The letter, seen by insidethegames, includes McLaren certifying that "there were no problems or manipulations of the voting results."

McLaren, who is Canadian, is a lawyer specialising in sports law, and has been involved in high-profile sporting cases including publishing a report on state-sponsored doping within Russian sports.

McLaren was commissioned by the IBA to write an independent report into the organisation, focusing on its finances and corruption within the sport, which he published in June this year.   

In his letter McLaren writes: "I can certify that our analysis is an accurate reflection of the voting procedures at the Yerevan, Armenia, Extraordinary Electoral Congress on September 25 2022.

"The questions raised by the Boxing Federation of the Netherlands can only be answered in part because of restrictions on some of the data provided because of the European data protection laws.

"However, as one of the scrutineers at the Congress I can certify that everything is in order.

"As a scrutineer I followed the electronic process behind the desks of Lumi at the Congress.

"I can certify that there were no problems or manipulations of the voting results."

During the Extraordinary Congress, National Federations voted by 106 to 36 not to conduct a Presidential election between incumbent Umar Kremlev of Russia and Dutch challenger Boris van der Vorst.

The vote came after a technical delay lasting for around an hour, after a power cut reportedly caused by the "collapse of a cable", according to Yerolimpos.

Following the Extraordinary Congress, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) told insidethegames it was "extremely concerned" about proceedings.

"Amongst other concerns, this includes the fact that there was no election, but only a vote not to hold an election, and the fact that the recognised Ukrainian National Boxing Federation was suspended shortly before the IBA Congress for disputed reasons, and additionally the chaotic circumstances of the voting procedure," an IOC spokesperson said.

At the initial roll call, 97 National Federations were present in-person and 30 online.

However, when proceedings resumed after issues that led to a power cut were resolved, 99 National Federations were registered as present and 52 online, representing an increase of 24.

The number of National Federations eligible to vote further increased by one to a total of 152 after a test vote.

Van der Vorst had been ruled ineligible to stand at another Extraordinary Congress in Istanbul in May, when Kremlev was elected by acclamation, but successfully appealed to the Court of Arbitration to Sport.

Yesterday the IBA announced that boxers from Russia and Belarus could compete under their respective flags at international competitions, and the countries national anthems could be played in the event they won a gold medal.

Before that, they had been banned for more than six months because of the war in Ukraine.

The IOC is set to discuss the IBA's latest activities, including the Extraordinary Congress, at its next Board meeting, due to be held between December 5 and 7.