Greece’s Ioannis Filippatos has been elected European Boxing
Confederation President in a second round of voting at the
organisation’s Congress in Assisi.
Boris van der Vorst has vowed to guide the European Boxing
Confederation into "a new era for boxing" after releasing his
manifesto for Saturday's Presidential election in Assisi.
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Candidates are gearing up their campaigns for this weekend's European
Boxing Confederation Presidential election at the Congress in Assisi,
with Ioannis Filippatos insisting "a long-term and resource-intensive
treatment is necessary" to restore the sport's place at the Olympics.
Franco Falcinelli's 10-year reign as European Boxing Confederation
President is to end at the end of this month after he opted not to
stand for re-election, with former International Boxing Association
Presidential candidate Boris van der Vorst one of four officials
seeking to replace him.