Boris Van Der Vorst confirms attendance at the WBC Hamburg Convention 2024

The WBC Convention in Hamburg promises to be one of the best meetings in our history as the WBC will hold its 62nd Annual Convention and 4th World Women’s Boxing Convention from December 8 to 14, 2024.

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We are absolutely delighted to announce that Boris Van Der Vorst will be one of our special guests.
Boris is a distinguished boxing administrator and healthcare entrepreneur with a remarkable career in sports leadership and business. As a passionate advocate for boxing, he has played a pivotal role in the sport’s global development, focusing on maintaining its central place within the Olympic Movement.
In 2023, Boris was elected President of World Boxing, a not-for-profit, international sports federation which aims to put the interests of boxers first and ensure that boxing remains at the heart of the Olympic movement.
He also serves as Honorary President of the Dutch Boxing Federation, having previously led the federation from 2014 to 2023. During his tenure, Boris implemented policies that drove substantial growth in memberships and achieved historic milestones, including securing the first Olympic boxing medals for the Netherlands in 24 years at the Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020 Games. His contributions to the sport were further recognized during his term as Chair of the European Boxing Confederation’s Passion for Boxing Commission from 2016 to 2022, where he was honored with the 2018 EUBC President’s Award for outstanding performance and enduring efforts in promoting boxing worldwide.

The WBC fully supports “World Boxing” which is a nonprofit organization that has absolute support from the IOC to become the international Federation in order to maintain boxing in the Olympic Games for Los Angeles, 2028.