Michael Conlan keen ‘fantastic’ Billy Walsh stays in job

Billy Walsh insists he is keen to stay put as head coach of Irish boxing’s High Performance Unit, while World champion Michael Conlan wants to see the coach’s future resolved.

Team Ireland arrived home to Dublin Airport last night after claiming a record haul of three medals at the World Championships in Doha, including an historic first-ever gold medal for an Irishman claimed by Belfast bantamweight Conlan.

With Moate light-heavyweight Joe Ward securing silver and Portlaoise middleweight Michael O’Reilly picking up bronze, Ireland finished fourth on the medals table, surpassing the country’s previous best of two medals claimed at the 2013 Worlds.