No effort spared as Irish boxers tuned in for glory

THE Irish boxers at the World Championships in Chicago have all been issued with new iPods and will be able to watch some of their best performances to the background of their favourite music as part of their preparations.

“We have introduced imagery to the preparation of our boxers,” High Performance director Gary Keegan said. “We have drawn on the boxers’ very best performances, and put them to their favourite music for them to watch so that they can watch and enjoy the key punches, the key feints and the key moves while relaxing to their favourite tunes.”

It is just one of a number of innovations introduced to a high performance strategy. In addition, the Irish boxers will now be able to analyse every move, punch and relevant piece of information about an opponent as the World Championships progress here in Chicago.