István Koko Kovács enters the ring and runs for the position of president of the boxing association

2023-11-13 10:33:42

The Hungarian Boxing Association will hold a general meeting on November 18, at which the association’s new president and presidency will be elected. The most successful person in the organization so far, Csaba Kurtucz is running again, according to rtl.hu, he is one of his challengers

István Koko Kovács will be

The Olympic, world and European champion Kovács told RTL that he was able to convince several recognized professionals to support him and return to boxing.

The current management resigned on October 10. Kurtucz said then, after a long discussion and debate, they came to an agreement,

the MÖSZ, the associations and the athletes all need a system change and a new presidency.

There is a civil war going on in the association: the previous presidency accuses Kurtucz of spending at least 170 million forints irregularly, so the chairman of the control board filed a complaint with the prosecutor’s office, while Kurtucz initiated legal proceedings against some members of the presidency.