Boxing great Gennadiy Golovkin, who fought in some of the sport's most lucrative bouts, is set to take over as president of the new body aiming to run the Olympic tournaments at the Los Angeles Games in 2028.

Golovkin, known throughout the sport as 'Triple G', had been due to run against Greek official Harilaos Mariolis in a vote in Rome for the World Boxing presidency but the organisation reported on Friday that the Kazakh was now the only eligible candidate following a vetting process.

"I have been informed that the only other candidate for the position of president ... has been declared ineligible," Golovkin said in a statement.

"Although I am now the only candidate for the position of president, I am still looking forward to meeting the delegates on Sunday and presenting my strategy

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