Building blocks now in place for elite success for Irish athletes as facilities improve

Our boxers, used to gruelling training camps in places like Russia, will finally be able to entertain the world’s best in their own backyard, writes Brendan O’Brien

Let’s start with a quote from The Greatest.

“The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses,” said Muhammad Ali. “Behind the lines, in the gym, and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights.”