The World Boxing Council will continue its move to stop what the WBC says is the International Boxing Association's (Aiba) attempt to monopolise the sport.
Mauricio Sulaiman
"We are trying to make this known to the world. We are trying to prevent major concerns and problems for boxing," WBC executive director Mauricio Sulaiman told the Bangkok Post during the organisation's annual convention in Bangkok last week.
The WBC threatened legal action against the International Olympic Committee and Aiba earlier this year after its complaint about Aiba's alleged attempt to take control of the sport was ignored by the two organisations.
The IOC elected Thomas Bach as its new president last month and the WBC hopes that he will be more receptive.
"Now we are going to seek a meeting with the new IOC president, so we can address this matter," said Sulaiman.
"If they [IOC] accept what Aiba is doing, then they are a part of the same problem which hurts boxing."
Formerly known as the International Amateur Boxing Association, Aiba is the official Olympic sanctioning body for boxing.
In the past, the organisation only dealt with amateur boxers but has recently begun taking steps towards the professional ranks.
The Aiba World Series of Boxing and the Aiba World Boxing Championships are the only boxing competitions that allow boxers to fight professionally and keep their Olympic status.
"It is a tremendous conflict," said Sulaiman.
In April this year, the WBC complained to the IOC about Aiba's recent moves, including removing the word 'amateur' from the organisation's name.
"The truth is that they are trying to control both professional and amateur boxing," said Sulaiman.
In the WBC's initial complaint to the IOC, it claimed that Aiba's position as the Olympic sanctioning body gave it the power to control the world of amateur boxing.
Now that Aiba is trying to move into professional boxing, the WBC believes that Aiba is using its Olympic authority to influence the IOC's member countries.
"Only those fighters who are signed in a business with a direct contract with Aiba will be eligible to fight in the Olympics," claimed Sulaiman.
"In that case, the boxers could fight professionally and at the Olympics under the jurisdiction of Aiba."
The WBC contacted the IOC about the issue in April this year but the IOC deemed the matter out of its jurisdiction.
"As a result of the IOC recognising Aiba as the international federation administering boxing at the world level, Aiba is responsible for the technical control and direction of its sport at the Olympic Games," wrote IOC sports director Christophe Dubi, in response to the WBC complaint.
"The issues raised in your letter should be dealt with Aiba, not the IOC."
Sulaiman does not believe Aiba's dual role will work, saying Aiba could cause damage to boxing programmes around the world.
"They are threatening federations of countries and cities that if they are affiliated with any other boxing organisation, they will be banned from competing at the Olympics," Sulaiman claimed.
"That happened in Spain, Argentina, Colombia and so on. So, it is a very delicate situation because, while they are not going to have success, they can ruin the boxing programmes in many countries.
"If the IOC does not react, then we will have no choice but to proceed in other ways."