The AIBA said a day before the opening ceremony that a review of the cases of the nine men and two women fighters had been implemented, following accusations of state-run doping in an investigation carried out for the World Anti-Doping Agency.
"That process is now complete and confirmation has been received from the IOC review panel that the following 11 Russian boxers are eligible to compete at Rio 2016:," said a statement, before listing the members of the Russian boxing team.