Interim President Mohamed Moustahsane has targeted re-naming the organisation ©Getty Images

International Boxing Association (AIBA) members will be asked to suggest possible new names for the organisation after Interim President Mohamed Moustahsane said "AIBA" was "linked to a lot of problems".

The Moroccan told insidethegames at the AIBA Asian Forum here that changing the name of the governing body could be part of the fresh start envisioned for the under-fire federation.

AIBA was stripped of its Olympic status in June over issues including governance, finances, refereeing and judging.

A vote on new statutes is due to be held this year, while a permanent President will also be elected as AIBA bids to re-enter the Olympic fold.

"The name AIBA is now linked with a lot of problems," Moustahsane said.

"We think that with the reforms, the changes, the name should be part of these changes.

"A new name, a new vision.

"It's going to be linked with the new structures, a new policy – a modern sport. 

"This is the way that we are.

"We will ask National Federations to be involved in this by sending proposals.

"Maybe we will vote for a new name."

Amman is also currently hosting the Asia-Oceania Olympic boxing qualifier for Tokyo 2020, which is taking place across town at the Prince Hamzah Hall.

However, AIBA can have no involvement in this event which is instead being run by an International Olympic Committee taskforce.

The new AIBA statutes were due to be discussed at the organisation's Extraordinary Congress in Budapest, but this has now been pushed back by three months from March 20 due to the coronavirus outbreak. 

It will now be held on June 20 and Moustahsane will remain in his Interim President role until then.

Under the current constitution, Moustahsane should leave his position on March 29, exactly 365 days since his election as Interim President following the resignation of Gafur Rakhimov.

However, his mandate has been extended following the decision to allow him to continue until the postponed Congress takes place.

Moustahsane said that the delay caused by the Congress postponement would not create problems in the reform process.

He added he was not thinking about his extra time as Interim President, or if he wanted the job on a permanent basis.

AIBA is attempting to move into the future with reforms and new statutes ©Getty Images
AIBA is attempting to move into the future with reforms and new statutes ©Getty Images

"Actually I am not thinking about that," he said. 

"I'm focusing on resolving the problems AIBA is facing. 

"I think this is the priority to me. 

"Being President or not being President, it's not really that important. 

"The position of President is not that important, for now it's teamwork."

According to Moustahsane, the new statutes would be among the best in sport if successfully passed.

"The Reform Commission worked day and night to make sure we could present the statutes on time," he said.

"Unfortunately, with coronavirus, we didn't want to take any risks, because we were expecting national representatives coming from all the continents.

"We didn't want to take the risk with our colleagues and our staff.

"We have taken the decision to postpone for three months, we've followed the instructions of the health authorities in Hungary. 

"Maybe, we'll review the decision next month.

"Now, we are building our business plan and marketing plan to ensure that AIBA will have some revenues.

"The statutes will be one of the best, one of the most modern.

"We have taken examples from national federation statutes and spoken to specialists and lawyers to make sure there are no mistakes.

"The most transparent, the most simple, everyone will see clear."

AIBA is holding Forums on all five continents to encourage dialogue during the time of crisis.

Russia's Umar Kremlev, the AIBA Marketing Commission chairman, came up with the idea but did not travel to Amman due to illness.

Coronavirus forced the cancellation of last month's European Forum in Assisi in Italy, but Moustahsane confirmed that it would be rearranged.