Independent body to investigate head of Japan amateur boxing governing body

The Japanese Amateur Boxing Federation announced Monday it will set up an independent committee to investigate allegations of improper conduct by its president Akira Yamane.The announcement on the federation's website follows requests by the Japanese Olympic Committee and the Japan Sports Association for an investigation into the allegations against the 78-year-old president.In a letter sent to the JOC last month by a privately formed amateur boxing group, Yamane was accused of a long list of improprieties including pressuring referees to fix the outcome of matches.In the latest allegation …READ FULL ARTICLE