Irish boxing could have done more to keep me, says Billy Walsh

Boxing coach Billy Walsh, who continued his Olympic medal success in Rio with the US boxing team, has said the IABA could have done more to keep him

Mr Walsh returned to Ireland on Wednesday, having spent one month in Rio de Janeiro, where the American boxing team enjoyed its greatest success in 18 years, winning one gold, one silver and one bronze medal through the successes of Claressa Shields, Shakur Stevenson, and Nico Hernandez.

Mr Walsh, from Wolfe Tone Villas in Wexford town, said the US boxing team was hoping to win two medals, one in the women’s and one in men’s boxing. “It’s been fantastic. To get two men’s and one women’s medals exceeded our expectations.