George Yerolimpos has been fired as its Secretary General and Chief Executive of the International Boxing Association (IBA) with the governing body set to be expelled from the Olympic Movement this week, insidethegames exclusively revealed.
The IBA's Board of Directors held an email ballot on Friday (June 16) which voted by 15 to 1 to dismiss the Greek official.
He had been appointed as permanent Secretary General and Chief Executive of the IBA by the Board at a meeting in Yerevan last September on the eve of its controversial Extraordinary Congress.
Yerolimpos had previously held an "ad interim" role after István Kovács left as part of an IBA "restructure" in July.
Two candidates were chosen by the IBA Selection Committee to be put before a vote from the Board of Directors in Armenia's capital, who appointed Yerolimpos instead of Ukrainian Volodymyr Kupchak.
Yerolimpos had vowed to work closely with IBA President Umar Kremlev to help drive changes in key areas, including integrity and transparency.
But lack of progress in both areas have contributed to the recommendation earlier this month by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board to recommend to withdraw recognition of the IBA having already stripped them of the right to host the Olympic boxing tournaments at Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024.
An Extraordinary IOC Session, due to be held remotely on Thursday (June 22), is expected to confirm the decision. IBA confirmed that Yerolimpos had left the organisation after insidethegames had contacted them.
"The IBA extends its appreciation to Mr.Yerolimpos for his dedication and tireless efforts during his tenure and wishes him all the best in his future endeavours," they said in a brief statement.
Following the dismissal of Yerolimpos, former British Army officer Chris Roberts, the IBA's development director, has been appointed as acting Chief Executive and Secretary General, IBA confirmed.
After leaving the Army, Roberts was appointed as Chief Executive of Boxing Scotland. He also served on the Board of Directors at GB Boxing, one of the organisations behind the setting up of breakaway group World Boxing.