Peoples' republic of opportunity

The way Daryl Peoples sees it, athletic freedom and equality provide a rich environment to grow professional boxing in China.

And if that sounds a bit too egalitarian, the president of the International Boxing Federation wouldn't want it any other way.

Peoples outlined his vision for IBF China at a weekend seminar and Monday media conference in Beijing, stressing the principles that have long separated the New Jersey-based IBF from boxing's other three global sanctioning bodies - all of which are based in Latin America.