Umar Kremlev wins AIBA presidency, calls for urgent reforms in boxing.

KARACHI -- Umar Kremlev is the new president of the International Boxing Association (AIBA), winning the election on Saturday with 57.33 per cent of the vote.

Kremlev has called for unity and reforms in AIBA, the sports body that represents amateur boxing worldwide.

The election was held virtually at AIBA's ongoing congress due to the pandemic. It was attended by 155 National Federations from five continents. 'Let me make it clear: the path to rebuilding AIBA is not easy.

It will not happen overnight. We have to unite together and work with one mission, and one mission alone: rebuilding the credibility and trust that AIBA once had in the minds of sports people worldwide and that includes, of course, restoring AIBA's Olympic status,' Kremlev said after winning the election.

Kremlev's ambitious manifesto aims to pay off the millions of dollars in debt accumulated by AIBA under previous administrations.

'Getting rid of AIBA's debt will be the first priority. As I promised when I announced my...