WBA bosses have revealed a move to ensure the organization’s future is held accountable after a series of high-profile criticisms.
Too many titles, qualifying questions, a judge suspended for racism, and a horrible scorecard ruined the WBA as of late.
Therefore, they took action by releasing the following information.
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The World Boxing Association (WBA) has officially joined the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in another step of the pioneer body to ensure transparency and fairness in the world of sport.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport is a respected institution created in 1984 to settle disputes at the Olympic Games that year. However, time has led to its growth and encompassing different branches on the world scene.
The CAS has its headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland, and courts in New York, United States; Sydney, Australia; and Panama City, among other places.
“The WBA has long been seeking access to CAS as a way to bring new resources of fairness and transparency to boxers and everyone involved in the sport. We are delighted to have entered this system and delivered a new resource.
CAS is a respectable institution involved in anti-doping cases, FIFA World Cup cases or Olympic Games decisions; it will bring many benefits”, highlighted the president of the organization, Gilberto Jesús Mendoza.
conflicts
The entry of the AMB into this system is a way of resolving conflicts once internal remedies have been exhausted. The entity makes its entry effective and formally establishes that its decisions can be appealed before the CAS, so the decision of this body will be firm, final and final.
Athletes or any interested party may appeal by their own means in any of the three available languages (English, French and Spanish) and designate their attorney to proceed.
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