The Glaswegian #11: Late Glasgow 2026 boxing controversy fails to dent optimism that new systems are helping sport leave dark days behind

Tech safeguards and neutral referees and judges at Commonwealth Games helped restore confidence, but World Boxing still has plenty of work to do before 2028 Olympics

Boxing is still very much on probation when it comes to the Olympics after a seemingly never-ending series of refereeing and judging scandals plunged its future into doubt.

Things came to a head after Rio 2016 when systematic match-fixing was exposed, leading to the International Olympic Committee demanding a complete culture shift and the introduction o…