Irish Amateur Boxing Association comes out fighting

The Irish Amateur Boxing Association (IABA) has accused Sport Ireland of a “scurrilous, disingenuous and highly questionable” attack on Irish boxing in the wake of Billy Walsh’s departure.

After days of silence, the IABA said it was “shocked” over the departure and insisted it had done everything “within reason” to retain his services.

It also accused Sport Ireland of going beyond its legal statutory remit to mount a campaign to exercise control over the High Performance Unit.