Professional boxers were given the green light to compete in the Rio Olympics following an International Boxing Association (AIBA) vote Wednesday.
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AIBA put forward the radical proposal of allowing full-time fighters to be featured in the Olympics back in February, but the plans were criticized due to concerns over mismatches.
The changes have now been sanctioned, with AIBA revealing 84 of 88 member federations voted in favor of the rule change just two months before the Games in Brazil, with four abstentions.
"I am very happy to see the AIBA family's unity to reach this 95 percent yes. No single objections," AIBA president Dr. Wu Ching-kuo was quoted saying by Around the Rings.
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Carl Frampton, who unified the super-bantamweight division in February but will now move up to featherweight, wasted no time in letting his feelings on the ruling known.
"Pro boxers being allowed to fight in Olympics is ridiculous! They're two different sports. It's like a badminton player playing tennis," Frampton tweeted. "Also when and how do they Qualify for Rio? It starts in about 10 weeks. AIBA have got worse since I was an amateur and thats hard to believe."
Professionals will have the opportunity to participate in a qualifying event in Venezuela next month, with 26 places in Rio available.