Sports Council hoping for resolution to Walsh coaching crux

The Irish Amateur Boxing Association were last night maintaining a silent stance on Billy Walsh’s future as Irish head coach following speculation that the Wexford man is set to take up a coaching role with the United States’ boxing team.

While a lucrative offer from American amateur boxing chiefs is reportedly on the table, Walsh yesterday refused to confirm whether he will take up the deal and was unwilling to comment on the developing situation when contacted last night.

Sources close to Walsh suggested the 52-year-old is undecided, but an apparent collapse in negotiations with the IABA seem to have backed the decorated coach into a corner with reports yesterday claiming that Walsh was willing to agree to the US deal.