India will be back in AIBA fold this year: Tanner

"My report to AIBA is certainly going to be very positive because the elections were conducted competently. I am anticipating that the new federation will be given AIBA affiliation this year itself," Tanner said.

The days of turmoil in Indian boxing are over and the newly-elected federation will be welcomed into international fold this year itself, said AIBA Vice President Edgar Tanner expressing confidence that the country's administrative revival will stand the test of time.

Speaking to PTI after completing his duties of being the International Boxing Association (AIBA) observer at the Boxing Federation of India (BFI) elections on Sunday, Tanner said he would be heading back satisfied.

"I think a very promising start has been made in Indian boxing and I am confident that the new federation would be capably run," Tanner said.

Asked if he feels the body formed would be able to sustain, Tanner said, "Oh absolutely, the competent manner in which the elections were conducted showed that the body would be run well. And I shall be reporting precisely this to AIBA."

The AIBA and the Sports Ministry might have given a thumbs up to the polls but the Indian Olympic Association did not send its observer despite requests from both AIBA and the International Olympic Committee. Tanner said he would not comment on the IOA's decision.

The administrative mess in Indian boxing dates back to 2012 when the erstwhile Indian Amateur Boxing Federation (IABF) was terminated for "manipulation in elections".

The body that took charge after two years of turmoil was Boxing India but could not carry on for even a year and was dissolved in 2015 following a revolt by the state units. The boxers have also been denied exposure in most of the trainingcum-competition tournaments, which were a major contributor in their success in the 2008 and 2012 Olympics.