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Champ rips decision to let professional boxers fight at Olympics

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.