Agence France-Presse
KARACHI – Former world amateur boxing chief Anwar Chowdhry has died aged 88 after prolonged illness, his family said on Sunday.
Chowdhry was president of the International Amateur Boxing Association from 1986 to 2006 and was a hugely influential figure in the sport.
He was ousted after allegations of misappropriation of funds, a charge he denied. He was also president of the Pakistan Boxing Federation for 33 years, until 2008.
Chowdhry was instrumental in introducing the latest points scoring system after the previous system created controversy at the Seoul Olympics in 1988.
During Chowdhry's reign, Pakistan claimed its sole Olympic boxing medal when Hussain Shah won a bronze in Seoul.
He will be buried on Monday.
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