-fledged Indian boxing team is competing in the International Boxing Association's (IBA) Elite Men's World Championships in Dubai (Dec 3-11), despite the Boxing Federation of India - the national governing body for the sport in the country - ending its association with the erstwhile world body. The 13-member team has been fielded by the Indian Amateur Boxing Federation (IABF), which lost its status as a national federation in 2017.

BFI said it has written to World Boxing (WB)- the current world body for the sport recognised by the International Olympic Committee - about the development and that the team participating is not an official entry sent by India.

BFI joined World Boxing in May 2024, after the IOC withdre...