Former world champion Gennady Golovkin is set to be appointed president of World Boxing after he was named as sole candidate to replace Boris van der Vorst, the organisation said on Friday.

Van der Vorst said in September that he would not seek re-election at the body's third annual Congress this month, citing the relentless demands of leading the breakaway organisation and years of global travel as his reasons for stepping down.

World Boxing said an independent vetting panel reviewed several applications of men and women who had put themselves forward for election last month and only Golovkin made the cut.

"In accordance with World Boxing's current statutes ... Unanimous acclamation from Congress can be accepted if there is only one candidate for any office bearing position," World Box

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