Archive · 2 Aug 2025
Ajay Singh Resigns, Eyes Third Term as Boxing Federation President
The head of Indian boxing, Ajay Singh, is stepping down from his temporary job to run for president again.
He's already been president for two terms and is allowed one more.
Elections are planned for August 21, 2025.
Because Singh is running, he has to give up his current role.
Fairuz Mohammed from Singapore will take over temporarily.
People from World Boxing will be there to make sure the election is fair.
Ajay Singh resigned as Chairman of the BFI Interim Committee.
Singh is running for a third term as BFI president.
BFI elections are scheduled for August 21, 2025.
Fairuz Mohammed, President of Singapore Boxing, replaces Singh as Interim Committee Chairman.
World Boxing officials will observe the elections.
- Who
- Ajay Singh and Fairuz Mohammed, with observers from World Boxing.
- What
- Ajay Singh stepped down as chairman to contest BFI elections.
- When
- The elections are scheduled for August 21, 2025.
- Where
- In India.
- Why
- Singh is seeking a third term as president; to ensure fairness, he resigned from his current role.
- Event
- BFI Elections
- Date
- August 21, 2025
- Key Figure
- Ajay Singh
- Singh's Goal
- To seek a third term
- New Interim Chair
- Fairuz Mohammed
- Observer
- Boris van der Vorst, Mike McAtee