Breakaway group launched to save boxing's Olympic status

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American and British boxing officials launched a breakaway group Thursday with the aim of saving boxing's place at the Olympics. The new federation, to be called World Boxing, is a rival to the 77-year-old International Boxing Association, which has been excluded from organizing the sport at the Olympics amid longstanding concerns about fair judging and the IBA's ties to Russia.