English boxing, nicknamed the “noble art”, haloed by legends like Mohamed Ali, Mike Tyson, Joe Frazier or Georges Carpentier, is it losing momentum? If, in the ring, the fights are always fierce, the organization of the discipline has changed in recent years, whether it is professional or amateur boxing.
Olympic boxing could even, for the first time, no longer be represented at the 2028 Olympic Games, due to the corruption and doping scandals that have tarnished the reputation of the IBA, the International Boxing Federation, in recent years. . Will the “noble art” end up on the ropes?
With :
– Jean-Philippe Lustyk, sports journalist, boxing specialist, author of The Big Book of Boxing (Marabout editions)
–Stephane Hadjeras, doctor in contemporary history, associate researcher at the Lucien Febvre center of the University of Franche Comté, author of Georges Carpentier: the incredible destiny of a boxer who became a star (new world editions)
And an interview with Nasser Negrouchejournalist, former international amateur boxer, specialist in the history of the Noble Art, he also runs the blog Choisy Boxing