The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Boxing Task Force (BTF), which is organising the boxing competition at next year's games, had planned to stage the outstanding qualifiers in early 2021, but has had to think again.

The European Olympic Qualifier, which is part-complete, is now penciled in for April and May.

It is hoped the Americas Olympic Qualifier can be staged in May, while the last-chance World Olympic Qualifier has been timetabled for June.

"The exact dates and locations will be confirmed at a later date as we continue to monitor the impact of COVID-19 and the development of testing measures continue to evolve," the BTF said in a statement.

"We remain committed to confirming all final details at least 3 months prior to the start of the qualification events."

London was the venue for the European Olympic Qualifier, which controversially began in March despite the escalation of the global health crisis, only to be shut down after just three days of competition.

Two Turkish boxers and a coach, as well as a Croatian athlete and two coaches, tested positive for COVID-19 on their return to their respective countries, while the Russian Boxing Federation later said coach Anton Kadushin had contracted the virus in London as well.

The Americas event had been scheduled for Buenos Aires, while Paris was due to host the world tournament before the pandemic struck.

Qualifiers for Africa and the combined Asia-Oceania zone have been completed, although the latter had to be moved from Wuhan in China - then the epicentre of the pandemic - to Jordanian capital Amman.

The BTF is organising the event at Tokyo 2020 after the IOC suspended recognition of the International Boxing Association in May 2019 over long-standing governance, finance and ethics concerns.

Morinari Watanabe, an IOC Member from Japan and President of the International Gymnastics Federation, chairs the BTF.