Former world heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis has branded a proposal to allow professional boxers to compete in the Olympics as "preposterous."
The president of the International Boxing Association, the sports's world governing body, Dr. Wu Ching-kuo, revealed his desire to abolish regulations preventing fighters with 15 or more paid fights from taking part in Olympic competition.
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Wu said it is possible to have the rules changed before this year's Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, although the plan requires approval from the AIBA's executive committee.