International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge has called on the BBC to provide evidence into claims attempts have been made to fix boxing results at the 2012 Olympic Games.
BBC Newsnight uncovered evidence of secret payments from Azerbaijan to World Series Boxing, to allegedly guarantee two golds."We take every allegation very seriously," said Rogge.
The International Amateur Boxing Association denies the claim.
AIBA is the international governing body for the sport of boxing recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), while World Series Boxing, a franchised league of professional boxing, is one of its initiatives.
AIBA is, however, investigating the claims and Rogge added: "We welcome the inquiry by the AIBA and we have asked the BBC to provide evidence."
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