The IOC said it would release the final tranche of funds withheld from the International Amateur Boxing Association over scoring and judging irregularities.
About $415,000 will be handed over after the IOC said changes to the judging and scoring system were successfully implemented in the recent world championships.
"This is in recognition of reforms that have been taken on board," Davies said.
About $1.1 million in Olympic revenue was withheld after the 2004 Athens Games.
Davies said the recent boxing world championships showed that past irregularities had been rectified.
A total of 31 athletes nominated by their National Olympic Committees will vie for four spots on the IOC athletes commission during elections in Beijing.
Among those hoping to win a spot on the commission that deals with the issues of athletes and pushes their cause during Games time are Chinese hurdler Liu Xiang , tennis players Justine Henin and Amelie Mauresmo, track and field athletes Wilson Kipketer and Paul Tergat and swimmer Grant Hackett.
Source: China Daily/Agencies
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