Walsh may come hunting for team to join him in US

Billy Walsh hopes to see his eventual replacement as head coach of Irish boxing’s high-performance unit “do a better job” than him, but the Wexford native has not ruled out approaching his former colleagues about possible coaching roles alongside him in the US.

The 52-year-old Wexford native yesterday opted to call it quits after drawn-out negotiations with the Irish Amateur Boxing Association (IABA) failed to produce a new deal.

Walsh will depart Ireland on Thursday for a scouting mission at the USA Olympic trials, before he takes up a coaching position with the US women’s team with a view to eventually coaching their men’s team.