World Boxing has increased its membership to 84 countries with China and Turkey, whose boxers won medals at last year's Paris Olympics, among the latest six to sign up.

World Boxing is trying to establish itself as the main international federation after the IOC suspended the IBA from the Olympic movement in 2023; China, Turkey, Sudan, Greece, Slovakia and Montenegro

With China in the fold, World Boxing now has a robust Asian membership that includes about two dozen members — including Uzbekistan, the most powerful boxing nation in recent Olympics after winning five gold medals in Paris.